Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Film:
19 giorni di massima sicurezza [3]
International title:
19 days in a prison of top security
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Enzo De Camillis (Ita, 2009, 12') mar 8
The film is based on a true story, an unresolved legal case experienced by Enzo De Camillis and above all by his wife, Anna. A long letter written by Anna from prison is the start point for a painful but highly emotional story in which Anna relives the nineteen days spent in prison without having the slightest idea why.
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30 Denari [6]
International title:
30 money
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Francesco Capaldo (Ita, 2010, 4') dom 6
What would be today's value of the 30 pieces of silver Judas received for his betrayal of Jesus? "30 denari" is a grotesque reworking of this episode of the Passion – done in Tarantino style; it's probably also the only religious western in the history of cinema.
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Ali di carta [8]
International title:
Paper wings
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Francesco Caracciolo (Ita, 2009, 17') dom 6
Alessandro carefully folds an aeroplane plane that will end up in his origami collection. Those paper wings are the guardians not only of a precious secret but also of a life choice that he doesn't yet know if he has the courage to take.
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Ananke: the perfecta metropolis [10]
International title:
Ananke: the perfecta metropolis
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Alfredo Mazzara (Ita, 2009, 16') dom 6
The near future: in the perfect city of Ananke, a man is accused of the murder of a woman, but he remembers nothing and proclaims his innocence. He must face the perfect punishment. But does it really exist?
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Banduryst [12]
International title:
Banduryst
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Danilo Caputo (Ita, 2009, 14') sab 5
Twenty four hours in the life of Vassyl, a young Ukrainian musician. Having come to Naples to seek success, he is forced to survive by making gas
cylinder home deliveries. But when he phones his far off mother in the evening, he describes his life the way he would like it to be, riskily confusing dreams and reality.
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Bisesto [14]
International title:
Leap day
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Giovanni Esposito e Francesco Prisco (Ita, 2009, 15') mar 8
Vincenzino suffers from an unusual growth condition that makes him age a year every four years. His father is convinced it's down to the day
he born – 29 February….
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Buon compleanno, mamma! [16]
International title:
Happy birthday, mum!
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Daniele Santonicola (Ita, 2009, 11') dom 6
It's an important day for Miriam, a charming girl of eight years: today is her mother's birthday! But something will change the course of events...
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[17]
Canto di Natale [18]
International title:
A Christmas Carol
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Marco Chiappetta (Ita, 2010, 22') sat 5
Naples. Scrooge, an avaricious and disagreeable notary, treats everyone badly – his clerk Bob Cratchit, and his little pauper nephew Fred – and detests Christmas. But on the night of Christmas Eve the ghost of his old business partner Jacob Marley, dead seven years before and condemned for all eternity, appears to him and warns him that his only hope of salvation will be offered that same evening by three spirits, who will show him his past, his present and his future – to convince him to change his ways.
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Come Seta nel Vento [22]
International title:
Like silk in the wind
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Gabriele Marino (Ita, 2010, 5') mon 7
The poetry of Beatrice Monti and the sounds of Vivaldi's Summer accompany this tale of a woman's life. Her apparent everyday happiness masks the suffering infl icted by her violent husband, who asks forgiveness on written notes. These she carefully conserves in her diary. But the knowledge of her strength leads the woman to change something about her life.
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Direzione Obbligatoria [24]
International title:
One way
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Mimmo Mancini (Ita, 2009,16') sat 5
A convict tries to make up for the errant ways of his youth: a life of violence and robbery. As soon as he gets out of prison he decides to turn his life around and seek redemption. But he can't fi nd an honest job that will allow him to provide for his family. Life seems to have only one road for him to take: he must carry out one fi nal heist to create a way out for himself.
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Disoccupate. Per amore solo per passione [26]
International title:
Unemployed
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Cinzia Mirabella (Ita, 2010, 11') mon 7
A woman – an actress – who attempts to create within her microcosmic reality the visual space of the actor; but she clashes continually with a
pitiless, unyielding reality that in the end reminds her of the forced social condition.
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Domenica m'innamoro [28]
International title:
Sunday i fall in love
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Angelo Mozzillo (Ita, 2009, 9') mon 7
Of all the places in which to court a girl, a church is perhaps the least suitable...
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[29]
Ficcanaso [30]
International title:
Nosey
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Gemma Iuliano (Ita, 2009, 5') mon 7
A lugubrious old man collects objects found in the street to put them to new use by making new things from them. One day he excels himself: he
makes a cine-camera that also records odours. He tries out his magic instrument and finds delight in the smells of nature, and of those of his neighbour, who, unwittingly, “unveils” a most particular secret.
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Fiori [34]
International title:
Flowers
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Enzo Pizza (Ita, 2010, 6') mon 7
The theme of this short is violence against women, represented by four categories: assisted, undergone, produced and matched violence. The
two protagonists are unaware of the recognition process spurred by the state of having abused lives.
