Karlovy Vary: the Italian Selection

Roberto Andò in competition

Karlovy Vary: the Italian Selection

The confessions (Le confessioni) by Roberto Andò has been selected in Competition representing Italy at the next 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (July 1 -9).  This year’s selection of Italian productions which also includes Marco Bellocchio’ s Sweet Dreams (Fai bei sogni), Don’t be Bad (Non essere cattivo) by Claudio Caligari, Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare) by Gianfranco Rosi and Lost and Beautiful (Bella e perduta) by Pietro Marcello, brings to Karlovy Vary a powerful and eclectic overview of Italian cinema.
Also screening as part of the Retrospective program is Luchino Visconti’ s Rocco and his Brothers (Rocco e I suoi fratelli) and  Marco Ferreri’s The last Woman (La dernière femme) by Marco Ferreri, 40 years after its release..
In the prestigious section Variety Critics’ Choice, that every year presents the best worldwide first feature selected by “Variety” critics we find  They call me Jeeg (lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot) by Gabriele Mainetti
The Italian delegation in Karlovy Vary features Roberto Andò, Gabriele Mainetti and Valerio Mastandrea as well  as screenwriter Maurizio Braucci who this year is a member of the International Jury.
The selection and the Italian delegation of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival are organized by the Istituto Luce Cinecittà - Worldwide Promotion of Italian Contemporary Cinema Dept. (Filmitalia).

THE PROGRAM:

The Confessions by Roberto Andò: Competition
Sunday 3 - 08:30 Congress Hall [Press & Industry], 17:00 Grand Hall
Monday 4 - 10:00 Pupp Cinema
Wednesday 6 - 09:00 Drahomíra Cinema

Don't be Bad by Claudio Caligari: Horizons
Saturday 2 - 19:00 Národní dům Cinema
Sunday 3 - 14:00 Cinema C [Press & Industry]
Wednesday 6 - 14:00 Grand Hall
Friday 8 - 19:00 Pupp Cinema

Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi: Horizons
Saturday 2 - 09:00 Grand Hall
Tuesday 5 - 19:00 Pupp Cinema
Thursday 7 - 20:00 Cinema A [Press & Industry]
Saturday 9 - 13:00 Národní dům Cinema

Sweet Dreams by Marco Bellocchio: Horizons
Sunday 3 - 10:00 Národní dům Cinema
Tuesday 5 - 21:00 Small Hall
Saturday 9 - 09:30 Small Hall

Lost and Beautiful by Pietro Marcello: Another View
Friday 1 - 18:30 Karlovy Vary Municipal Theatre
Saturday 2 - 14:00 Drahomíra Cinema
Monday 4 - 11:30 Grand Hall
Thursday 7 - 13:00 Congress Hall

They call me Jeeg by Gabriele Mainetti: Variety Critics' Choice
Saturday 2 - 16:00 Národní dům Cinema
Tuesday 5 - 16:00 Pupp Cinema
Thursday 7 - 18:30 Čas Cinema
Saturday 9 - 11:00 Cinema C [Press & Industry]