Salon Italia: Torneranno i prati

Italian Moovie with English subtitles

Introduction and post screening discussion with Nick Walker

A group of soldiers face the difficulty of war during one night at the Italian Front.

The scenes take place in the actual mountains (Asiago Plateau) that witnessed the efforts, the tragedies and the sufferings of the soldiers of the Great War.  

Ermanno Olmi was born in Bergamo, Lombardy. His best known film is The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'Albero degli zoccoli, 1978), which was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. The Legend of the Holy Drinker (La leggenda del santo bevitore,1988), based on the novel by Joseph Roth and starring Rutger Hauer, won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival as well as a David di Donatello award.

The Profession of Arms (Il mestiere delle armi,2001) also won a David di Donatello award. In 2008 he received the Honorary Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival

 

Name of the event: Salon Italia - Torneranno i prati

Date: 15/12/ 2015 at 6:30 pm

Venue: Italian Cultural Institute, London

Address: 39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX

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Price of ticket from: free

Type of event: culture

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URL: www.icilondon.esteri.it

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