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Il fuoco di Chiara [36]
International title:
Chiara's fire
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Anna Troise (Ita, 2010, 10') sat 5
Chiara, a young girl with a long-time fascination with fire, moves from the provinces to the city. She makes many new friends in Naples, among whom is Valentina. But there is something mysterious and unresolved in her past.
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Gennarino Esposito...napoletano! [38]
International title:
Gennarino Esposito...neapolitan!
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Fabio Massa (Ita, 2010, 15') tue 8
The fi lm gives a comic account of the talent and ingenuity in getting by as practiced so famously by the Neapolitans. Question: how can you make
a fi lm with no money? This is dream-dilemma of a famous actor now largely forgotten... Answer? Gennarino Esposito, an actor of life tackling hard reality every day!
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[39]
Indelebile [40]
International title:
Indelible
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Paky Perna (Ita, 2009, 5') sun 6
A young couple go through an experience that leaves an indelible mark on their lives...
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[41]
Intercambio [42]
International title:
Interchange
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Antonello Novellino e Antonio Quintanilla (Spa/Ita, 2010, 15') sat 5
In a sleepy village, life proceeds according to the rhythm of the seasons. The authorities however sequestrate the entire harvest. The food supplies dwindle away. Hunger hits the village with calamitous force. How will the inhabitants survive?
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[43]
J [44]
International title:
J
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Giovanni Mazzitelli (Ita, 2009, 12') sun 6
A kid locked in a room with no way out knows nothing of himself and waits to see what his fate is. But the most important aspect will be to know
the reason for all this, from the beginning until the end.
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[45]
Jarmush [46]
International title:
Jarmush
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Aniceto Fiorillo (Ita, 2009, 10') mar 8
Between pimps, phone sex lines and mental blocks, Gigino's friend is always a friend. He sets off on his journey into the absurd, which will transport him to paradises…of the natural kind.
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[47]
Il ladro di sogni [48]
International title:
The thief of dreams
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Antonio Ruocco (Ita, 2010, 30') sun 6
Rosa is a young mother who lives with her father Giovanni, her brother Luca and his son Emanuele. In what appears to be a commonplace family, the scourge of paedophilia persists daily.
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[49]
La legge di Klya [50]
International title:
Klya's law
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Alessandro De Cristofaro (Ita, 2010, 20') sun 6
In the imaginary country of Klya, a law is passed: no one will ever die alone again. One day, a citizen refuses to abide by this law. His case ends up in court. The trial will change the lives of the people of Klya forever...
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Lontano nei miei occhi [52]
International title:
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
A man's violence against his wife. All before the terrified gaze of their child. Time passes, the child becomes an adult, but history repeats itself: the
victim becomes the executioner.
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Matilda [54]
International title:
Matilda
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Fabrizio Livigni (Ita, 2009, 7') tue 8
Naples. A little three wheeler Ape truck of the city cleaning department chugs through the desolate streets. The truck is driven by a corpulent dustman. While stuck in the traffic he notices an advertising hoarding showing a girl in Hawaiian dress, singing the praises of a television set. The monotonous day of the dustman is interrupted by a wholly unexpected "vision".
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My little piece of Naples [56]
International title:
My little piece of Naples
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Antonio Borriello (Ita, 2009, 5') sat 5
Naples and its problems: you mustn't give in to the constant griping of those who don't know its people.
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[57]
Nella rabbia una speranza [58]
International title:
In anger hope
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Leonardo De Blasiis (Ita, 2009, 4') lun 7
The film describes a young person's rage agains this city, Naples, the focus of his love but also the cause of intolerance and dissatisfaction. The boy manages to find a haven and a way of venting his feelings constructively through poetry, enabling him to regard his city with a hopeful vision.
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[59]
Non fermarti! [60]
International title:
Don't stop!
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Giuseppe Bucci (Ita, 2009, 7') dom 6
A man runs through the grey city streets following something that all those he meets on his path have already renounced.
Poster:
[4]-
[61]
Non ti conosco abbastanza [62]
International title:
I don't know you enough
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Cristiano Luchini (Ita, 2010, 7') mon 7
We think we are refl ecting when we are merely reshuffl ing our prejudices. The protagonist will go through an experience that will throw his
convictions up in the air...
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[63]
Un'offerta per la festa [64]
International title:
An offer for the holy day
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Fabio Mollo (Ita, 2008, 16') sun 6
A remote Campania village celebrates its patron saint. In this early twentieth century society, Teresa is a long way away from all that “she has to do” but freely chooses to “do what she has to”.
