Tribute to DINO RISI with ITALIAN ALPHABET

Following the restoration of I mostri (Opiate ’67), the film featured in the programme of 72nd Venice Film Festival, the National Cinema Museum and the National Film Archive are showing ITALIAN ALPHABET, nine screenings rendering tribute to Dino Risi, one of the masters of the commedia italiana, at the Cinema Massimo from 4 to 12 September. Admission 6.00/4.00/3.00 euro.

Fri 4, h. 16.30/Sat 5, h. 20.30

Il vedovo
(Italy 1959, 100’, 35mm, b/n)

Fri 4, h. 18.30/Sab 5, h. 22.30

Il mattatore
(Italy/France 1959, 104’, 35mm, b/n)

Fri 4, h. 22.30/Sun 6, h. 16.30

Il giovedì
(Italy 1964, 105’, 35mm, b/n)

Sat 5, h. 16.30/Sun 6, h, 18.30

Viale della speranza
(Italy 1952, 100’, 35mm, b/n)

Mon 7, h. 16.30/Wed 9, h. 22.30/Sat 12, h. 16.15

In nome del popolo italiano
(Italy 1971, 103’, 35mm, col.)

Mon 7, h. 20.30/Sat 12, h. 18.15

Una vita difficile
(Italy 1961, 118’, 35mm, b/n)

Tue 8, h. 16.30/Fri 11, h. 20.30

Il sorpasso
(Italy 1962, 105’, 35mm, b/n)

Tue 8, h. 18.30/Wed 9, h. 20.30/Fri 11, h. 18.30

Poveri ma belli
(Italy/France 1957, 101’, 35mm, b/n)

Fri 11, h. 22.30/Sat 12, h. 20.30

Profumo di donna
(Italy 1974, 103’, 35mm, col.)

Dino Risi was born in Milan on 23 December 1916. His first great success was Pane amore e… (Scandal in Sorrento, 1955) followed by Poveri, ma belli (Poor but beautiful, 1956). In 2002 he was awarded the lifetime achievement Golden Lion and two years later he published I miei mostri (My monsters), his autobiography. He died on 7 June 2008 in Rome.