Feb 08 2009
“Los Angeles Italia 2009″. The Italian Cinema in American
The actress and producer Maria Grazia Cucinotta el’attrice American Rosario Dawson (recent hero of the film Seven Anime directed by Gabriele Muccino), will be the godmothers of ‘Los Angeles, Italia 2009′, February 15-21 the great feast of Italian cinema in Hollywood, the immediate eve of the Oscars. The news was announced at the Mann Chinese 6 Theater in Los Angeles by chairman Bobby Moresco (the Italo-American writer Oscar Award in 2006 for Crash), who presented the fourth edition of the festival, stressed that it will be dedicated to Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica and Gillo Pontecorvo.
“Los Angeles, Italia 2009″ is sponsored by Capri in the world in collaboration with the CIM Group Retail, Eni, the chair of the Lazio Region, the Department of Tourism and Cultural Heritage Regione Campania, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Casino di Venezia, and with the patronage of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Cultural Heritage.
Among the events, a 6-film retrospective of director Pupi Avati. Avati will be the guest of honor in California from February 15 as president of the Fondazione Federico Fellini that since January 24, at the Academy on Wilshire Ave proposes an exhibition of drawings of the master romagnolo entitled ‘Oniricon’. “It is in agreement with the Foundation Fellini will be screened Roma, Satyricon and 8 ½. In the program, in cooperation with Eni, the screening of restored works of Gillo Pontecorvo, Giuseppe Ferrara and the Taviani brothers.
And then a party in honor of Christian De Sica and his son Brando, Monday February 16, following the success of cinepanettone “Christmas in Rio.” The gala includes a screening of “Tell Me” by Brando. But to open the celebration of “De Sica’s Dynasty,” as they wrote the international media, will be the screening of the masterpiece of Vittorio De Sica “The Bicycle Thief” (Oscar winner 1949) recently digitally restored from the Casino City Venice.
The role of ambassador of Naples in the world will be covered by Massino Ranieri who will present his’ Last Pulcinella ‘, directed by Maurizio Scaparro.
