Italian Film Festival - Brisbane 2013
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Thu 03 Oct 2013 - Wed 23 Oct 2013
Honey is one of more than 20 Italian-language films that will screen as part of the Lavazza Italian Film Festival at Brisbane's Palace cinemas from 3-23 October this year. And if it's the only movie you see at the festival, you can still walk away feeling satisfied that you've enjoyed an original and moving piece of film-making.
I saw
Honey at the media preview for the festival last week, and went along with no preconceptions. I had the luxury of letting this interesting movie unfold before me, and found myself intrigued by a tale of an intense young woman who makes her living providing euthanasia assistance to the terminally ill.
Operating outside the law, Honey (played beautifully by Jasmine Trinca) works in a moral grey zone, where notions of decency are constantly tested. Yet her own sense of morality is outraged when she realises that Carlo (Carlo Cecchi), one of her 'clients', is depressed rather than ill, and she challenges him to live rather than choose an early death. Her evolving relationship with Carlo raises a series of questions about her own life choices.
I found this a beautiful and, for the most part, refreshingly surprising film. I especially enjoyed the scenes depicting Honey's immersion in the physical world -- her lust for life a clear antidote to the scenes of death that so often surround her. I highly recommend it as a festival pick. Watch the trailer below to get a feel for the film (it's not subtitled, but the festival version will be).
Of course, there are also plenty of other Italian flicks worth seeing at the festival. My rom-com picks are
The Unlikely Prince -- a 'poor guy meets rich girl' crowd-pleaser -- and
Women Drive Me Crazy -- in which the long-suffering Andrea tries to hide his family of seven overbearing women in order to win the heart of the lovely Giulia.
As for dramas, I'm looking forward to
Cosimo and Nicole -- the story of two young people brought together during the Genoa G8 riots -- and
Ali Blue Eyes -- about the 16-year-old son of Egyptian Muslim parents who finds himself caught up in racial violence.
If you're a fan of classic cinema, look out for 1972 film
Fellini's Roma, which will also screen during the festival. This film is part homage to Rome and part autobiography, as Fellini traces his own arrival and life in the Italian capital through a series of wild vignettes.
The festival will also feature heaps more wonderful movies -- too many to describe here. Check out the festival
website to see all the movies on offer. And, if you'd like to get along to see a festival film for free, make sure to enter the competition below.
%%[b]I have five double passes to the festival to give away, courtesy of Palace Cinemas.
To enter, send an email to
[email protected] with 'Lavazza Italian Film Festival' in the subject line. In the body of your email, tell me your name and mobile number and name one movie screening at the festival that I haven't discussed here.
Entries close 6pm Wednesday 2 October and conditions apply to when you can use the tickets (details will be provided to winners). Buona fortuna.%%[/b]
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