ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL USA OF METRO DETROIT April 1 – 26, 2015 Enjoy the local premiere of 14 recent Italian films shown in Italian language with English subtitles at 5 venues. In collaboration with the Detroit Institute of Arts, Wayne State University, Henry Ford College, University of Michigan, and Oakland University, FREE admission For further information, visit www.italianfilmfests.org HUMAN CAPITAL • Director, Paolo Virzì, Drama, 2013, 109 min. Wednesday, April 1 • 7:00 pm • Detroit Film Theatre (DIA), 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit A winter night, on a suburban road, a cyclist is hit by a SUV. What exactly happened? The only sure thing is that this accident will change the destiny of two families.

LIKE THE WIND • Director, Marco Simon Puccioni, Drama, 2013, 100 min. Friday, April 3 • 7:00 pm • WSU, Community Arts, 450 Reuther Mall, Detroit The true story of one of the first women prison wardens, who is called to direct the most dangerous prisons in . HOW STRANGE TO BE CALLED FEDERICO! • Director, , Biografic Drama, 2013, 93 min. Saturday, April 4 • 5:00 pm • WSU, Community Arts, 450 Reuther Mall, Detroit A tribute to , told by friend Ettore Scola, on the twentieth anniversary of the great director’s death.

SONG 'E NAPULE • Directors, Antonio Manetti and Marco Manetti, Comedy, 2013,114 min. Saturday, April 4 • 7:30 pm • WSU, Community Arts, 450 Reuther Mall, Detroit Thanks to his mom, Paco, a classically trained pianist, lands a safe job at the police department’s warehouse. But he is called upon to use his musical talents to catch one the most notorious and elusive organized crime leaders. • Director, , Drama, 2014, 103 min. Friday, April 10 • 7:00 pm • HFC, Forfa Auditorium. A. Mazzara Center; 5101 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn The story of three brothers – the sons of shepherds with ties to the ‘ndrangheta – and their divided souls.

THE CHAIR OF HAPPINESS • Director, , Comedy, 2014, 94 min. Saturday, April 11 • 5:00 pm • HFC, Forfa Auditorium. A. Mazzara Center; 5101 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn A cosmetologist, a tattoo artist and a priest are rivals at first, then allies, in a hilarious adventure through Northern Italy to find a treasure hidden in a chair.

THE REFEREE • Director, Paolo Zucca, Comedy, 2013, 90 min. ♦ Special appearance by the director Saturday, April 11 • 7:30 pm • HFC, Forfa Auditorium. A. Mazzara Center; 5101 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn The parallel stories of Atletico Pabarile, the worst soccer team in the Sardinian bush league, and Cruciani, a professional referee whose ambition is to rise to the international level.

LEOPARDI • Director, , Drama, 2014, 137 min. Friday, April 17 • 7:30 pm • UofM - Lorch Hall, Askwith Auditorium; 611 Tappan St., Ann Arbor The story of Giacomo Leopardi, one of Italy’s greatest poets. THE DINNER • Director, Ivano De Matteo , Drama, 2014, 92 min. Saturday, April 18 • 5:00 pm • UofM - Lorch Hall, Askwith Auditorium; 611 Tappan St., Ann Arbor Two brothers and their wives meet once a month in a fashionable restaurant. Their tradition has continued for years until, one evening, security cameras in a remote part of town record a foolish act committed by their children.

REMEMBER ME? • Director, Rolando Ravello, Comedy, 2014, 91 min. Saturday, April 18 • 7:30 pm • UofM - Lorch Hall, Askwith Auditorium; 611 Tappan St., Ann Arbor Roberto, a kleptomaniac, and Bea, who suffers from narcolepsy and unpredictable memory losses, meet in front of their therapist's office. A determined and comic courtship begins between the two. Can Roberto win over Bea?

QUIET BLISS • Director, Edoardo Winspeare, Drama, 2014, 127 min. Friday, April 24 • 7:00 pm • OU - Dodge Hall 201; 2200 N Squirrel Rd., Rochester The story of four women-a grandmother, her two daughters and granddaughter-in a small town in Salento.

A GOLDEN BOY • Director, , Drama, 2014, 102 min. Saturday, April 25 • 5:00 pm •OU - Dodge Hall 201; 2200 N Squirrel Rd., Rochester Davide is a copywriter whose dream is to pen something beautiful, truly wonderful. But he suffers from anxiety and lack of satisfaction. Will he overcome his insecurities and fulfill his dream?

FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT • Director, Ferzan Ozpetek, Drama, 2014, 110 min. Saturday, April 25 • 7:30 pm • U - Dodge Hall 201; 2200 N Squirrel Rd., Rochester Elena and Antonio are not made for each other; they are total opposites overwhelmed by a mutual attraction. THE MAFIA ONLY KILLS IN SUMMER • Director, Pierfrancesco Diliberto, Comedy, 2013, 90 min. Sunday, April 26 • 4:30 pm •Detroit Film Theatre (DIA), 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit A tender and amusing love story unfolds between Arturo and Flora in Palermo, while Sicily's most tragic events from the 70s to the 90s take place. Multi -City Festival Sponsors: National Italian American Foundation, Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago

Metro Detroit Festival Sponsor : Antonio’s Cucina Italiana, National Endowment for the Arts, Anton Art Center, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Opening/Closing Night Sponsors Dante Alighieri Society, Italian American Club Livonia-Charitable Foundation, University of . Michigan- International Institute Film Presenters: Accettura & Hurwitz, Butzel Long, Cantoro Market & Trattoria, Federazione Abruzzese nel Michigan, Italian American Bar Association of Michigan, Attorney Giorgio Marchese, San Marino Social Club & Ladies Auxiliary, University of Michigan: College of Literature, Science and the Arts; Screen Arts &Cultures’ Sheldon Cohn Fund