Enjoy nine recent Italian films and one program of short films at the 2023 Italian Film Festival USA of Portland. Films will be shown in
Italian with English subtitles at Fifth Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall Street.
Movies shown:
NOSTALGIA (Director, Mario Martone, Drama, 2022, 118 min.)
Friday, April 21 • 7:00 p.m. ♦ 5th Avenue Cinema
After forty years abroad, Felice returns to Napoli. He does not heed the advice of others to leave and forget a
dangerous friendship--as if it were possible to leave behind a city that has entered your heart forever.
THE PASSION OF ANNA MAGNANI (Director, Enrico Cerasuolo, Documentary, 2019, 60 min.)
Friday, April 21 • 9:30 p.m. ♦ 5th Avenue Cinema
An intimate portrait of the great Italian actress Anna Magnani. In 1956, she was won an Academy Award for
Best Actress and remains the only Italian actress to win for an English-speaking film.
WELL BUT NOT VERY WELL (Director, Francesco Mandelli, Drama, 2018, 100 min.)
Saturday, April 22 • 7:00 p.m. ♦ 5th Avenue Cinema
Candida is fifteen years old. When her father loses his job, she moves to Turin with him, starts a new life, and
attends a new high school. She makes friends with Jacopo, an introverted boy who's often bullied by his
classmates, and the two get along well, but his father does not approve of their friendship.
ASPROMONTE, LAND OF THE FORGOTTEN (Director, Mimmo Calopresti, Drama, 2019, 87 min.)
Saturday, April 22 • 9:00 p.m. ♦ 5th Avenue Cinema
In 1951, no road connects a small village in the southern valley of Aspromonte with other towns. In the wake of
a tragedy, the inhabitants put aside their work and unite to build a road.
SHORT FILM PROGRAM (Comedy, Drama, Animation 2022, 100 min.)
Sunday, April 23 • 4:00 p.m. ♦ 5th Avenue Cinema
Six recent films—L'allaccio, Mammarranca, Briciole, Caramelle, Story of Your Life and Tana libera tutti—are in
competition for your vote for best short film.