Cineclub at the Institute: “At War with Love”
New Comedy Italian-Style
Introduced by Professors of Italian from Universities throughout Chicago, the six films included in this series belong to the genre Comedy Italian style and approach contemporary social issues with a humorous touch. A discussion in Italian will follow the screening.
Screening of “At War with Love” (In guerra per amore)
Directed by Pif (Pierfrancesco Diliberto)
Introduced by: Professor Lucia Marchi, DePaul University
New York City, 1943. Working as a waiter in an elegant restaurant, Sicilian immigrant Arturo falls in love with Flora. But she’s engaged to the son of a New York mafia boss. Arturo’s only option is to ask Flora’s father for her hand, but he still lives in Sicily. Penniless but determined, Arturo enlists in the US Army and takes a “free” trip to Sicily at the start of the Allied invasion. An adventurous and romantic journey that reveals the complexity of organized crime.
2016
99 minutes
With Pif, Miriam Leone, Andrea di Stefano
In Italian with English subtitles
A discussion in Italian will follow.
Free and open to the public.
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