June 20, 2023

Apriti Cinema, films under the stars return to the Uffizi square

All screenings scheduled from 26 June to 7 August. Free admission

The nights of the Florentine summer will light up with films under the stars! There are many film arenas that will be lit up for the summer of 2023, one of the most beautiful being the one in the square in front of the Uffizi Galleries, which hosts Apriti Cinema again this year.

The film arena is organised by the Quelli dell'Alfieri association, with programming by the Cinema la Compagnia - Fondazione Sistema Toscana, in collaboration and with the support of the Uffizi Galleries, and is included in the programme of events of the Florentine Summer of the Municipality of Florence. This year's dates are from 26 June to 7 August: every evening, at 9.45 p.m., with free access, subject to availability, a film is proposed to the Italian and international public, in its original language, with Italian subtitles and in some cases also in English

The beating heart of the programme will be the titles proposed by the international festivals of the 50 Days of Cinema in Florence, the Florence Korea Film Fest, the Latin American film festival Entre Dos Mundos and the festival focusing on the promotion of short films, Sentiero Film Factory.

The programme of Apriti Cinema 2023 will be made up of many special events, including the evenings dedicated to great art, organised by the Uffizi Galleries; Zeffirelli 100, on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of the master of Italian cinema and theatre; the tribute to Anna Magnani, on the 50th anniversary of her death; the live performance, not to forget the Georgofili Massacre; the documentary to rediscover the genius of Margherita Hack, in collaboration with the Museo Galileo; the tribute to the great soprano Maria Callas, in collaboration with the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.

Among the most important guests announced are internationally renowned director Alice Rohrwacher, invited by the Festival dei Popoli, Italian directors Samuele Rossi, Alessandro Capitani, Carolina Cavalli, Roberto Dassoni, Alberto Utrera and video artist Antonello Matarazzo.

