Join Us For The Italian Film Festival 2025!

Schedule Of Events:

April 4, 2025

6:30 P.M. - Comandante

Plot: At The Beginning Of Wwii, Salvatore Todaro Commands The Italian Royal Navy Submarine Cappellini. One Dark Night In October 1940, While Navigating In The Atlantic, The Cappellini Comes Upon The Armed Belgian Merchant Ship Kabalo Sailing Without Lights. A Brief But Fierce Battle Ensues In Which The Cappellini Crew Sink The Enemy Ship. Commander Todaro Then Makes A Decision That Will Go Down In History.
Based On A True Story, Comandante Was The Opening Night Film Of The 2023 Venice Film Festival.

Cast:    Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimiliano Rossi, Johan Heldenbergh, Silvia D’amico, Arturo Muselli, Giuseppe Brunetti, Gianluca Di Gennaro, Johannes Wirix, Pietro Angelini, Mario Russo, Cecilia Bertozzi, Paolo Bonacelli

Year: 2023
Length: 122 Min.
Genre: Drama
Awards: La Pellicola D'oro Award (Best Set Designer): Venice Film Festival
Nominated Leone D’oro (Best Film): Venice Film Festival; Best Actor (Pierfrancesco Favino ), Best Producer, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up, Best Hair Design, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, David Of The Youth (Edoardo De Angelis): David Di Donatello; Best Film, Best Actor (Pierfrancesco Favino), Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Casting: Nastro D'argento
Rating:    Usa: No Rating; Mymovies +13

April 5, 2025

6:30 P.M. - There Is Still Tomorrow

Plot:    In Post-War Rome, A City Torn Between Its Newfound Liberation And The Miserable Aftermath Of Wwii, Delia Is Seemingly Resigned To Her Traditional Role Of Wife And Mother. Her Husband Ivano Is The Undisputed Master Of The Family. Delia Sees Her Daughter Marcella’s Engagement To Her Middle-Class Boyfriend, Giulio, As Marcella’s Chance To Avoid The Same Fate As Her. Everything Suddenly Changes When A Mysterious Letter Arrives And Ignites Delia's Courage To Challenge Convention And Start Wishing For A Better Life – And Not Just For Herself.
There's Still Tomorrow Is One Of The Top Ten Highest-Grossing Films Ever In Italy.

Cast:Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Emanuela Fanelli, Giorgio Colangeli, Vinicio Marchioni, Alessia Barela, Francesco Centorame, Lele Vannoli, Paola Tiziana Cruciani, Yonv Joseph, Federico Tocci, Priscilla Micol Marino, Maria Chiara Orti, Silvia Salvatori, Mattia Baldo

Year: 2023
Length: 118 Min.
Genre: Drama
Awards: Best New Director, Best Actress (Paola Cortellesi), Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Emanuela Fanelli), David Of The Spectator (Paola Cortellesi), David Of The Youth (Paola Cortellesi): David Di Donatello; Best Film, Guglielmo Biraghi Award (Francesco Centorame): Nastro D’argento
Nominated Best Film, Best Actor (Valerio Mastandrea), Best Supporting Actress (Romana Maggiora Vergano), Best Supporting Actor (Giorgio Colangeli), Best Supporting Actor (Vinicio Marchioni), Best Producer, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best

April 6, 2025

5:00pm- A World Apart

Plot: After Forty Years Of Teaching In The Urban Jungle Of Rome, Primary Schoolteacher Michele Cortese Moves To An Idyllic Village In The Heart Of The Abruzzo National Park To Teach At A Small School With Only A Handful Of Students Aged Seven To Ten. He Struggles To Overcome The Challenges Of Small-Town Life But Finds A Friendly Face In Vice-Principal Agnese And Gradually Adapts, Thanks To Her And Their Spirited Pupils.

However, When All Seems Well, Unwelcome News Arrives: The School Has Failed To Meet Its Enrollment Quota For The Next Year And Will Be Forced To Close. Thus Begins A Race Against Time To Save The School…Whatever It Takes!

