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Lavazza Italian Film Festival

Movie stuffThe 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
For all enquiries and information, check out the Film Festival site here.
And don’t forget to follow them on Twitter!  http://twitter.com/italianff

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