The eighth edition continues at full speed of the Messina Film Festival – Cinema & Operawhich is taking place at Laudamo Hall of Vittorio Emanuele Theater in Messina.
Two events involving directors were particularly significant Giuseppe Tornatore who, via video link, spoke with the journalist Franco Cicero before the screening of the film “They’re all fine.” with Marcello Mastroianni and the meeting with the public of Paolo Benvenutitogether with the musician and actor Riccardo Morettifor the presentation of the film “Puccini and the girl”.
Today, Thursday 5 Decemberwe report at 4.00 pm, within the section on opera in the silent era, The Marriage of Figaro (1913) from the work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Of Luigi Maggiwith a ensemble of Corelli Conservatory of Messina who will perform during the screening. The music was specially created by a student of the same Conservatory, in agreement with the composition chair.
Among the various projections today at 8.30pm the Italian premiere of the film-opera will take placeTwelve years later. The sequel to Cavalleria rusticana” Of Valerio Groppa on music by Mario Menicagli.
Tomorrow’s day, Friday 6 December, has scheduled a significant meeting at 10.30 which will address the topic “Violence, from opera to news“, with interventions by Maria Andaloro, creator of Posto Occupied, Franca Olivo Fusco, author of the book “Feminicide in opera” and Leti Dafne, rap performer and director of the video “Corvi e lupi”.
Within the section “Contemporary panorama”, at 5.30pm The Italian premiere of the German film is scheduledOrphea in Love” of the director Axel Ranisch who will present his work to the public together with the director of photography Dennis Pauls.
The Messina Film Festival – Cinema & Opera, which has the artistic direction by Ninni Panzerait will end Saturday 7 December. At 7.00 pm the Sala Laudamo is scheduled award ceremony of the “International Short Film Competition”: the Prize will be awarded Emi Mammoliti for Best Short Film, a Special Jury Prize and an award for best performance. There Jury is composed of the President Fabio Mollo(director), Anne-Riitta Ciccone (director) and by Leti Dafne (Opera and rap singer).
The event that at 9.00 pm at the Vittorio Emanuele Theatre will officially close the MFF will feature one of the icons of Italian cinema, Stefania Sandrelli which, in a suggestive readingwill play Santuzza from Cavalleria Rusticana.
The show entitled “Dangerous Liaisons” by Debora Pioli combines the music of Peter Mascagni in miseryen-scéne Of Marco Voleri. Together with Sandrelli they will be protagonists on stage Rocco Roca Rey (pianist) and Daria Masiero (soprano).
Furthermore, the exhibition “Gerardo Sacco’s jewels for Franco Zeffirelli”, which inaugurated the MFF, will be open until 7 December in the Crypt room of the Accascina Museum in Messina (free entry). The Calabrian goldsmith created for films Othello, The young Toscanini And Hamlet the jewels that will be exhibited on this occasion together with some stage costumes created by Maurizio Millenotti, nominated for an Oscar in 1987.
The Messina Film Festival – Cinema&Opera is created thanks to the contribution of the Messina Theater, the Regional Department of Tourism, Sport and Entertainment of the Sicily Film Commission, the Municipality of Messina, Unioncamere Sicilia, the Presidency of the ARS and CNA Sicily. Media partners: Rai News 24, Rainews.it, Rai Italia, TGR Sicilia, MYmovies, Sicilia Spettacoli, Radio Taormina.
THE PROGRAM
Friday 6 December
Laudamo Room: 10.30 am Violence, from opera to news. Speeches by Maria Andaloro, Franca Olivo Fusco and Leti Dafne; 4pm Cavalleria rusticana: today (1965) episode of I kill, you kill by Gianni Puccini with Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia (9′); 4.15pm Interlude from Rustic cavalry by Pietro Mascagni at the cinema and in commercials Raging bull by Martin Scorsese. Opening credits (4′) – The Godfather III by Francis Ford Coppola. Final scene (2′) – Tim (2020) Use technology to travel with your imagination (60”) – Enel (2011) Enel for the 150th anniversary of Italians (60”); 4.30pm Pagliacci by Zeffirelli, a step into the future (2023) by Eduardo Zucchetti (52′), introduces the producer Lorenzo D’Amico de Carvalho; 5.30pm Orphea in Love (Ger 2023) by Axel Ranisch with Mirjam Mesak, Guido Badalamenti (109′) (Italian premiere), iThey introduce the director Axel Ranisch and the director of photography Dennis Pauls; 7.30pm Short film competition Whatever the cost (Italy, 2024) by Michelangelo Gregori (13′) – Le fantôme du Palais Longchamp (France, 2024) by Gelena Baranovskaya (2′) world premiere – Paraules d’un somriure (Spain, 2024) by Albert Muns (5′) Italian premiere – Brianland (United Kingdom, 2024) by Chiara D’Anna (13′)- Josephine (UK, 2024) by Antonia Bain (14′) Italian premiere – Posing for America (Italy, 2024) by Luciangela Gatto (15′) Italian premiere; 9.15pm Rustic cavalry (1982) by Franco Zeffirelli with Elena Obrazcova, Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson (70′)
Saturday 7 December
Laudamo Room: 4pm Carmen (2023) by Benjamin Millepied with Melissa Barerra, Paul Mescal (116′) (Italian premiere); 6pm Spanish time by Maurice Ravel. Opera in animation by Vincenzo Tripodo, Orchestra Teatro Vittorio Emanuele (46′); 6.50pm Opera (1972) by Bruno Bozzetto and Guido Manuli (10′); 7pm Competition awards ceremony and screening of winning short films
Vittorio Emanuele Theatre: 9.00 pm Dangerous relationships by Debora Pioli with Stefania Sandrelli speaking voice, Rocco Roca Rey pianist, Daria Masiero soprano mise-en-scène of Marco Voleri, Music by Pietro Mascagni
Sunday 8 December (unscheduled)
Palace of Culture: Laudamo Philharmonic