Presenting the newest Italian films, special guest speakers/filmmakers and directors.
Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), has brought the best of contemporary world cinema and talent to the city of Mumbai, since 1997. With its new expanded vision to spotlight South Asian and South Asian diaspora filmmakers, Jio MAMI becomes the Hub for South Asia, discovering and connecting emerging talent to the worldwide festival ecosystem.
ITALIAN FILM SCREENING SCHEDULE:
Dario Argento Panico
Directed by Simone Scafidi
27 October 2023 | 10:30 AM | BKC Maison PVR, Jio World Drive – Audi 6
31 October 2023 | 9:00 PM | Andheri PVR ICON, Infiniti Mall – Audi 2
3 November 2023 | 1:30 PM | Malad INOX Inorbit Mall – Audi 5
The film offers an immersive exploration into the life and legacy of this iconic Italian filmmaker. With exclusive interviews featuring Dario Argento himself, the film takes viewers on an enlightening journey through his extraordinary life and artistic achievements. From his early days as a film critic to his breakthrough with Giallo masterpiece The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, the film charts the evolution of Argento’s unique style and vision over the years.
La Chimera
Directed by Alice Rohrwacher
28 October 2023 | 12:30 PM | Regal Cinema, Colaba
30 October 2023 | 4:30 PM | Ghatkopar INOX R-City Mall – Audi 4
3 November 2023 | 8:00 PM | Juhu PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu – Audi 1
Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream of easy wealth. For Arthur, the Chimera looks like the woman he lost, Beniamina. To find her, Arthur challenges the invisible, searches everywhere, goes inside the earth… In an adventurous journey between the living and the dead, between forests and cities, between celebrations and solitudes, the intertwined destinies of these characters unfold, all in search of the Chimera.
Kidnapped
Directed by Marco Bellocchio
28 October 2023 | 8:30 PM | Ghatkopar INOX R-City Mall – Audi 3
30 October 2023 | 10:00 AM | Goregaon PVR ICON, Oberoi Mall – Audi 6
3 November 2023 | 4:00 PM | Regal Cinema, Colaba
In 1858, in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, the Pope’s soldiers burst into the home of the Mortara family. By order of the cardinal, they have come to take Edgardo, their seven-year-old son. The child had been secretly baptized by his nurse as a baby, and the papal law is unquestionable: he must receive a Catholic education. Edgardo’s parents, distraught, will do anything to get their son back. Supported by public opinion and the international Jewish community, the struggle of the Mortara family quickly takes a political dimension. But the Church and the Pope will not agree to return the child, to consolidate an increasingly wavering power…
Oceans Are the Real Continents
Directed by Tommaso Santambrogio
28 October 2023 | 1:00 PM | Goregaon PVR ICON, Oberoi Mall – Audi 6
31 October 2023 | 1:30 PM | Malad INOX Inorbit Mall – Audi 5
3 November 2023 | 2:30 PM | Juhu PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu – Audi 1
Set in San Antonio De Los Baños, a sleepy town in inland Cuba, and shot in langurous black and white tableaux, The Oceans Are the Real Continents traces the stories of three generations of townspeople.
Adagio
Directed by Stefano Sollima
29 October 2023 | 9:30 PM | Regal Cinema, Colaba
31 October 2023 | 4:00 PM | Juhu PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu – Audi 1
3 November 2023 | 9:30 PM | Andheri PVR ICON, Infiniti Mall – Audi 2
Manuel is sixteen years old and trying to enjoy his life as much as he can, while taking care of his elderly father. Subjected to blackmail, he goes to a party to take photos of a mysterious individual but, feeling he has been duped, decides to flee, finding himself embroiled in matters that are far beyond him. In fact, the blackmailers pursuing him turn out to be extremely dangerous and determined to get rid of what they regard as an inconvenient witness. For protection, the boy will have to turn to two former criminals, old acquaintances of his father.