Cinema Italian Style has gone virtual for 2020, in partnership with the Seattle International Film Festival, who hosted this year’s program on its platform. These films, all released in 2019 and 2020, were curated to represent some of the best of contemporary Italian cinema. This year’s festival ran from Dec. 10-17, 2020, and featured the following films:

• Notturno by Gianfranco Rosi
• Assandira by Salvatore Mereu
• Cosa sarà (Everything’s Gonna Be Alright) by Francesco Bruni
• Padrenostro (Our Father) by Claudio Noce
• Lacci (The Ties) by Daniele Luchetti
• Volevo nascondermi (Hidden Away) by Giorgio Diritti
• Gli uomini d’oro (Golden Men) by Vincenzo Alfieri
• La dea fortuna (The Goddess of Fortune) by Ferzan Ozpetek
• Il campione (The Champion) by Leonardo d’Agostini
• Figli (Kidz) by Giuseppe Bonito

Other Links:

• Cinema Italian Style
• Padrenostro (Our Father)
  • Q&A with director Claudio Noce, hosted at the 56th Chicago International Film Festival
• Lacci (The Ties)
  • Q&A with director Daniele Luchetti, hosted at the 56th Chicago International Film Festival
• Il campione (The Champion)
  • Interview with director Leonardo d’Agostini & co-screenwriter Antonella Lattanzi
  • Jan. 2020 review
• Risate di Gioia (The Passionate Thief)
  • Film Forum’s Virtual Cinema
• Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This episode features the following music excerpts:

• “La dolce vita” by Nino Rota
• “Trallallera gallurese” by Maria Carta
• “Superclassico” by Aurora Tumiatti
• “Sei forte papa” by Gianni Morandi
• “Non so che darei” by Alan Sorrenti
• “The Beatitudes” by Kronos Quartet
• “Serenata Rap” by Jovanotti
• “La dea fortuna” by Pasquale Catalano
• “7 miliardi” by Jovanotti