PROGRAM

MONDAY 26 JUNE - Lo schermo dell'arte - Notti di mezza estate Pablo di Neanderthal, by Antonello Matarazzo, Italy, 2022, 63', language: Italian with English subtitles. In the presence of the director and Bruno Di Martino.
TUESDAY 27 JUNE - Florence Korea Film Fest
In Our Prime, by Park Dong-hoon, South Korea, 2022, 117', ver. o. Korean with Italian subtitles.
WEDNESDAY 28 JUNE - Florence Queer Festival So Damn Easy Going, by Christoffer Sandler, Sweden and Norway, 2022, 91', language: Swedish with Italian subtitles.
THURSDAY 29 JUNE - Uffizi Galleries
The Ideal Museum, by Ivan Bolotnikov and Fedor Pronko, Russia, 2023, 72', language: English with Italian subtitles. In the presence of Elena Chernyak, Francesco Pignatelli and Boris Manner.
FRIDAY 30 JUNE - Entre dos Mundos - Ibero-American Film Festival In the presence of the director and an expert from the Rural Seeds Network
El sentido del cacao, en busca del gusto perdido, by Alberto Utrera, Spain, 2020, 20', language: Spanish with Italian subtitles.
SATURDAY 1 JULY - Fuori Sentiero, curated by Sentiero Film Factory in the presence of the director Bellissima, short film by Alessandro Capitani, Italy, 2015, 12', language: Italian. To be followed by I nostri fantasmi, by Alessandro Capitani, Italy, 2021, 90', language: Italian.
SUNDAY 2 JULY - 9.30 p.m. Premio Claudio Carabba Award ceremony of the second edition of the "Premio Claudio Carabba", a competition for young film critics dedicated to the memory of the great Florentine critic. To follow Homage to Anna Magnani. L'amore, by Roberto Rossellini, Italy, 1948, 69', Italian language version
MONDAY 3 JULY - arena closed for concert
TUESDAY 4 JULY - Middle East Now Festival - Summer Picks
Presentation of the book Iran. Il tempo delle donne (Castelvecchi 2023) by Luciana Borsatti. To follow, Noi donne iraniane (We Iranian Women), by Sabina Fedeli and Anna Migotto, Italy, 2023, 60', Italian language version. In the presence of the author Luciana Borsatti, with a video introduction by the directors.
WEDNESDAY 5 JULY - Festival dei Popoli - Tribute to Alice Rohrwacher Corpo celeste, by Alice Rohrwacher, Italy, France, Switzerland, 2011, 100', language: Italian with English subtitles. In the presence of the director.
THURSDAY 6 JULY - Zeffirelli 100 Franco Zeffirelli, short film by Matteo Cichero and Matteo Mascotto, produced by the Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus, supervised by director Pippo Zeffirelli, Italy, 2023, 13', language: Italian. To follow Per Firenze, by Franco Zeffirelli, Italy, 1966, 50', language: Italian.
SATURDAY 8 JULY - Arena closed for concert
SUNDAY 9 JULY - In collaboration with the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino MyCallas, by Roberto Dassoni, Italy, 2023, 60', language: Italian. In the presence of the director, the musician Gian Francesco Amoroso and Giovanni Vitali of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
MONDAY 10 JULY - The screen of art - Midsummer Nights
The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art and Times of David Hammons, by Harold Crooks and Judd Tully, United States, 2022, 100', language: English with Italian subtitles.
TUESDAY 11 JULY - Middle East Now Festival - Summer Picks
Harka, by Lofti Nathan, Tunisia, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, 2022, 90', original language with Italian and English subtitles. In the presence of Alberto Tonini - University of Florence.
WEDNESDAY 12 JULY - Festival dei Popoli - Tribute Alice Rohrwacher
Le meraviglie, by Alice Rohrwacher, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, 2014, 110', language: Italian with English subtitles.
THURSDAY 13 JULY - Zeffirelli 100
Franco Zeffirelli, short film by Matteo Cichero and Matteo Mascotto (replica). Followed by La bisbetica domata, by Franco Zeffirelli, Italy and United States, 1967, 122', language: English with Italian subtitles.
FRIDAY 14 JULY - River to River Florence Indian Film Festival
Almost Pyaar, by Anurag Kashyap, India-UK, 2022, 155', Indian language with Italian and English subtitles.
SATURDAY 15 JULY - 10 years without Margherita Hack - In collaboration with the Museo Galileo Margherita.
La voce delle stelle, documentary by Samuele Rossi, Italy, 2022, 52', language: Italian with English subtitles. In the presence of the director and Roberto Ferrari, Executive Director of the Museo Galileo.
SUNDAY 16 JULY - arena closed for concert
MONDAY 17 JULY - The screen of art - Midsummer Nights
Art & Krimes by Krimes, by Alysa Nahmias, USA, 2021, 84', v.o. English with Italian subtitles.
TUESDAY 18 JULY - Middle East Now Festival - Summer Picks
The Exam, by Shawkat Amin Korki, Germany, Iraq, Kurdistan, Qatar, 2021, 90', original language with Italian and English subtitles.
WEDNESDAY 19 JULY - Festival dei Popoli - Tribute to Alina Marazzi
Tutto parla di te, by Alina Marazzi, Italy, 83', 2012, language: Italian.
THURSDAY 20 JULY - Zeffirelli 100
The Artistic Director of Livorno's Effetto Venezia 2023 presents the 39th edition entitled "Cinema is the City". Among the kermesse's many appointments is a tribute to Maestro Zeffirelli. Franco Zeffirelli (short film by Matteo Cichero, replica). To follow Romeo and Juliet, by Franco Zeffirelli, Italy and United States, 1968, 138', v.o. English with Italian subtitles
FRIDAY 21 JULY - Uffizi Galleries
Wo ist Gott?, by Sandra Gold, Germany, 2022, 105', language: German with Italian subtitles.
SATURDAY 22 JULY - Florence 1993 - 2023. 30th Anniversary of the Via dei Georgofili Massacre Gutted. Live-above
SUNDAY 23 JULY - Uffizi Galleries: Uffizi diffuse and Municipality of Casole d'Elsa
Malinconia, by Francesco Rossi, Italy, 7', language: Italian. In the presence of the director and Vittoria Panichi. To follow Homage to Anna Magnani Bellissima, masterpiece of Neorelism, by Luchino Visconti, Italy, 1951, 114', language: Italian with English subtitles.
MONDAY 24 JULY - The screen of art - Midsummer Nights
Marina Abramović & Ulay: No Predicted End, by Kasper Bech Dyg, Denmark, 2022, 95′, language: English with Italian subtitles
TUESDAY 25 JULY - Middle East Now Festival - Summer Picks
El Arena, by Jay B. Jammal, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, 2022, 78', original language with Italian and English subtitles Italian Premiere
WEDNESDAY 26 JULY - Festival dei Popoli - Tribute to Alice Rohrwacher
Futura, by Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi and Alice Rohrwacher, Italy, 2021,105′, language: Italian with English subtitles.
THURSDAY 27 JULY - Zeffirelli 100
Franco Zeffirelli, by Matteo Cichero and Matteo Mascotto (replica)
Followed by La Traviata, film-opera by Franco Zeffirelli, Italy, 1982, 109′, Italian language.
FRIDAY 28 JULY - N.I.C.E.-New Italian Cinema Events Eveline fra le nuvole, by Anna di Francisca, Italy, 2023 90', language: Italian with English subtitles.
SATURDAY 29 JULY
Special Event - Awaiting the retrospective that La Compagnia will dedicate to Luis Buñuel from September 2023 Buñuel - Nel labirinto delle tartarughe, by Salvador Simó, Spain, Netherlands and Germany, 2018, 80', language: Spanish with Italian subtitles.
SUNDAY 30 JULY - Homage to Anna Magnani
La rosa tatuata, by Daniel Mann, USA, 1955, 117', language: English with Italian subtitles
MONDAY 31 JULY - FánHuā Chinese Film Festival
Wind, by Dadren Wanggyal, China, 2020, 96', language: Tibetan with Italian subtitles.
TUESDAY 1 AUGUST - Florence Korea Film Fest
Life is Beautiful, by Choi Kook- hee, South Korea, 2022, 122', language: Korean with Italian subtitles.
WEDNESDAY 2 AUGUST
Special Event. Firenze città d'acque, by Massimo Becattini, Sandro Nardoni, Luciano Nocentini, Italy 2022. In the presence of the directors.
THURSDAY 3 AUGUST - Zeffirelli 100
short film Franco Zeffirelli (replica). Followed by Othello, film-opera by Franco Zeffirelli, Italy, Netherlands, 1986, 114', v.o. Italian, with Italian subtitles.
FRIDAY 4 AUGUST - Homage to Anna Magnani
Pelle di serpente, by Sidney Lumet, USA, 1960, 119', language: English with Italian subtitles.
SATURDAY 5 AUGUST - Homage to Anna Magnani
Mamma Roma, by Pierpaolo Pasolini, Italy, 1962, 106', Italian language version.
SUNDAY 6 AUGUST - Zeffirelli 100
Franco Zeffirelli short film (replica). Followed by Un tè con Mussolini, by Franco Zeffirelli, Italy and UK, 1999, 117', language: English, with Italian subtitles.
MONDAY 7 AUGUST - Tribute to Anna Magnani Selvaggio è il vento, by George Cukor, USA, 1957, 114', language: English with Italian subtitles.