The youth film festival Alice nella
Città, which runs parallel to the Rome Film Festival and this
year takes place October 17 through 27, in its 2019 edition will
shine a spotlight on 98-year-old Italian actress Franca Valeri
as well as Oscar-winning actor Casey Affleck.
Affleck will teach a masterclass on acting at this year's
festival and his film Light of My Life will be screened as the
festival's opening feature.
The film, which Affleck both directed and starred in, tells
the story of the bond between a father and his 11-year-old
daughter.
The festival will host a tribute to Franca Valeri, in
collaboration with the David di Donatello film award, titled
"Women in Film Tell the Story of Franca".
The female narrators tell Valeri's story through their
favorite films starring her, and includes actresses Anna
Foglietta and Paola Minaccioni and journalist Piera Detassis,
who this year became the first-ever woman to head the David di
Donatello awards.
Fabia Bettini, co-director of Alice in Città along with her
husband Gianluca Giannelli, said the idea to pay tribute to
Valeri came from the idea of introducing her to a new
generation.
"Franca, among other things, loves rock, so much so that even
Frankie Hi-Nrg will be there to tell about their collaboration
in 2003," Bettini said, referring to the Italian rapper.
Screenings at this year's festival will include the Dardenne
brothers' Le Jeune Ahmed, which won the award for best director
at Cannes; as well as a restored version of their 1999 feature
Rosetta.
Director Gianni Amelio will screen a restored version of his
first TV feature, the 1970 work The End of the Game.
Giuseppe Tornatore will also be at the film festival to
celebrate the 30th anniversary of his film Cinema Paradiso,
which he will discuss with Italian director Mario Sesti.
Competition categories will include the international
section, short films, and Panorama Italia, dedicated to emerging
Italian films.
Among films competing in that category this year will be
director Elisa Amoruso's Bellissime, a documentary on four women
from one family who are united in their passion for beauty.
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