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News from the Consulate & News from Italy

Consulate of Italy in Detroit
Calendar of Events in Ohio
Cleveland Italian
Film Festival 2014
Award winning films from Italy
with English subtitles

Thursday, September 18 - Cedar Lee Theater – 7:30 p.m.
La Magnif ica Presenza (The Magnificent Presence) - Pietro’s only dream is to become a
famous actor. Moving to Rome, he shares a tiny apartment with one bed with his cousin
Maria. While working in a bakery at night making croissants for Rome’s bakeries and bars,
he also works on his acting dream. His luck turns when he finds a huge, beautiful house
at a knock down price in one of Rome’s best areas. Shortly thereafter, weird things start
happening there. The adventure begins when he realizes his house has some unforeseen
guests. This charming film garnered 6 wins and 11 nominations including the Italian Oscar
nomination for Best Actor, Italy’s Golden Globes for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
Director Ferzan Ozpetek. Starring Elio Germano, Margherita Buy, Vittoria Puccini, Giuseppe
Fiorello.
Thursday, September 25 – Cedar Lee Theater – 7:30 p.m.
La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty)
Winner of the 2014 Academy Oscar for Best Foreign Film, La Grande Bellezza is a
beautiful, swooning love letter to Roman decadence. This bittersweet tribute to Rome
has been called director Paolo Sorrentino’s greatest film yet. Not your typical American
linear story, this Fellini-esque film of Italy’s decadent, leisured class has faded novelist
Jep Gambardella (played brilliantly by Toni Servillo) at the center of Roman nightlife,
reflecting on his life and his unfulfilled desires. It is a compelling tragicomedy in the
tradition of Fellini’s La Dolce Vita. Set against the backdrop of the eternal city, you’ll
experience sublime photography and spectacular views of histori