Articles about Italian cinema in Switzerland
Agata Christian - Delitto sulle nevi at the cinema
A murder in a castle cut off by snow revives the classic whodunit with irreverent comedy and the pace of popular farce. With Agata Christian – Delitto sulle nevi, Eros Puglielli returns behind the camera and reunites part of the Cortina Express cast to tackle different ground...
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La vita va così: Riccardo Milani’s new film between land, memory and modernity
With La vita va così, Riccardo Milani delivers a comedy with a profound tone reflecting on the delicate balance between progress and identity. The film is now in cinemas also in German-speaking Switzerland and Ticino with screenings in Italian
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Berlinguer. La grande ambizione by Andrea Segre in cinemas
With Berlinguer. La grande ambizione, Andrea Segre has made an intense and necessary film, able to bring back to the centre of public debate the figure of one of the most influential and visionary Italian politicians of the twentieth century: Enrico Berlinguer, the historic secretary of the PCI.
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La prodigiosa trasformazione della classe operaia in stranieri: Samir's film in cinemas
In cinemas from 8 September, “La prodigiosa trasformazione della classe operaia in stranieri” is a deep and reflective work that invites the audience to consider the complexities of immigration and integration.
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Maria Montessori now in cinemas, a fitting tribute to a great Italian figure
In cinemas: the life and work of the educator Maria Montessori, who in 1889 was the first woman to enrol in Medicine and who revolutionised school teaching with her pedagogical “method”, exported abroad as well.
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Celebration of Dante Alighieri at the cinema in Switzerland with the Dantedì
The Dantedì, the day dedicated to the great poet Dante Alighieri, will be celebrated on Monday 25 March 2024 all over Switzerland with the screening of the new film “Dante” in Geneva, Lausanne, Bern, Zurich and Lugano. A symbol of our language, our culture and our identity.
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Rapito: based on a true story, where religion split a heart in two and still left it “alive”
One of the most awarded films of 2023: director Marco Bellocchio and his cast brought to the screen a story that really happened, dated 1858, in which a Jewish child is literally ABDUCTED by Pope Pius IX. It is the beginning of a case that will leave the whole of Europe astounded.
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On the big screen the beautiful biography of a man who became a legend: Enzo Ferrari
Michael Mann brings back to the big screen one of the most ambitious figures of the last century, where passion imposes very precise rules and codes. The man who devoted his life to racing, taking the automobile to an unequalled level. It will be released in cinemas on 14 December under the title: FERRARI.
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The film “Il Colore del dolore” by Francesco Benigno (Mary per sempre) with the director present
Everything is ready for the Swiss premiere of Francesco Benigno's first feature film, “Il colore del dolore”. The first date is set for 9 November 2023 at 7.00 pm at the Liceo Artistico in Zurich, and continues on the following days in Winterthur, Lucerne and Lachen. The film is an autobiographical work.
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Now in cinemas “Il Colibrì”, the unveiled life of a loser
Il Colibrì: the unveiled life of a loser. Sandro Veronesi's novel Il Colibrì has become a film by Francesca Archibugi starring Pierfrancesco Favino, who works the miracle of capturing the essence of a character and making him even more moving. In cinemas in Switzerland from 7 September
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Ennio Morricone - The Maestro at the cinema
\u201cEnnio Morricone - Il Maestro\u201d hits cinemas on 22 December. \u201cEnnio\u201d is the all-round portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific musician of the twentieth century, twice an Oscar\u00ae winner, author of more than 500 unforgettable soundtracks.
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Il giardino del re: the mastery of Silvio Soldini returns, interview with the director
A career woman who focuses on her work and neglects her family, without realising that she is trapped in a system that has swallowed her up. But a chance accident in the street on a rainy evening changes her life: she begins to question her world and to regenerate herself. Read the interview with director Silvio Soldini
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AMITALIA Association - Crans-Montana 2021, film-events of Italian art and culture
The AMITALIA Association, committed to organising events for the spread of Italian culture around the world, continues to bring great Italian culture to Switzerland. On 25 July, in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Zurigo (Italian Cultural Institute in Zurich), a new film programme returns with previously unseen film-events dedicated to art and fashion.
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