April 18 – 28, 2024
This year, the festival returns with a fervor that reflects our collective love for films. Each film has been selected for its artistic merit and its power to transport, enlighten, entertain, and remind us of the profound way artworks can impact our lives and the world.
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The Italian Cultural Institute is co-presenting two movies in Italian with English subtitles. More info about our selection below:
DIABOLIK
Antonio Manetti, Marco Manetti
Italy, 2021 – 134 minutes, Color
The first of the Manetti brothers’ stylized adventure series featuring the gentleman thief Diabolik begins with a late-’60s bongo-infused score and a chase scene through the beautiful northern Italy countryside. Master of disguises Diabolik always seems at least three steps ahead of the police.
- Friday, April 19 @ 6:05 PM Landmark’s E Street
- Saturday, April 27 @ 5:50 PM Landmark’s E Street
LIKE SHEEP AMONG WOLVES
(Come pecore in mezzo ai lupi)
Lydia Patitucci
Italy, 2023 – 100 minutes, Color
A gutsy undercover police agent, Vera has infiltrated a dangerous Serbian crime syndicate in Rome’s criminal underworld. To survive in such an unforgiving world, Vera is forced to present a tough, insensitive facade. All seems to be going as planned for a big upcoming heist, until she learns that her younger brother, Bruno, whom she hasn’t seen in years, is also mixed up with the syndicate.
- Saturday, April 20 @ 8:50 PM Landmark’s E Street
- Saturday, April 27 @ 8:30 PM Landmark’s E Street
Image Credits: Irene Fenara, Three Thousand Tigers, 2020, tapestry, wool and silk, 300×200 cm, Collection Museo del Novecento, Donation Premio Rotary Club Milano Brera (detail)