2008 10 25 - Movie - Flying Lessons ( Lezioni di Volo )

Flying Lessons
(Lezioni di Volo)
By Francesca Archibugi 2006 106 mins Drama TBA
25 Oct 5pm Free Admission
"Chicken" and "Curry" are two schoolmates whose nicknames refer to the fact that they are always together. After failing their high school finals, they try to deflect the wrath of their families by claiming that Curry (an adopted Indian boy) is suffering from an identity crisis and needs to go to India (in the company of his inseparable friend) to discover his roots. The scheme works. The two leave for India, but the trip turns out to be completely different from what they had imagined. "Chicken" falls in love with a considerably older lady doctor who works for "Doctors without Borders" while "Curry" discovers India, at first rejecting it and then becoming enthralled.

2009 10 25 - Movie - La Strada

La Strada
By Federico Fellini 1954 115 mins Comedy TBA
25 Oct 7.30pm Free Admission
Gelsomina, a carefree girl is sold by her very poor mother to Zampano, a travelling entertainer. She follows him on the road ("la strada") and helps him during his shows. Zampano ill treats her. She meets "The Fool" a tight rope walker. She feels like going with him, but he puts confusion in her mind by pointing out that perhaps Zampano is in love with her.
This Fellini's film is one of the most important films of post-war Italian cinema. It won eight awards and among these the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (1956) and the Silver Lion at Venice Film Festival (1954).