AGH film
 
In celebration of Vista Italia, we are proud to partner with the following organizations in presenting a selection of Italian films throughout the year: Cinema Insieme, Festitalia and Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
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La Traviata
Thursday, July 30 @ 7:00 pm
Director: Franco Zeffirelli, 1982, Italy, 105 min., Italian with English subtitles
Location: Art Gallery of Hamilton
(on-line sales end midnight prior to screening)
1982 Academy Award nominee (art direction and costume design), La Traviata follows a heart-breaking love affair between dying courtesan Violetta (soprano Teresa Stratas) and nobleman Alfredo (tenor Plácido Domingo), whom Violetta rejects in order to save his family’s reputation. Set in 1840s Paris, the film offers magnificent locations, sets, and costumes, and features the Metropolitan Opera and Chorus directed by James Levine. Rated F.
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Libero
Thursday, June 25 @ 7:00 pm
Director: Kim Rossi Stuart, 2006, Italy, 108 min., Italian with English subtitles
Location: Art Gallery of Hamilton
Guest Speaker: Franco Gallippi, Professor of Italian language and literature, McMaster University.
11-year-old Tommy, his older sister Viola and their father Renato have formed a strangely united family since their mother abandoned them. Despite all, this family, so full of fury, failings and inconsolable loneliness, keeps going, thanks to their abiding concern for others and their love.
The film is seen through the eyes of Tommi, who has been catapulted into a world of adult emotions he doesn't quite understand - his father is given to angry mood swings and even his sister is beginning to behave in ways that make him uncomfortable. However, his problems get ten times worse when his mother suddenly reappears out of the blue, begging forgiveness.
Libero (also known as Along the Ridge) is the directorial debut of Italian leading man Kim Rossi Stuart (think Italy's George Clooney) and is an emotionally mature, superbly directed and brilliantly acted drama that is genuinely moving.
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Juliet of the Spirits
Wednesday, June 10 @ 7:00 pm
Director: Federico Fellini, Italy, 1965, 108 min. Italian with English subtitles
Location: Art Gallery of Hamilton
Admission includes a post-screening wine and cheese reception.
Guest Speaker: Franco Gallippi, Professor of Italian language and literature, McMaster University.
This Italian film classic was Fellini’s first feature in colour. Bored Italian housewife Giulietta (played by Fellini’s wife, Giulietta Masina) faces the ennui of life, a philandering husband, and the odd lifestyle of her sexy neighbour, Suzy. As Giulietta taps into her desires and demons, she gains more self-awareness and — ultimately — independence. 1966 Golden Globe Winner, Best Foreign Film. Rated R.
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START TIME:
All screenings begin
at 7:00 pm unless
otherwise posted.
LOCATIONS:
(please check each film)
1) Empire Jackson Square 6 Cinemas
Jackson Square,
2 King St. W.,
downtown Hamilton.
Underground Parking is $1
with cinema validation
(after 6:00 pm).
2) Art Gallery of Hamilton
123 King St. W.,
downtown Hamilton.
3) Westdale Theatre
1014 King St. W.,
Westdale (west Hamilton).
ADMISSION:
(unless otherwise posted)
AGH Members $6
Students/Seniors $8
General $10
Tickets are available in advance from the AGH Front Desk during Gallery hours, on-line (closes midnight prior), by phone, or at the venue after 6:30 pm on the evening of the screening. Taxes are included in the ticket price.
Call 905-527-6610 ext. 232, or e-mail film@artgalleryofhamilton.com.
AGH film is generously sponsored by Turkstra Lumber.
The AGH gratefully acknowledges Empire Theatres, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Hamilton and VIEW magazine. For current media releases, click here.
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*Not all films had been rated
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