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Fare Cinema 2019 | Anna Magnani Season

This year, the Italian Institute of Culture, Edinburgh Filmhouse and Glasgow Film Theatre complement the Italian Film Festival with a follow-on season of films featuring the Oscar-winning Italian actress Anna Magnani – known as “La Lupa” (“The She-Wolf”).

Born in1908, she attended Rome’s Academy of Dramatic Art while moonlighting as a club singer, and soon found herself on the theatre stage. She would go on to work with some of the most illustrious names in European cinema – including Roberto Rossellini, Jean Renoir and Vittorio De Sica.

Many of these films are incredibly rare to find and even rarer to see in the cinema – do not miss the opportunity to experience Magnani in all of her fiery glory.

 

 

Teresa Venerdì (1941) by Vittorio De Sica

Anna Magnani steals the limelight from star Adriana Benetti with a brief but eye-catching supporting role in this delightful comedy of errors from writer/director Vittorio De Sica. De Sica stars as a kindly physician at an orphanage where a girl named Teresa Venerdi (Teresa Friday) becomes infatuated with his charming bedside manner. The doctor however is already embroiled in a passionate – and costly – affair with sultry singer Loletta, played with typical fieriness by Magnani.

Edinburgh Filmhouse, Mon 3 June, 20:30

Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 23 June, 15:00

 

The Peddler and the Lady  | Campo de’ fiori (1943) by Marco Bonnard

A comedy tale of unrequited love and passion set in the famous Campo de’ Fiori marketplace in Rome. Fishmonger Peppino (Aldo Fabrizi) works alongside greengrocer Elide (Anna Magnani), and their quarrelling masks her long-held affection for him. But neither Peppino, nor his friend Aurelio (Peppino De Filippo), are interested in women or marriage. That is, until Elsa (Caterina Boratto) comes along… Magnani’s wonderfully full-blooded performance – all side-eye and withering quips – is a joy to behold.

Edinburgh Filmhouse, Mon 10 June, 20:45

Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 30 June, 15:00

 

Before Him All Rome Trembled  | Avanti a lui tremava tutta Roma (1946) by Carmine Gallone

A WWII resistance drama set during the German occupation of Rome, Carmine Gallone’s film is centred around a troupe of performers/resistance members who stage a production of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca – an opera that set during the Napoleonic invasion of Italy in the early 17th century. In weaving musical sequences into the film Gallone showcases the singing prowess of Anna Magnani and foregrounds the power of song and performance as an act of rebellion.

Edinburgh Filmhouse, Mon 17 June, 20:15

Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 7 July, 14:30

 

Scarred | Assunta Spina (1948) by Marco Mattioli

A domestic tragedy turned courtroom drama of sorts, this is the Naples-set story of Assunta Spina (Anna Magnani), whose face is scarred by her brutish husband when she shows signs of dissatisfaction. Scarredwas the third film adaptation based on this original story, which was initially a novel by Salvatore Di Giacomo, adapted for the stage. Magnani’s strong ‘everywoman’ qualities come to the fore here once more, as her character takes the witness stand – facing an agonising choice between justice and family.

Edinburgh Filmhouse, Mon 8 July, 18:10

Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 14 July, 15:00

 

Vulcano (1950) by William Dieterle

Former prostitute Maddalena (Anna Magnani) is exiled from the mainland and returns to the volcanic island of her birth, where she’s only welcomed by her younger siblings. Concerned by the attentions of her sister Maria (Geraldine Brooks) towards the unscrupulous Donato (Rossano Brazzi), Maddalena will stop at nothing to ensure she doesn’t end up in his clutches.
Shot practically parallel to the filming of Roberto Rossellini’s Stromboli, the tragic and passionate Volcanohas been seen by some as an act of revenge by Magnani. The pair were estranged lovers at the time.

Edinburgh Filmhouse, Mon 15 July, 18:00

Glasgow Film Theatre, Sun 21 July, 14:30 

 

For further information and tickets please refer to: Edinburgh Filmhouse; Glasgow Film Theatre;

 

  • Organizzato da: Italian Institute of Culture, Edinburgh Filmhouse and Glasgow Film Theatre
  • In collaborazione con: Italian Consulate General and VIGGO Distribution