Free and open to the public. OCTOBER 14th and 15th 2023 at the Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce De Leon Ave, NE - Atlanta, GA 30306. Enjoy a series of four films that participated in the David di Donatello Awards in 2022 FREE and open to the public at the Plaza Theatre Atlanta.

No ticket purchase is necessary but arrive early as seating is on a first come, first served basis. A donation box will be placed at the lobby for those who would like to contribute to our forthcoming 2024 Italian Film Festival. This is a Special Event - stay tuned for the full festival 2024! For trailers and additiopnal inforation about these movies click here!

FILM SPOTLIGHTS

Saturday, October 14, at 2 p.m.
LA STRANEZZA
Comedy Drama by Roberto Andò

Where did Pirandello get the idea for “Six Characters in Search of an Author”? Thanks to two gravediggers from Girgenti, who forget the work they do by writing and performing irresistible farces with their scruffy company, whom the playwright met in Sicily in 1920. One day, something unexpected disrupted their performance, and Pirandello duly took note...
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Saturday, October 14, at 4 p.m.
SETTEMBRE
Comedy by Giulia Louise Steigerwalt

This film won 2nd place in the Audience Award
of the last Cinema Italy Festival!
If you haven't seen it yet - or look forward to watching it again,
this is your chance!

Maria (Margherita Rebeggiani) is a reserved teen. The boy she likes has just asked her to go to bed with him. She accepts but isn’t sure where to start, so her school friend Sergio (Luca Nozzoli) offers to give her a few sex lessons, leading to a special friendship. Sergio’s mother Francesca (Barbara Ronchi) learns she has a health issue but doesn’t feel the need to tell her husband Alberto (Andrea Sartoretti) about it...Click here to read more & trailer.
 
Sunday, October 15, at 2 p.m.
SICCITÀ
Comedy Drama by Paolo Virzì

Rome, Italy. The drought has been parching the city for three years now, and the lack of water has changed everybody’s life. While strict rules add to people’s misery, odd characters roam the streets of the capital. Outcasts, achievers, victims, and wrongdoers are all part of the same tragic picture, and they are all after the same thing: redemption...
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Sunday, October 15, at 4 p.m.
TI MANGIO IL CUORE
Crime Drama by Pippo Mezzapesa

Puglia. Burnt by the sun and by hatred, the promontory of Gargano is contested by criminals who seem to come from a remote past governed by the law of the jungle. An archaic land reminiscent of the Far West, in which blood is washed away with blood. An old feud between two rival families is rekindled by a forbidden love...Click here to read more & trailer.