The Lavazza Italian Film Festival is back in Adelaide and in it’s eleventh year, still strives to bring the passion of Italy to the Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas. With a schedule that is full of emerging Italian films and reminiscent of a great Italian night out, the Lavazza Italian Film Festival is a must – attend for every film buff.
Eleven years ago, nobody was organising an Italian Film Festival in Australia. Amongst Australia’s many wonderful cultural film festivals that were taking place, this seemed like a sad omission. How could Italy, a country with such a long-standing tradition in filmmaking, not be represented by its own festival in a country bursting with Italophiles, Italo-Australians and film buffs? It was for this reason that Palace Cinemas, an independent family business, took up the challenge to create and run the Festival ourselves from scratch!
Now in its eleventh year, the Festival has grown into a national event attracting 70,000 admissions in 6 Australian capital cities. The 2010 edition highlights the best line up of new Italian cinema ever presented in Australia with 26 films including a diverse range of comedies, dramas, thrillers and documentaries from award-winning directors and actors, as well as spotlighting debut films from exciting new talent and closing with a classic. This is your only chance to see the latest and greatest Italian movies at the Palace Nova Eastend Cinema.
Escape for an afternoon or evening to Italy and enjoy the complete Italian experience, from the exceptional movie to the barista-made coffee, limoncello cocktail or glass of vino rosso.
Viva il cinema Italiano!
What’s On Offer and When:
Click here to book tickets securely online.
You can browse the digital version of the programme online here.
All films open to patrons 18 years and over unless otherwise noted, please check film classification exemptions online and in newspaper ads during the festival.
Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas
Opening Night 13th October: La Nostra Vita
Closing Night 27th October: 6:30pm: The White Space
9:15pm: Bicycle Thieves
Wednesday 13 October | Wednesday 20 October | ||||||
7.30pm | Opening Night: | 6.30pm | Kiss Me Again | ||||
La Nostra Vita | 9.15pm | A Matter Of Heart | |||||
Thursday 14 October | Thursday 21 October | ||||||
6.30pm | A Matter Of Heart | 6.30pm | Cosmonaut | ||||
9.15pm | Bets & Wedding Dresses | 9.15pm | The White Space | ||||
Friday 15 October | Friday 22 October | ||||||
6.30pm | Baarìa | 6.30pm | What More Do I Want | ||||
9.15pm | The Right Thing | 9.15pm | Happy Family | ||||
Saturday 16 October | Saturday 23 October | ||||||
11.30am | Raise Your Head | 11.00am | The Man Who Will Come | ||||
1.30pm | The Cézanne Affair | 1.15pm | Ten Winters | ||||
4.00pm | The First Beautiful Thing | 3.45pm | The Front Line | ||||
6.30pm | La Nostra Vita | 6.30pm | Sorry If I Want To Marry You | ||||
9.15pm | Happy Family | 9.15pm | The First Beautiful Thing | ||||
Sunday 17 October | Sunday 24 October | ||||||
11.30am | Ten Winters | 11.00am | Vittorio D. | ||||
1.30pm | The Double Hour | 1.15pm | The Cézanne Affair | ||||
4.00pm | Special Event: | 3.45pm | Baarìa | ||||
Sorry If I Want To Marry You | 6.30pm | Loose Cannons | |||||
6.30pm | Love 14 | 9.15pm | The Man Who Will Come | ||||
9.15pm | Draquila – Italy Trembles | ||||||
Monday 25 October | |||||||
Monday 18 October | 6.30pm | Draquila Italy Trembles | |||||
6.30pm | Love 14 | 9.15pm | The Double Hour | ||||
9.15pm | Kiss Me Again | ||||||
Tuesday 26 October | |||||||
Tuesday 19 October | 6.30pm | Marriage & Other Disasters | |||||
6.30pm | Cosmonaut | 9.15pm | Bets & Wedding Dresses | ||||
9.15pm | Me, Them and Lara |
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