Enjoy some of the best productions of Italian cinema. Refreshments are offered prior to the screening.
Ossessione (1932) Directed by Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti’s directorial debut presaged the postwar emergence of Italian neorealism becoming one of the most significant film movements of the 20th century. Based on James M. Cain’s novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Visconti embedds the melodramatic tale of sexual obsession and murder in the gritty, provincial environments of Ancona and Ferrara during the time of Fascist Italy. Influenced by the work of Jean Renoir, Visconti uses specific techniques to relate the characters to their locations, revealing how their squalid existences and fear of omnipresent poverty can provoke tragedy.
In Italian with English subtitles, 140 minutes.
