Friday 24 January
by Casa del Cinema di Trieste
through Jan. 24
opening hours: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
https://www.casadelcinematrieste.it/2024/11/18/trieste-citta-di-spie/
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
At 10:00
Antico Caffè San Marco
At 11:00
Slowly
Marija Kavtaradze
LT – ES – SE, 2023, col., 108′
v.o. Lithuanian-English
Italian Premiere
A dance teacher and a sign language interpreter meet and form a beautiful bond, but they must navigate how to build their own kind of intimacy. Winner of the Directing Award in the World Cinema – Dramatic section of Sundance Film Festival in 2023, the film is also the winner of the MIOB New Vision Award 2024.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 11:00
April
Dea Kulumbegashvili
F – I – GE, 2024, col., 134′
Georgian v.o.
After a newborn dies during delivery, the morals and professionalism of an ob-gyn, Nina, come under scrutiny amid rumours that she performs illegal abortions for those in need.
April, coproduced by Luca Guadagnino, was presented in competition at the Venice Film Festival 2024, where it won the Special Jury Prize. In 2021 Kulumbegashvili’s debut film Beginning won the Best Film award at TSFF.
Politeama Rossetti
At 14:00
Mother and Daughter or The Night Is Never Complete
Lana Gogoberidze
GE-F, 2023, col & b-n / b-w, 89’
Georgian o.v.
Anteprima Italiana
The world-famous director Lana Gogoberidze, together with her daughter, film director and producer Salome Alexi, remembers her mother Nutsa, Georgia’s first woman filmmaker. A cinema legacy that revolves around being human in dark times: feminist, loving, critical of violence.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 14:00
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Under the Volcano
Damian Kocur
PL, 2024, col., 105’
Ukrainian – Spanish – English – Russian – German – Wolof o.v.
A Ukrainian family of four on vacation in the Canary Islands become refugees overnight when Russia’s ongoing occupation of Ukraine turns into a full- scale invasion. The film has been selected as Poland’s official Oscar entry for Best International Feature. The film premiered at the Toronto IFF in 2024.
Politeama Rossetti
At 16:30
Giovanni C. Lorusso
I – F – LB, 2024, col. & b-n / b-w, 73’
Arabic o.v
We choose the beginning, but the end chooses us, and there is no road except the road. This film is the result of a 2 year relationship with the community of Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian residents of Shatila Camp and more specifically with the Alhaddad family. Song of All Ends premiered at Rotterdam IFF.and then was presented at Bellaria FF.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 16:00
by Elsa Mencagli Andersen
curate by Elena Cantori/ EContemporary
open until February 1st
opening hours 5 pm – 8 pm
photo by Ozge Sahin
Econtemporary
At 17:00
My Late Summer
Danis Tanović
HR – BiH – RO – SLO – SRB, 2024, col., 98’
Croatian o.v.
Italian premiere
A young woman arrives on a Dalmatian island to settle a family inheritance issue. The search for inheritance becomes a quest for her own identity, as well as forgiveness. The film premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival in 2024.
Politeama Rossetti
At 18:30
Enrico Masi
I – F, 2024, col., 93’
English – French – German – Italian o.v
In the Italian Alps, a family of German origin lives without electricity apart from society. On the other side of the Alpine border, in France, an immense plant is being built to research atomic fusion. Terra Incognita is a dialogue between opposing development models and premiered at the latest Festival dei Popoli in Florence.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 18:00
by Alessandro Toso
with Bogdan Tanjević
edited by Bottega Errante Edizioni in collaboration with ESTENSIONI dentro le letterature di confine
Italian only
Libreria Minerva
At 18:00
Levan Akin
SE – DK – F – TR – GE, 2024, col., 106’
Georgian – Turkish – English o.v.
Italian premiere
Lia, a retired teacher, has promised to find her long-lost niece, Tekla. She joins forces with young Achi, yearning for change. Her search takes the unlikely duo to the urban, labyrinthine Istanbul where they meet Evrim, a lawyer fighting for trans rights, and Tekla starts to feel closer than ever. After its premiere in the ‘Panorama’ section of Berlinale, Crossing was presented in the official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival.
Politeama Rossetti
At 20:30
