In person: Director Laura Bispuri and movie star Alba Rohrwacher (For a Q&A session after Tuesday 24th screening)
Ten-year-old Vittoria lives in a Sardinian village untouched by tourism. One day she meets the impetuous Angelica, who is completely different from her own caring mother, Tina. Vittoria does not suspect that the two women are connected by a secret. Tina has been visiting Angelica for a long time on the run-down farm where Angelica lives a happy-go-lucky life with some old horses and a faithful dog. Tina is not at all happy about Angelica and her daughter Vittoria getting to know each other. In debt, Angelica decides to move to the mainland. Tina offers her financial support, but she cannot prevent further encounters between the two. Captivated by Angelica, Vittoria begins rediscovering the island with her. As in her directing debut, Vergine giurata, Laura Bispuri once again follows her protagonist as she encounters, imitates, and questions several role models until she gradually discovers who she is. —Berlin International Film Festival
Director: Laura Bispuri
Italy, Germany, Switzerland, 2018, 96 min
Film in Italian with English subtitles
LOCATION
AMC Mazza Gallerie
5300 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
PREVIEW (via Youtube)
Laura Bispuri, after a degree in Cinema at “La Sapienza” University of Rome, was selected to attend the direction and production school “Fandango Lab Workshop”. With her short film Passing Time she won the David Donatello Award (Italian Oscars) for Best Short Film in 2010. Passing Time was also selected as one of the eight best short films in the world at the “Short Film Golden Night”, organized by Académie des César in Paris. With the other short film, Biondina, she was awarded in 2011 with Nastro d‘Argento (Top Italian Film Critics Award) as “Rising Talent of the Year”. Sworn Virgin is her first feature film that in development’s phase was selected by the Cannes Film Festival’s “Atelier de la Cinéfondation”, by New Cinema Network at the Rome Film Festival‘s International Project Workshop, by Les Ateliers d‘Angers of Jeanne Moreau and by The Venice Film Festival’s “Gap Financing”.
FILMFESTDC
Filmfest DC is back for its 32nd year in Washington, DC, bringing new and exciting international films to the community. Filmfest DC hosts 80 films from 45 countries to show across 11 days for 1 exciting festival.
This year’s films span a variety of categories, including World View (international), Trust No One (thrillers), Global Rhythms (music and dance), Justice Matters (social justice), Shorts (international, DC area and women-produced) and a new section they year, Cine Latino, featuring films from Chile, Brazil, Cuba, Spain, Argentina, Paraguay and more. Directors and filmmakers from many of these features will be present throughout the festival for questions and discussions.