After the release of highly anticipated films such as Nolan’s masterpiece Oppenheimer and Johnny Depp’s return to cinema with Jeanne du Barry, several more niche but very promising films find their way on the second weekend of September. First of all, we note the Italian comedy “The most beautiful century in my life”, which is based on a law that actually exists in Italy (law 184 of 1983): until reaching the hundredth year, unrecognized children cannot trace the identity of their parents. And so Giovanni of the National Association of Adoptive Parents and Natural Parents, who wants to change this law, asks for help from Gustavo, a hundred-year-old man who was not recognized at birth. A joint journey takes them to Rome and even to the Minister of the Interior … Kon Sergio Castellitto like Gustavo e Valerio Lundini Like Giovanni, the film is directed by Alessandro Bardani.
Another Italian movie available this weekend is “I am the captain” by Matteo Garronededicated to a very topical topic – migrant travel from a deeply human point of view. The film tells the story of Seydoux and Moussa, two young Senegalese who leave their country to reach Europe, face to face with the desert, detention centers in Libya and a sea crossing. According to the director, the film goes beyond the politics of migrants in Europe and, above all, seeks to highlight “the theme of freedom, freedom of movement and justice.” Io Capitan was presented in competition at the 80th Venice Film Festival.where at the end of the show he received more than ten minutes of applause.
For lovers of Japanese animation. from 11 to 13 September in the hall “Invisible Castle”which, through a fantasy story, explores the bullying, loneliness and suffering that can affect boys during adolescence.
Here is the complete program of the theaters of Bergamo.
Finally, for the great moviegoers, we note IV issue of “CinemArcord” , a film publishing and collecting event taking place in Daste spaces this weekend (September 9th and 10th). The public will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of images, sounds and cinematic visions through a rich program of meetings, events and screenings, as well as an exhibition-market with stands of publishers and collectors. This year, the White Screen hall also appeared in CinemaArcord thanks to the cooperation of the Lab80 association. Showing a masterpiece Dario Argento “Deep Red” in a new version, restored in 4K, as well as two documentaries that fans of genre cinema should not miss, Aquarius Visionarius. Cinema Michele Soavi” (Claudio Lattanzi, 2018) and “Milan Calibro 9. Hours of Destiny” (Deborah Farina, 2022), dedicated to the cult of Fernando Di Leo. The special closing event of the event will be the screening of the film “Cieco sordo muto”, the latest work of Lorenzo Lepori, which will debut in Italian cinemas in November. All program details are here.
best age of my life
In Italy, there is a law that prohibits unrecognized children under the age of 100 from having access to information about the woman who gave birth to them. Yet Giovanni would like to know the identity of the woman who gave birth to him before he was 100 years old. A young man volunteering for FAeGN, the National Association of Adoptive Parents and Birth Parents, would like to have his one wish come true, but the bureaucracy won’t let him. In order to stir up public opinion and interest him in his cause, Giovanni realizes that he has only one hope: to achieve the complicity of Gustavo, the only centenary, the same as him, not recognized at birth, still alive, who lives in a nursing home. run by nuns…
I am the captain
Seydou and Moussa are two young people who decide to leave their Dakar in Senegal and travel to Europe. The journey is like an odyssey in the modern world, which takes them through the desert and its many pitfalls, the dangers of the high seas and man himself, full of ambiguity and hypocrisy. In competition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival (2023), Matteo Garrone’s new film (Pinocchio, Gomorrah) on immigration to Italy is inspired by a true story.