Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival is pleased to partner with the Charleston Library Society to present Il cinema ritrovato, two days of movie-related events set for March 27 and 28, 2025.
The Charleston Library Society will host a reception and film talk 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27, featuring Italian cocktails and a presentation by scholar Kim Tomadjoglou, an audio-visual curator-archivist and historian, and former director of the archives of the American Film Institute. Dr. Tomadjoglou will speak about the challenges and importance of film restoration.
Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival will screen a double-header of recently restored classic movies on Friday, March 28 at the Queen Street Playhouse:
5 p.m. – “The Passionate Thief” (1960)
Directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Totò, Anna Magnani and Ben Gazzara.
7 p.m. – “Purple Noon” (1960)
Directed by Rene Clement and starring Alain Delon, Marie Laforêt and Maurice Ronet.
The screenings are made possible by a special collaboration between Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival and the Bologna-based Il Cinema Ritrovato Film Festival.
Members of NCIFF and CLS pay $40 each for the reception/talk and both movies. Non-members pay $50 each. Individual tickets for the film screenings will be on sale for $20 each at the theater to any walk-up patrons.
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Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival mounts each fall a four-day red-carpet event featuring screenings of acclaimed contemporary Italian movies. This year, for the first time, the festival is introducing a spring event that celebrates classic films.
Founded in 2006, Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival is the premier event of its kind in the United States, with 13 screenings, presentations by special guests from Italy and a variety of related events, all designed to promote Italian arts, language and culture.
