Programme

GALA - TEATRO ANTICO

SAINT CLARE (Opening Film)

Director: Mitzi Peirone
Cast: Bella Thorne, Ryan Philippe, Rebecca DeMornay
Country: USA
Production: David Chackler, Arielle Elwes, Joel Michaely
Distribution: IIF
(World Premiere)

FINCHÈ NOTTE NON CI SEPARI (Closing Film)

Director: Riccardo Antonaroli
Cast: Pilar Fogliati, Filippo Scicchitano, Valeria Bilello, Claudio Colica, Neva Leoni, Grazia Schiavo, Armando De Razza, Francesco Pannofino, Lucia Ocone, Giorgio Tirabassi
Country: Italy
Production: Rodeo Drive, Life Cinema, Rai Cinema, with the contribution of the Ministry of Culture
Distribution: 01 Distribution
(World Premiere)

L’INVENZIONE DI NOI DUE

Director: Corrado Ceron
Cast: Lino Guanciale, Silvia D’Amico, Francesco Montanari, Paolo Rossi
Country: Italy
Production: K+
Distribution: Be Water in collaboration with Medusa
(World Premiere)

IL GIUDICE E IL BOSS

Director: Pasquale Scimeca
Cast: Gaetano Bruno, Claudio Castrogiovanni, Peppino Mazzotta, Naike Anna Silipo with the participation of Enrico Lo Verso
Country: Italy
Production: Arbash in collaboration with Rai Cinema
Distribution: Arbash Distribuzione
(World Premiere)

LA MONTAGNE INFIDÈLE

Director: Jean Epstein
Country: France (1923)

THE SURFER

Director: Lorcan Finnegan
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon
Country: USA, Australia
Production: Tea Shop Productions

TOUCH

Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Cast: Egill Ólafsson, Palmi Kormákur, Kôki, Masahiro Motoki
Country: Iceland/USA/UK
Production: Baltasar Kormákur, Agnes Johansen, Mike Goodridge

TWISTERS

Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane, David Corenswet, Daryl McCormack, Kiernan Shipka, Nik Dodani
Country: USA
Production: Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley

SOUNDS AND WORDS BEFORE THE FILM – TEATRO ANTICO

The screenings at the ancient theater will be preceded by a series of performative shows (music/theater/multimedia) related to cinema.

LA MONTAGNE INFIDÈLE: Live musical commentary by Omar Sosa, piano

VENIAMO A QUEL PAESE: Music by Carlo Crivelli for the films of Ficarra and Picone, “Il sette e l’otto,” “Andiamo a quel paese,” “L’ora legale,” and “Il primo Natale,” performed by the Orchestra del Teatro Vittorio Emanuele di Messina, conducted by Eliseo Castrignanò. Introduced by Salvo Ficarra and Valentino Picone

TERRA CHE BRUCIA: A concert-projection by Massimo Cavallaro to accompany the Panaria Film documentaries “Cacciatori sottomarini,” “Scilla e Cariddi,” and “Tonnara”

L’AMORE SEGRETO DI OFELIA: A theatrical performance by Steven Berkoff with Chiara Francini and Andrea Argentieri, directed by Luigi De Angelis (Fanny & Alexander)

SPECIAL SCREENING

UNSETTLED

Director: Bella Thorne
Cast: Bella Thorne, Chris Zylka, Chris Santos, Jason Parks, Thomas Hildreth
Country: USA
(International Premiere)

OFFICINA SICILIA – PALAZZO DEI CONGRESSI

LA BOCCA DELL’ANIMA

Director: Giuseppe Carleo
Cast: Maziar Firouzi, Marilù Pipitone, Serena Barone, Maurizio Bologna, Alessio Barone, Sergio Vespertino, Claudio Collovà, Vincenzo Amato, Massimo Cagnina, Aglaia Mora, Salvo Piparo, Loredana Marino, Franz Cantalupo, Cesare Biondolillo, Alessandra Pizzullo
Country: Italy
Production: Favorita Film, with the contribution of the Ministry of Culture, El Deseo, with support from Sicilia Film Commission
Distribution: Artex Film
(World Premiere)

IL LADRO DI STELLE CADENTI

Director: Francisco Saia
Cast: Daniel McVicar, Denise McNee, Sissi Martina Palladini Farruggia, Leandro Baroncini, Jacopo Rampini, Clizia Fornasier, Francisco Saia
Country: Italy
Production: Horcynus Productions, DeeMedia, with the contribution of the Ministry of Culture
(World Premiere)

