Italian Film Screenings at North End BPL Branch

When: March 7, 21 and 28 at 6:00 p.m.

Where: North End Branch Library – 25 Parmenter Street, Boston, MA

All Films in Italian with English Subtitles

Wednesday, March 7 at 6:00 p.m.
La Siciliana Ribelle (The Sicilian Girl) (2009)

Drama based on a true story. Run Time: 1 hr. 55 min

A young girl gets pushed beyond her limits and exercises legal justice swiftly and brutally in this earnest biopic of a real-life Mafia betrayer.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 6:00pm
L’ Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio (2004)

Documentary Run Time: 90 minutes.

The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio begins in the Esquilino neighborhood in Rome.

This colorful and largely populated by immigrants area of Rome revolves around a square that is a hub for various cultures, sounds and musicians from all corners of the world: Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, also known as Piazza Vittorio. This Piazza inspired musician Mario Tronco, of the Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel, and filmmaker Agostino Ferrente to reunite some of
these extraordinary performers, each one unique in origin, instrument, and musical experience, in a group, or better an orchestra, that plays and reinvents music from all over the world with an energy that audiences take away with them after each concert.

The documentary L’Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio (2006) by Agostino Ferrente tells the story of this very unusual musical ensemble.

La Strada di Levi (Primo Levi’s Journey) (2007)
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

Documentary – Run Time: 92 minutes.

In this documentary, director Davide Ferrario follows the path that author Primo Levi took in his escape from Auschwitz to Turin, Italy.

Starring: Andrzej Wajda, Ruslana Bilozir
Directed by: Francesco Rosi
Release year: 2007
Studio: Cinema Guild