Italian Films to be Featured at La Paloma Theatre

San Diego Italian Film Festival presents three films at La Paloma Theatre in July of 2013. All films are in Italian with English subtitles.

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Rosso come il cielo (Red Like the Sky), 2006, Cristiano Bortone

Duration: 96 min.

This marvelous film is inspired by the true story of Mirco Mencacci, one of the most gifted Italian sound editors working today, who happens to be blind. Born in a small village in Tuscany in 1971, Mirco is a bright, lively 10-year-old, crazy about the movies - especially Westerns and adventure films. Mirco is blinded in a freak accident, but that doesn’t stop him from finding a brand-new world of creativity. This unusual tale will lift your heart and inspire you.

Date: Thursday July 11, 2013

Location: La Paloma Theatre, 471 S.Coast Hwy. 101 Encinitas

Time: 7:00 PM

Cost: $10.00 Cash Only

Mine vaganti (Loose Cannons), 2010, Ferzan Ozpetek

Duration: 110 min.

Tommaso, an aspiring writer, is the youngest child in the large, eccentric Cantone family who own a pasta factory in Puglia. He has come home from Rome for an important family dinner. Determined to assert his own personal choices, Tommaso plans to announce at the dinner that he is gay. But that evening, just as he begins to say, “silence please”, to Tommaso’s surprise, and everyone else’s shock, he is upstaged by his brother.

This is director Ozpetek at his best, skillfully portraying the dizzying complexities of the relationships within large extended Italian families where everyone seems to hide at least one secret. 

Date: Saturday July 20, 2013

Location: La Paloma Theatre, 471 S.Coast Hwy. 101 Encinitas

Time: 7:00 PM

Cost: $10.00 Cash Only

Terraferma, 2011, Emanuele Crialese

Duration: 88 min.

A political powder keg sparks intense drama in Emanuele Crialese's latest tale of life on a Sicilian island. On this occasion, Crialese's protagonist is Ernesto (Mimmo Cuticchio), an old-fashioned fisherman on an island that's quickly turning into a tourist haven. Happening upon an imperiled boatload of African refugees, he selflessly rescues a handful of passengers and hides them from the authorities.

Well-versed in the customs and concerns of Sicilians, Crialese has directed a film that's rich in authenticity and generous with its insights. The writer/director possesses a gift for seamlessly incorporating front-page issues into the fabric of an intimate family drama. In a narrative rife with struggles the most compelling conflict found here is undoubtedly the one between traditional values and an increasingly callous world.

Date: Thursday July 25, 2013

Location: La Paloma Theatre, 471 S.Coast Hwy. 101 Encinitas

Time: 7:00 PM

Cost: $10.00 Cash Only