14TH ANNUAL LAVAZZA ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Image: The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza)
The Lavazza Italian Film Festival has established itself as one of the more popular cultural occasions in Sydney and this year is no exception, with a fantastic line-up of Italian films that cater for all tastes.
The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza), a favourite at Cannes, opens the festival and in the following weeks 27 contemporary Italian films will be screened, most for the first time in Australia.
A Special Day – a romantic interlude about a couple who meet and fall in love on their first day at work is sure to allure viewers. A Perfect Family – a comedy about a man who creates his ideal family should be a charmer and The Lithium Conspiracy – a thriller in the John Grisham tradition is ideal for drama enthusiasts.
Classic Fellini’s Roma will suitably close the festival inspiring a widespread interest in Italian cinema. (MM)
Oct 9-Nov 3, Palace Verona , 17 Oxford St, Paddington; Palace Chauvel, Oxford St & Oatley Rd, Paddington; Hayden Cremorne Orpheum, 380 Military Rd Cremorne, $19, italianfilmfestival.com.au