PIETRA MADRE

Directors: Daniele Greco, Mauro Maugeri
Country: Italy
Production: Artescienza Sas, Giulia Iannello for Ass. Cult. Scarti
(World Premiere)

QUIR

Director: Nicola Bellucci
Country: Switzerland
Production: Frank Matter, soap factory GmbH in coproduzione con SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR e 3sat Schweiz
World rights: soap factory GmbH
(World Premiere)

TRE REGOLE INFALLIBILI

Director: Marco Gianfreda
Cast: Matteo Olivetti, Cristiana Dell’Anna, Guglielmo Aquaro, Emmanuele Aita, Roberta Rigano
Country: Italy
Production: Bronx Film, Minerva Pictures, Rai Cinema, with the contribution of the Ministry of Culture
Foreign Sales: Minerva Pictures
(World Premiere)

LA RIEDUCAZIONE

Director: Aurelio Grimaldi
Cast: Tony Sperandeo, Elena Pistillo, Gino Bonanno
Country: Italy
Production: Arancia Cinema
(World Premiere)

ANNA

Director: Niccolò Ammaniti
Cast: Giulia Dragotto, Alessandro Pecorella, Elena Lietti, Roberta Mattei
Country: Italy
Production: Sky Studios, Wildside, Arte France, Fremantle, Kwaï, The New Life Company

L’ARTE DELLA GIOIA

Director: Valeria Golino
Cast: Barbara Bobulova, Daniel Bruhl, Lena Tronina, Themis Pauwels, Valentina Cervi, Marco Leonardi
Country: Italy
Production: Wildside, Tempesta Film, Komplizen Film, Venita, Seregend
Distribution: The Match Factory
(World Premiere)

L’ORA – INCHIOSTRO CONTRO PIOMBO

Directors: Piero Messina, Ciro D’Emilio, Stefano Lorenzi
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Maurizio Lombardi, Daniela Marra, Francesco Colella, Bruno Di Chiara, Marcello Mazzarella, Silvia D’Amico
Country: Italy
Production: Indiana Production, Squareone Productions, Snd Groupe M6 in collaboration with RTI

VANINA – UN VICEQUESTORE A CATANIA

Director: Davide Marengo
Cast: Giusy Buscemi, Giorgio Marchesi, Claudio Castrogiovanni, Corrado Fortuna, Orlando Cinque
Country: Italy
Production: Palomar in collaboration with RTI

IL CASSETTO SEGRETO

Director: Costanza Quatriglio
Cast: Giuseppe Quatriglio, Costanza Quatriglio
Country: Italy
Production: Indyca, Luce Cinecittà with Rai Cinema

OFFICINA SICILIA: IERI OGGI DOMANI – PALAZZO DEI CONGRESSI

BIANCHE EOLIE (restored version)

Director: Francesco Alliata
Country: Italy
Production: Panaria Film

CACCIATORI SOTTOMARINI (restored version)

Director: Francesco Alliata
Country: Italy
Production: Panaria Film

ISOLE DI CENERE (restored version)

Director: Francesco Alliata
Country: Italy
Production: Panaria Film

SCILLA E CARIDDI (restored version)

Director: Francesco Alliata
Country: Italy
Production: Panaria Film

TONNARA (restored version)

Director: Francesco Alliata
Country: Italy
Production: Panaria Film

OPERA DEI PUPI (restored version)

Director: Frederic Maeder
Country: Italy
Production: Panaria Film

VULCANO (Italian version)

Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Anna Magnani, Rossano Brazzi, Geraldine Brooks, Eduardo Ciannelli
Country: Italy
Production: Panaria Film
Distribution: Artisti Associati

VOLCANO (English version)

Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Anna Magnani, Rossano Brazzi, Geraldine Brooks, Eduardo Ciannelli
Country: Italy
Production: Panaria Film

I PUPI ALL’OPERA

Director: Nello Correale
Country: Italy

I RAGAZZI DELLA PANARIA

Director: Nello Correale
Country: Italy
Production: Istituto Luce, N.C. Produzioni

L’ETNA È BIANCO

Director: Ugo Saitta
Country: Italy
Production: Industria Cinematografica Siciliana X Film, Catania