The Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Mumbai is proud to present the screening of two exceptional Italian films at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 (October 19 – 2024).
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Diciannove (Italy, United Kingdom – 109 min), directed by Giovanni Tortorici and produced by Luca Guadagnino, premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in 2024 and was nominated for best film in its Orizzonti section.
The film is an investigation of a 19-year-old boy and an analysis of his life and his being a student. Leonardo, the central character is initially presented as a boy who is sometimes awkward but follows a conformist lifestyle. As the story develops, his asocial and neurotic nature emerges, sublimated in the obsession of a rigid idea of literature and being a writer.
23 October / Wednesday / 7:45 PM / PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu – Audi 1
24 October / Thursday / 1:45 PM / PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu – Audi 4
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The Damned (Italy, United States, Belgium – 88 min), directed by Roberto Minervini, received the prestigious “Best Director – Un Certain Regard (Ex-Aequo)” award at Cannes Film Festival 2024.
Winter 1862. In the midst of the Civil War, the US Army sends a company of volunteer soldiers to the western territories, with the task of patrolling the unchartered borderlands. As their mission ultimately changes course, the meaning behind their engagement begins to elude them.
21 October / Monday / 10:00 AM / PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu – Audi 1
24 October / Thursday / 4:45 PM / PVR Dynamix Mall, Juhu – Audi 4