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<\/a><\/p>\nCinema, fashion, food excellence and social commitment will be protagonists at the 13rd<\/sup>\u00a0edition of Cinema Italian Style, the Los Angeles showcase for the best Italian movies of the year, supporting the Italian entry to the Academy Awards\u00ae 2018 \u2013 Best Foreign Language Film,\u00a0A CIAMBRA<\/strong>, writer-director Jonas Carpignano\u2019s propulsive drama digs a little deeper into one of the characters from his earlier MEDITERRANEA, a street-smart Romani 14-year-old named Pio.<\/p>\nIn a 10 day marathon full of events, Los Angeles public will have the possibility to be immersed in the Italian culture by discovering digitally restored masterpieces like\u00a0BLOW UP <\/strong>and<\/strong> RED DESERT<\/strong>\u00a0(Deserto rosso) by\u00a0Michelangelo Antonioni<\/strong>\u00a0(to remember 10 years of his passing). Both these screenings\u00a0are part of the official AFI FEST 2017 presented by Audi program.<\/p>\nTen titles, selected by Artistic Curator\u00a0Laura Delli Colli<\/strong>\u00a0with American Cinematheque\u2019s Director of Programming\u00a0Gwen Deglise<\/strong>,\u00a0will then be presented as part of the official program of Cinema Italian Style 2017 at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, at the presence of directors and actors.<\/p>\nThis year\u2019s films include many outstanding performances. Jasmine Trinca<\/strong>, awarded Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival \u201cUn Certain Regard\u201d and best Italian actress 2017 the Nastri d’Argento Awards, will introduce her riveting turn in the title role of\u00a0FORTUNATA<\/strong>, playing a soon-to-be-single mom struggling to realize her dreams. And Renato Carpentieri (best italian actor 2017- Cinematographic press award Nastri d\u2019Argento) is unforgettable as a retired lawyer in failing health who feels closer to his neighbor\u2019s kids than his own children in Gianni Amelio<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0HOLDING HANDS<\/strong>.<\/p>\nYoung people are the focus of Andrea De Sica<\/strong>\u2019s (nephew of Master Vittorio De Sica and son of composer Manuel) and Roberto De Paolis<\/strong>\u2019 feature debuts, as De Sica will explain in occasion of the screenings of\u00a0CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT<\/strong>, in which two friends try to shake the wide-ranging restrictions of their boarding school, and PURE HEARTS<\/strong>, when chaste teen Agnese falls hard for Stefano, a young security guard, though the relationship soon gets bumpy.<\/p>\nNo survey of Italian cinema could be complete without a little romance. Silvio Soldini<\/strong> in EMMA<\/strong>, explores the feelings between a beautiful but blind osteopath (Valeria Golino) and a womanizing ad agency man (Adriano Giannini). Manetti Bros<\/strong>. will introduce the couple at the center of their musical and dramatic love story, that faces even bigger obstacles – he\u2019s a hit man and she\u2019s a witness he\u2019s been assigned to kill. Set in the beautiful Bay of Naples, LOVE AND BULLETS<\/strong>\u00a0is not only an action thriller but also a romantic comedy with music that ranges from Neapolitans songs to rap.<\/p>\nAndrea Molaioli<\/strong>\u2019s SLAM<\/strong>, based on the successful novel by Nick Hornby, is the story of a skater dreaming California, facing the most exciting and at the same time frightening of the experiences for a teenager: growing up!<\/p>\nMismatched couples are played for laughs in two recent Italian comedies. In Francesco Amato<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0LET YOURSELF GO<\/strong>, an austere psychoanalyst (Toni Servillo\u2019s THE GREAT BEAUTY leading actor in his first comedy ) tries to lose some weight with the help of a more outgoing personal trainer. Francesco Bruni<\/strong> will explain his central idea in FRIENDS BY CHANCE<\/strong>, in which a tempestuous 22-year-old slacker is forced to tend to 85-year-old (Alzheimer\u2019s sick) wonderful poet (Italian Master Giuliano Montaldo, here excellent actor). In the latest film by comic Italian very popular tv and comedy stars Ficarra & Picone, <\/strong>box office hit comedy IT\u2019S THE LAW!<\/strong>, a small Sicilian village experiences culture shock when its new mayor renounces corruption.<\/p>\nThe series also includes short films selected also in collaboration with\u00a0Rome Creative Contest Festival.\u00a0<\/strong>Acclaimed actor<\/strong> Claudio Santamaria <\/strong>will introduce his directing debut <\/strong>THE MILLIONAIRS<\/strong>, short film inspired by the graphic novel by Thomas Ott<\/strong>.<\/strong> Other appointments will explore the link between cinema and\u00a0cuisine<\/em>, as many different activities in Los Angeles will be part of worldwide events organized for the second edition of the\u00a0EXTRAORDINARY ITALIAN TASTE \u2013 Italian Cuisine in the World Week<\/strong>. Laura Delli Colli<\/strong>, Artistic Curator of Cinema Italian Style, will be introducing her book Bread, Love and Dreams \u2013 The taste of Italian cinema<\/strong>, over fifty years of Italian cinema in a tasty journey through images, recipes, memories and backstage stories, on November 15th\u00a0<\/sup>at the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles, followed by the opening of the photographic exhibition \u201cFood and Film Stories\u201d, <\/strong>produced by Istituto Luce Cinecitt\u00e0 with images from the archives of Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.<\/p>\nCinema Italian Style, created in 2004 by Gwen Deglise, Dennis Bartok (American Cinematheque) and Camilla Cormanni (Luce Cinecitt\u00e0), is co-presented by the American Cinematheque and Luce Cinecitt\u00e0, under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles, the Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Cultural Institute. 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