Many people look forward to the fall months of September, October, and November. With them come cool breezes and milder temperatures. But the San Francisco Bay Area has a far more rewarding and entertaining cultural experience that heralds the arrival of fall. That experience would be the Italian Film Festival of Marin County. And a festival it is in every sense of the word.

L’Italo-Americano was fortunate to meet and speak with the man responsible for what has become a highlight of San Francisco Bay Area culture, festival director Commendatore Lido Cantarutti. Originally an informal, one-time only presentation of Italian movies in a college lecture hall, the Italian Film Festival of Marin County has grown over its 41 years into a perennial favorite.