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During the New York festival, many of the
questions raised in Pesaro will continue
to be investigated: What is an ItalianAmerican film language? What are the
elements of its style, its recurrent visual
motifs, the poetics of its images? How
does Italian-American cinema find its
place among other hyphenated American
cinema? What are its specific and shared
themes? Please join us in exploring these
topics with directors, actors, scholars, and
film aficionados, and in viewing this series
of fresh and revealing cinematic works.
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
Queens College/CUNY
25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1700
New York, NY 10036
In September 2008, the Calandra Institute
and the Pesaro Festival of New Cinema
will present an updated version of the
retrospective in New York City. The
Calandra Institute will publish an English
translation of Quei bravi ragazzi.
Phone: 212-642-2094
Fax: 212-642-2030
Email: [email protected]
In June 2007, the Calandra Institute
co-sponsored a retrospective of new
Italian-American cinema as part of the
43rd Festival of New Cinema in Pesaro,
Italy, under the artistic direction of
Giovanni Spagnoletti. Film scholar
Giuliana Muscio of the University of Padua
curated a selection of films made after the
so-called “new Hollywood” generation
of Italian-American filmmakers such as
Michael Cimino, Francis Ford Coppola,
Brian De Palma, and Martin Scorsese.
In addition to feature films, the festival
presented short films and documentaries.
Scholars presented on Italian-American
history, culture, and cinematic artistry
during the conference component of
the festival. A volume of critical essays
addressing Italian-American cinema and
its contribution to American cinema,
Quei bravi ragazzi, edited by Muscio and
Spagnoletti, was published in Italian by
Marsilio Editori.
September 24–27, 2008
A festival of
New
Italian
American
Cinema
A festival of
New
Italian American
Cinema
Conference
Wednesday, September 24
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, Manhattan
9 AM Coffee & Pastries
Opening Remarks
10 AMRoundtable discussion
Noon Lunch
1 PMRoundtable discussion
3 PMRoundtable discussion
5 PMRoundtable discussion
7 PMReception
September 24–27, 2008
Film Screenings
Film Screenings
Film Screenings
Borough of Manhattan Community College,
Richard Harris Terrace, 199 Chambers Street, Manhattan
CUNY Graduate Center, Proshansky Auditorium,
365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
Hunter College, Ida K. Lang Recital Hall, Room 424 Hunter North,
East 69th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues, Manhattan
10 AM Trees Lounge
10 AM The Sweet New
(Raymond Rea, 2007; 52 min.)
10 AM Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish
Noon Che bella famiglia
The Blinking Madonna
Lena’s Spaghetti
(Joseph Greco, 1994; 23 min.)
Noon Pishadoo
1 PM
2 PM
Roundtable with directors and actors
Fifty Cents
(Michael Canzoniero & Marco Ricci,
1997; 22 min.)
Tiramisù
Nunzio’s Second Cousin
Bust A Move
(Philip Botti, 2000; 28 min.)
1 PM
Puccini for Beginners
True Love Waits
(Dina Fiasconaro, 2004; 17 min.)
3 PM
Two Family House
3 PM
Dirt
Brooklyn Lobster
5 PM
7 PM
9 PM
Thursday, September 25
5 PM
(Steve Buscemi, 1996; 95 min.)
(Diane Frederick, 1993; 30 min.)
Friday, September 26
(Kevin Jordan, 1999; 90 min.)
Noon A pena do pana
(Lucia Grillo, 2005; 19 min.)
Touch
Mio paese—My Town
1 PM
Knock on Wood
(Tony De Nonno, 1982; 24 min.)
Baggage
Uncovering
Dinner Rush
(Bob Giraldi, 2001; 99 min.)
Mother Tongue: Italian American
Sons & Mothers
True Love
7 PM
Canvas
3 PM
Household Saints
Roundtable with directors and actors
9 PM
Roundtable with directors and actors
5 PM
Pane amaro
(Raymond De Felitta, 2000; 108 min.)
(Kevin Jordan, 2005; 94 min.)
(Nancy Savoca, 1989; 104 min.)
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(Beth Harrington, 1994; 56 min.)
(Philip Botti, 2008,13 min.)
Saturday, September 27
(Len Guercio, 2002; 17 min.)
(Tom De Cerchio, 1994; 18 min.)
(Maria Maggenti, 2006; 82 min.)
(Nancy Savoca, 2004; 91 min.)
(Joseph Greco, 2006; 101 min.)
7 PM
Cover photograph: Lucia Grillo and Maria Teresa Attisani in A pena do pana ©Calabrisella Films
(Dina Ciraulo, 1995; 17 min.)
(Katherine Gulla 1986; 26 min.)
(Susan Caperna Lloyd, 2001; 32 min.)
(Mariarosy Calleri, 1996; 14 min.);
(Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno, 1999; 43 min.)
(Nancy Savoca, 1993; 124 min.)
(Gianfranco Norelli, 2007; 104 min.)
Romance and Cigarettes
(John Turturro, 2005; 105 min.)
9 PM
Roundtable with directors and actors
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