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European Film Festival from April 3 to 8 in Lecce

Festival del Cinema europeo

District: Apulia
Province: Lecce (LE)
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Date: 2017-04-03

European Film Festival from April 3 to 8 in Lecce

Festival del Cinema europeo

Today starts XVIII edition of the European Film Festival. The festival, directed by Alberto La Monica and Cristina Soldano, will be held in Lecce at Massimo Multiplex until 8 April. Other locations, always in Lecce, are the Carlo V Castle and the former Convent of Teatini.

The tribute to Totò

Festival del Cinema europeo

Tonight the Festival starts with a tribute to Totò on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death, which falls on 15 April.

It will be presented in world premiere the restored version of the film Who hesitates is lost by Sergio Corbucci (1960). The movie, in which other protagonists are Peppino and Luigi De Filippo, Aroldo Tieri and Alberto Lionello, is the first of seven films starring Totò and directed by Sergio Corbucci.

The restoration work, curated by Cineteca di Bologna and Titanus, was conducted at the laboratory L'Immagine Ritrovata, with the support of the European Film Festival.

The screening will be presented by the Director of the Cineteca di Bologna Gianluca Farinelli and by the niece of Totò, Elena Anticoli Alessandra De Curtis. But above all, will participate in the evening Carlo Croccolo. The actor will receive the Golden Olive Tree to the career and give evidence about his relationship with the great Neapolitan artist.

From tomorrow the Festival comes alive

Among the initiatives, in addition to the competition which sees 12 films in contention, we note the tribute to three protagonists of Italian cinema: Isabella Ferrari, Valerio Mastandrea and Francesco (Citto) Maselli and 3 of European cinema: Agnieszka Holland, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Stephen Frears, two Academy Award nominations for best director.

On April 8, it will be awarded the Premio Mario Verdone dedicated to young authors. This year they are vying Marco Danieli with The girl in the world; Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro with Mine and Michele Vannucci with My biggest dream. The Special Recognition of the Mario Verdone Award will go instead to Gabriele Mainetti for They called him Jeeg Robot.

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