Program Guide - Cleveland International Film Festival

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Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
(Romanzo Di Una Strage)
Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
ITALY 2012
129 minutes
Saturday, April 6 Sunday, April 7
6:00 PM I Code PIAZ06 11:15 AM I Code PIAZ07
In 1969 the Piazza Fontana building in Milan was bombed.
The tragedy killed 17 people and wounded 88. To date, no one
has ever been convicted of the crime. Italian State Police
placed blame on left-wing organizations from the start, but
were unable to ever prove their suspicions. PIAZZA FONTANA
reconstructs the events that took place and focuses on the
investigation, which led to the strange death of Giuseppe Pinelli,
an anarchist who died during interrogations. Commissioner Luigi
Calabresi, wrongly held responsible for Pinelli’s demise, begins
to uncover new information regarding the attacks, leading him
in a very different direction. Had the police been searching for
answers in all the wrong places? Director Marco Tullio Giordana
arranges the story with great skill, carefully weaving every
nuance into one very stylish and cohesive picture. Filled with
terrific performances from Valerio Mastandrea and Pierfrancesco
Favino, PIAZZA FONTANA is a riveting historical thriller that
examines the many layers of Italy’s most notorious unsolved
crime. (In Italian with subtitles) —E.F.
Producers~Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, Riccardo Tozzi Screenwriting~
Marco Tullio Giordana, Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli Cinematography~
Roberto Forza Editing~Francesca Calvelli Principal Cast~Valerio Mastandrea,
Pierfrancesco Favino, Michela Cescon
Print Source~Adopt Films / jeff@lipsky.net / www.adoptfilms.com
About the Director~Marco Tullio Giordana is an award-winning director and screenwriter
from Italy. He was born in Milan in 1950 and began his career in film as a
writer on the political documentary, “Forza Italia!” Filmography~“To Love The
Damned” (1980), “The Fall Of The Rebel Angels” (1981), “Appointment In
Liverpool” (1988), “Pasolini, An Italian Crime” (1995), “One Hundred Steps”
(2000), “The Best Of Youth” (2003), “Once You’re Born You Can No Longer Hide”
(2005), “Wild Blood” (2008), PIAZZA FONTANA: THE ITALIAN CONSPIRACY
(2012)
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Pieta
Directed by Kim Ki-duk
SOUTH KOREA 2012
104 minutes
Thursday, April 11 Friday, April 12
9:15 AM I Code PIET11 3:55 PM I Code PIET12
Saturday, April 13
8:40 PM I Code PIET13
Visionary director Kim Ki-duk takes us on a savage and disturbing
journey into the heart of darkness. A ruthless loan
shark calmly extracts brutal penalties from clients unable to
pay. He cripples his pleading victims in front of their families
as casually as he kills a chicken for dinner. After one of these
encounters, a strange woman follows him home. She claims
to be his mother who abandoned him over 30 years ago and
is determined to make amends, blaming herself for his violent
lifestyle. What appears to be a journey of redemption and reconcilliation,
in the hands of Kim Ki-duk becomes something
darker and unexpected. As the relationship between mother
and son grows more intense and unpredictable, redemption
and revenge take on entirely new dimensions. Filmed in a
beautifully dark palate, Kim Ki-duk delivers a cinematic jolt
to the senses that will have audiences squirming in their seats
and entirely under its grim spell. PIETA travels a startling and
original labyrinth and is bound to be one of the most talkedabout
films of the Festival. (In Korean with subtitles) —C.R.
Producers~Kim Ki-duk, Kim Soon-mo Screenwriting~Kim Ki-duk
Cinematography~Jo Yeong-jik Editing~Kim Ki-duk Principal Cast~Cho Min-soo,
Lee Jung-jin, Kim Jae-rok, Eunjin Kang, Ok Jin-Yong
Print Source~Drafthouse Films / evan.husney@drafthouse.com /
www.drafthousefilms.com
About the Director~Born in 1960 in Bonghwa, South Korea, Kim Ki-duk has
acheived international recognition as one of the world’s most original and talkedabout
filmmakers. With 18 feature films to his credit, he has won and been
nominated for numerous international awards. Filmography~“Crocodile” (1996),
“Wild Animals” (1997), “Birdcage Inn” (1998), “The Isle” (2000), “Real Fiction”
(2000), “Address Unknown” (2001), “Bad Guy” (2001), “The Coast Guard”
(2002), “Spring..Summer..Fall..Winter..and Spring” (2003)—28th CIFF,
“Samaritan Girl” (2004), “3-Iron” (2004), “The Bow” (2005)—30th CIFF,
“Time” (2006), “Breath” (2007), “Dream” (2008), “Arirang” (2009), “Amen”
(2011), PIETA (2012)
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