Cast: Antonio Albanese, Virginia Raffaele, Sergio Saltarelli, Alessandra Barbonetti, Solidea Pistilli, Donatella La Cesa, Bianca Maria Macro, Corrado Oddi, Gianmarco Borsa, Guglielmo Casale, Enzo De Sanctis, Andrea Decina Di Pirro, Sergio Meogrozzi

Year: 2024
Length: 112 Min.
Genre: Comedy
Awards: Best Comedy, Best Actress In A Comedy (Virginia Raffaele): Nastro D'argento
Rating: Usa: No Rating

April 11, 2025

5:30pm - Liliana

Plot: Liliana Is A Documentary That Gathers Senator-For-Life Liliana Segre's Testimony Of Her Arrest, Deportation, And Poignant Final Farewell To Her Father. The Film Is Built Around The Juxtapositions, Cross-References, And Contrasts Between The Historical Record And A Contemporary Portrait Of One Of The Most Important Women On The Italian Scene. It Highlights Lesser-Known Aspects Of The Senator, Revealing A Modern Cultural And Political Figure Who Is Passionate About Conveying A Message Of Freedom And Equality To The Younger Generations.

Cast: Liliana Segre, Alberto Belli Paci, Luciano Belli Paci, Federica Belli Paci, Davide Belli Paci, Edoardo Belli Paci, Filippo Lo Jacono, Geppi Cucciari, Daniela Dana, Ferruccio De Bortoli, Fabio Fazio, Claudia Marsella, Enrico Mentana, Mario Monti, Milena Santerini, Franco Vaccari

Year: 2024
Length: 97 Min.
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Usa: No Rating

7:15pm - Gloria

Plot:    Late 1700s. Teresa, Nicknamed “The Mute” Because She Never Speaks And No One Knows Where She Is From, Is A Maid Tasked With The Humblest Chores At Sant’ignazio College, A Religious Institution For Girls Near Venice. There, Residents Are Musically Trained By Stern Chapel Master Perlina.
One Day, A Local Craftsman Gifts The Institute A Modern And Immediately Distrusted Instrument: A Piano. Relegated To The Basement, Teresa Finds It And Begins To Explore The Keys, Unlocking Her Musical Talents And Attracting The Attention Of The Girls Upstairs. When News Arrives Of An Imminent Visit By The Pope, The Institution Is Thrown Into Chaos. With Perlina Distracted, The Girls Gather Secretly, Taking Turns On The Piano Where They Begin To Compose
Something New And Exciting

Cast:    Galatea Bellugi, Carlotta Gamba, Veronica Lucchesi, Maria Vittoria Dallasta, Sara Mafodda, Paolo Rossi, Stefano Roberto Belisari Aka Elio, Natalino Balasso, Anita Kravos, Vincenzo Crea, Jasmin Mattei, Gioele Pagura

Year: 2024
Length: 106 Min.
Genre:Drama
Awards:Best Score: Nastro D'argento
Nominated Best New Director (Margherita Vicario), Best Costume Design, Nastro D'argento
Rating:Usa: No Rating; Italy +13

April 12, 2025

6:30pm - My Place Is Here

Plot: Calabria, 1940. Marta And Michele Are In Love. But Michele Does Not Return From The War And Marta, Who Became Pregnant Before He Left, Gives Birth To Little Michelangelo. To Save The Family's Honor, Her Father Promises Her In Marriage To Gino, A Man She Doesn't Love, An Older Widower With Two Children.
During The Preparations, Marta Meets Lorenzo, The Parish Priest's Assistant, Known In The Village As "The Wedding Man,” For His Refined Taste Used To Help Brides Plan Their Big Day. Despite Initial Reticence, A Deep Friendship Soon Develops Between The Two, And Marta Begins To Imagine A Different World In Which She Can Live With Freedom And Dignity.
From The Novel Of The Same Title By Daniela Porto.

Cast: Ludovica Martino, Marco Leonardi, Saverio Malara, Giorgia Arena, Francesco Aiello, Biancamaria D’amato

Year: 2024
Length: 110 Min.
Award: Premio Special, Best Actors (Ludovica Martino, Marco Leonardi): Nastro D'argento
Genre: Drama
Rating: Usa: No Rating; Italy +13

April 13, 2025

5:00pm - Short Film Program

Title:The Aquarium Acquario
Plot: Vincenzo, Who Is On His First Date With Sara, Does Not Know What To Say To Her. He Asks Chat-Ait, An Ai-Based App, For Help; The App Tells Him What To Say.
Director: Gianluca Zonta
Year: 2024
Length: 14
Genre: Comedy
Source: Courtesy Of The Film Director

Date: April 4 - 13, 2025

Location: Portland State University - 5th Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall Street Portland, OR 97201

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