{"id":138916,"date":"2021-10-14T09:51:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T23:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/?p=138916"},"modified":"2021-10-19T19:27:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T09:27:16","slug":"st-ali-italian-film-festival-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/st-ali-italian-film-festival-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"St ALi Italian Film Festival 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Screening from 20 October (with Canberra and Melbourne to follow on 17 and 19 November respectively) Palace and ST. ALi coffee have announced the full line-up for the 2021 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival. After another disrupted year, this hallmark event celebrating Italian culture, stories and language hits screens around the country just in time to provide a much-needed escape and the chance to become immersed in another world.<\/p>\n<p>New cinema locations have been added for this year\u2019s festival which will be screening in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Byron Bay.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138950\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-138950\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IFF-Ties.jpg?resize=560%2C302&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IFF-Ties.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IFF-Ties.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ties<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The festival will open with the Australian premiere of Daniele Luchetti\u2019s <strong>The Ties<\/strong> (Lacci) which opened last year\u2019s Venice Film Festival and is a sumptuous marriage in crisis drama spanning several decades.<\/p>\n<p>Closing the 2021 Festival will be the Roberto Rosselini classic <strong>Rome, Open City<\/strong> in a stunning 4K restoration. The film, which was conceived and directed amid the ruin of World War II in Rome, will be part of the Rossellini Retrospective presented by the Italian Cultural Institute Sydney alongside screen gems Journey to Italy, Paisan and Stromboli. In addition to this retrospective the program will also feature a celebration of classic Italian screen goddesses Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Claudia Cardinale with some of their most loved performances.<\/p>\n<p>The Centrepiece selection is recent winner of the Director\u2019s Fortnight in Cannes, <strong>To Chiara<\/strong> (A Chiara). Jonas Carpignano\u2019s searing drama tells the gripping story of a 15-year-old girl from Calabria, whose family life starts to unravel when she discovers her beloved father may have criminal ties.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Special Festival Presentation is acclaimed director Nanni Moretti\u2019s latest film <strong>Three Floors<\/strong> (Tre piani). Featuring a tremendous ensemble cast, the film traces the disparate lives of three families who reside in the same apartment block in Rome&#8217;s stylish Prati neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138949\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-138949\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IFF-Three-Floors.jpg?resize=560%2C302&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IFF-Three-Floors.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IFF-Three-Floors.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three Floors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other highlights include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hidden Away<\/strong> (Volevo nascondermi)<br \/>\nBerlin International Film Festival Silver Bear winner Elio Germano delivers a powerhouse performance in this multi award-winning biopic about the troubled life of celebrated artist Antonio Ligabue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Padrenostro<\/strong> (Presented by MIFF)<br \/>\nA 10-year-old boy witnesses an assassination attempt on his father (Pierfrancesco Favino in a Venice Best Actor-winning role) in Claudio Noce\u2019s personal drama, inspired by his own family trauma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Predators<\/strong> (I predatori)<br \/>\nWinner of Best New Director at the 2021 David di Donatello Awards, Pietro Castellitto\u2019s black comedy takes aim at class antagonism in contemporary Italy when two Italian families on opposite ends of the social ladder collide.<\/p>\n<p>And at selected theatres, Fellini Forward: From the Creative Genius of Federico Fellini presented by Campari. Direct from its Venice premiere, this pioneering project explores Fellini\u2019s creative genius using new technology to emulate the works of one of the greatest filmmakers of all time in a new and unique movie set in Rome.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138948\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-138948\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IFF-Predators.jpg?resize=560%2C302&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IFF-Predators.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theblurb.com.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IFF-Predators.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Predators<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tickets are on sale now. For more information visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.italianfilmfestival.com.au\">www.italianfilmfestival.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 2021 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival presented by Palace screens in the following locations:<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane 20 October \u2013 14 November, Palace James Street, Palace Barracks<br \/>\nAdelaide 20 October \u2013 14 November, Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas and Palace Nova Prospect Cinemas<br \/>\nPerth 20 October \u2013 14 November, Palace Raine Square, Luna Leederville, Luna on SX and Windsor Cinema<br \/>\nByron Bay 22 October \u2013 7 November, Palace Byron Bay<br \/>\nSydney 27 October \u2013 21 November, Palace Norton, Palace Verona, Chauvel Cinema and Palace Central<br \/>\nCanberra 17 November \u2013 12 December, Palace Electric<br \/>\nMelbourne 19 November \u2013 12 December, Palace Balwyn, Palace Brighton Bay, Palace Cinema Como, Palace<br \/>\nWestgarth, The Kino, Pentridge Cinema, The Astor and Cinema Nova<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screening from 20 October (with Canberra and Melbourne to follow on 17 and 19 November respectively) Palace and ST. 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