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[65]
Oggi gira cosi' [66]
International title:
That's life
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Sydney Sibilia (Ita, 2010, 17') mon 7
The story recounts the bizarre day of Gianni, a Latin and Greek teacher who suffers from bad nerves, and Mirko and Danilo, two louts in their
thirties who, just to live, have invented a singular occupation. Their lives intersect by chance in the centre of Latina, in the luxury apartment of
a bourgeois family, one of whom, the attractive adolescent Lucia, is already bored by life.
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[4]-
[67]
Il passaggio [68]
International title:
The passage
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Roberto Bontà Polito (Ita, 2009, 5') sun 6
A gang of kids playing on the street and a young down-and-out with shamanic powers that can heal the instrument of play (the football). The shaman recounts the myth of Aeneas to show the kids what qualities are needed to gain awareness. In the end they will prefer to listen and be amazed by what they see around them.
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[69]
Un pazzo indietro [70]
International title:
A mad behind me
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Ferdinando Carcavallo (Ita, 2009, 5') mon 7
Strong is the knowledge of having someone close to us who is completely different, someone who observes us without judgment but who is always ready to step in with God knows what devastating effect. It is the madman who always follows behind and who we never see until he decides to take the situation in hand; the moment when it is he who realises he has a madman before him.
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Pills [72]
International title:
Pills
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Riccardo Marchese (U.S.A., 2010, 15') tue 8
H is a former drug addict doing his best to stay straight. He goes to a doctor for help, but the pills the doctor prescribes has a series of strange side effects. And the guy's past returns and knocks on his door...
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[73]
Raising a Veil [74]
International title:
Raising a Veil
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Riccardo Marchese (U.S.A., 2009, 20') tue 8
A boy and girl experience the last days of life on Earth. A meteorite will soon hit the planet and there will be no way out. The boy is in love with
the girl, and from the moment they met, his dream has been to spend the rest of his life with her.
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[75]
La Sagra della Primavera [76]
International title:
The rite of spring
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Giovanni Prisco (Ita, 2010, 7') sab 5
With the arrival of spring in the sleepy southern Italian countryside, a man prepares to sacrifice a life. The only ones present are some animals,
indifferent to death, and a girl, ready to change the course of events.
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[4]-
[77]
Seconda Attività [78]
International title:
Second activity
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Salvatore Polizzi (Ita, 2010, 8') tue 8
Saverio, a promising actor, is shooting a scene but he just doesn't seem to be able to satisfy the director. Meanwhile he has another commitment
where his acting skills will really be put to the test…
Poster:
[4]-
[79]
Shared Lands. Seeing the invisible [80]
International title:
Shared Lands. Seeing the invisible
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Dante Manchisi (Ita, 2010, 14') dom 6
The third episode of the surreal travels of Mr.Max where the protagonist undergoes a special regressive therapy, setting his avatar bird off in search of the origins and future of humankind.
Poster:
[4]-
[81]
Il Soffio Della Terra [82]
International title:
Breath of the Earth
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Stefano Russo (Ita, 2009, 15') lun 7
Nicola has been bedbound for a few years now. A degenerative illness has decimated his motor and respiratory functions. Nicola's world is that of the hospital, which although extremely limited, offers rewarding relationships. The arrival of a new ventilation system gives him the chance to leave his hospital bed...
Poster:
[4]-
[83]
Sounds of life [84]
International title:
Sounds of life
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Michele Salvezza (Ita, 2010, 4') sab 5
Cristina loves the sounds of life
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Poster:
[4]-
[85]
Stato privato [86]
International title:
Private state
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Luigi Marmo (Ita, 2009, 14') mon 7
Italia 2009. What good is freedom without justice?
Poster:
[4]-
[87]
Terrible Truth [90]
International title:
Terrible Truth
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Angelo Papasso e Giuseppe Papasso (Ita, 2009, 20') mon 7
Eddie, his girlfriend Sara and his loyal pal Tony successfully rob wealthy villas. They are a tight-knit and streamlined team but suddenly something
unexpected breaks the equilibrium of their operation.
Poster:
[4]-
[91]
Ultimo Capitolo [92]
International title:
Last chapter
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Filippo Filetti e Fabio Cotta (Ita, 2009, 15') sab 5
A hotel room. A man is writing a detective novel when the characters he is describing come to life in the room, which turns into a 1940s Chicago style saloon.
Poster:
[4]-
[93]
Video 01.avi [94]
International title:
Video 01.avi
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Gianfranco Esposito (Ita, 2010, 3') mon 07
In December 2006 a video camera was found in a hotel room. The footage on the tape was examined thoroughly but still no logical solution has been found.
Poster:
[4]-
[95]
La vita accanto [96]
International title:
Life beside
Rassegna:
Anno:
2010 [2]
Brief synopsis:
di Giuseppe Pizzo (Ita, 2009, 28') sat 5
The Camorra seen through the eyes of a child.
Poster:
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