Birmingham Museum of Art
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Italian Film Festival

Saturday, November 17, 10am-5pm

Italy has spawned great filmmakers such as Fellini and Rossellini, with the tradition carried on by modern filmmakers such as Benigni. Join us as we trace the roots of Italian film, beginning with clips of the silent The Last Days of Pompeii and ending with a modern classic.


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10:00 am (clips only)
The Last Days of Pompeii
, Mario Caserini, 1913, 88 minutes

10:25 am
Ladri di Biciclette
(The Bicycle Thief), Vittorio De Sica, 1948, 93 minutes

12:15 pm
8 1/2, Federico Fellini, 1963, 138 minutes

2:50 pm
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
, Giuseppe Tomatore, 1988, 123 minutes