Melbourne Cinémathèque & ACMI present
The Night of the Shooting Stars
When
Wed 28 Feb 2024
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Amongst the most fondly remembered of the Tavianis’ films, this winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, recounting the dangerous trek of a group of Tuscan villagers trying to reach American forces during the final stages of the war in Italy, is a poetic, beautifully shot, fantastical and tragi-comic masterpiece. This mix of melodrama, deep-veined history, dramatic and magical realism presents a heightened portrayal of the memories, traumas and experiences of war and occupation. Starring Omero Antonutti (Padre Padrone, El sur) and Margarita Lozano.
35mm print courtesy of Cinecittà Luce
Presented in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute
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Australia's longest-running film society, Melbourne Cinémathèque screens significant works of international cinema in the medium they were created, the way they would have originally screened.
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