Last night Palace Barracks Cinema played host to the opening night of the Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2015 to the delight of an 800 strong crowd of Brisbane’s most beautiful and fashionable people. The film God Willing was a crowd favourite, but patrons who missed a chance to see it at the opening can also see it at upcoming screenings here.
The Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2015 is Palace Cinemas’ biggest cultural film festival garnering over 70,000 admissions nationally and it returns for its 16th season in Brisbane at Palace Barracks & Centro Cinemas until October 18 with some of the most exciting and beautiful cinema from Italy.
Be seduced by a Mid Festival Affair with the charming Francesco Scianna in, LATIN LOVER, a story about the life and secrets of great Italian star, Saverio Crispo, a “Latin Lover”. Saverio was Italy’s most beloved movie star of the Golden Era and a prolific ladies’ man. To mark the anniversary of his passing, his five daughters from ranging relationships with five different women gather in his hometown to piece together the puzzle of the man they’ve known only as an icon. Screening October 7, guests are invited to enjoy a reception in the foyer at Palace Centro from 6.15pm including Mitchelton Wines and Peroni beer, Italian delicacies and live music before a 7 pm screening.
Upcoming highlights of the festival includes Venice multi-award winning film THE DINNER (I NOSTRI RAGAZZI) which shows an intense moral struggle facing two wealthy brothers and their wives in this gripping adaptation on the Dutch best-seller by Herman Koch; from Official Selection at Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals comes the elegant, seething and expertly-directed, BLACK SOULS (ANIME NERE) by Francesco Munzi; and from official competition at the 2015 Festival de Cannes and with a swathe of awards including the David di Donatello 2015 for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Margherita Buy) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Giulia Lazzarini) comes MIA MADRE, directed by Nanni Moretti.
The festival will close this year with a screening of THE CONFORMIST (Il CONFORMISTA) – Bernardo Bertolucciâ’s 1970 Oscar nominated masterpiece. Guests are invited to Palace Barracks Cinemas on October 18 from 6 pm for reception including Mitchelton Wines and Connoisseur Gourmet Ice Cream before 6.30pm screening.
The Festival is once again honoured to have Lavazza, the authentic Italian coffee, as the naming rights partner. Lavazza is proudly served at all Palace Cinemas so attendees year-round can enjoy the premium taste of Barista made coffee.
