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MONTHLY GUIDE APRIL 2015 | ISSUE 69 | SOUTH AFRICA / ZIMBABWE / ZAMBIA Sophia: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Vanilla and Chocolate School Is Over Fedez And more EUROCHANNEL GUIDE | MAY 2015 | 1 HOLLYWOOD BROOKLYN MAY 29 - JUNE 7 2015 ILLUMINATE EDITION Venues: WYTHE HOTEL // WINDMILL STUDIOS NYC NITEHAWK CINEMA // MADE IN NY MEDIA CENTER BY IFP 2 | EUROCHANNEL GUIDE | MAY 2015 | MONTHLY GUIDE| MAY 2015 | ISSUE 70 Sophia: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow following our five successful editions, this month, we present the lineup of our much beloved month on Eurochannel, a unique occasion in the year to appreciate Italy beyond stereotypes and mainstream cinema from Hollywood, and to be delighted with the greatest cinematic productions from “The Boot of Europe.” Welcome to the 6th Edition of the Italian Month: Viva il Cinema! Vanilla and Chocolate These enchanting movies gather a number of A-list actors offering us the performances of a lifetime. This month, you can enjoy the talent of Italian top-billed stars such as comedy legend Diego Abatantuono, Maria Grazia Cucinotta (The World Is Not Enough, Il Postino: The Postman, The Rite, The Sopranos, The Simpsons). But beyond awards and festivals, the films and documentaries present in this edition offer a common thing: the desire to overcome difficulties and to offer hope and encouragement to pursue our dreams. In films such as School Is Over, we witness how a conflicted teenager is rescued by his Fedez teachers, who also save their marriage in the process. Legends also teach us the importance of perseverance despite the tribulations that may arise. Documentaries such as Sophia: Yesterday, Table of Today, and Tomorrow, and Tonino Guerra, A Poet in the Movies reveal the contents dreams, hurdles, passions and setbacks of Italian cinema legends Sophia Loren and Tonino Guerra. 6 Italian Month In our music selection, this month we present the hits of a man whose 30 Highlights talent has taken him to win the most prestigious music awards of modern music in Italy. We present a special with the new sensation of Italian rap: 34 Week 1 Fedez. Alongside him, Emma Marrone and Tiziano Ferro are back with 36 Week 2 their greatest hits. HOLLYWOOD BROOKLYN 38 Week 3 This month offers an exceptional opportunity to travel across Italy and 40 Week 4 discover its art and society by tuning your TV sets to Eurochannel. Let MAY 29 - JUNE 7 2015 ILLUMINATE EDITION the Mediterranean breeze blow through your TV rooms with this special 42 Week 5 programming from Italy! Venues: WYTHE HOTEL // WINDMILL STUDIOS NYC EUROCHANNEL GUIDE NITEHAWK CINEMA // MADE IN NY MEDIA CENTER BY IFP PUBLISHED BY Eurochannel, Inc. Ciao! EDITOR IN CHIEF Sofía Martinez EXECUTIVE EDITOR Javier Pardo ARTWORK Cristina Tejada EDITORS Anna Oboza, Cristina Silva, Zheljko Kojchic & Guillaume Le Maut. EUROCHANNEL, INC. 235 Lincoln Road # 201 | Miami Beach, FL 33139 Gustavo Vainstein +1-(305)-531-1315 | www.eurochannel.com Eurochannel’s CEO ©2014 | All pictures rights are reserved. DIRECTOR Massimo Ferrari GENRE Documentary ORIGINAL TITLE Sophia: Ieri, oggi, domani YEAR 2007 SOPHIA: YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW Italy A personal encounter with the legendary diva of Italian cinema Premiere: Thursday May 7th An account of the most significant stages in Sophia Loren’s career as she conquered roles from Rome to Hollywood, collecting two Academy Awards along the way. The documentary features a moving, exclusive interview with Sophia herself, a large collection of iconographic images from the Istituto Luce collection, and excerpts of her most momentous performances. 6 | EUROCHANNEL GUIDE | MAY 2015 | Masterpieces with an Italian Diva Three Must-See Films Starring Sophia Loren Through her legendary career, Sophia Loren appeared in plenty of classic films, and her beauty enriched her considerable talent. Her highest-grossing movies have received many accolades over the years, earning millions around the world, and the most prestigious awards of cinema. To complement the airing of Massimo Ferrari’s documentary Sophia: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, we have selected three must- see films starring Sophia Loren. Marriage Italian Style Directed by Vittorio de Sica,Marriage Italian Style is a 1964 movie about a cynical yet successful Possessed with an undisputable charisma, a businessman named Domenico (Marcello sculpturesque figure, and outstanding talent, Sophia Mastroianni), who, after meeting a naive country Loren conquered the world from Rome to Hollywood, girl Filomena (Sophia Loren) one night in a to become a legend of international cinema. Now, Neapolitan brothel, has an on-again, off-again Eurochannel invites you to discover the woman relationship with her for years. The movie was behind the diva in a very personal documentary: nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Sophia: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Foreign Language Film in 1966, and Loren for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1965. Directed by Massimo Ferrari, Sophia: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow depicts the life of Sophia Loren in an innovative fashion. Divided in four parts, this Two Women documentary showcases the life of one of the last Also directed by De Sica, Two Women was great divas as seen through the eyes of her most released in 1960 with Jean-Paul Belmondo representative characters: «Filumena» (Marriage alongside Sophia Loren in the main roles. The Italian Style), «Cesira» (Two Women), «Mara» movie tells the story of a woman trying to (Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow), and «Antonietta» protect her young daughter from the horrors (A Special Day), in an attempt to strike a balance of war, travelling from Rome to Lazio for a new life. The film is an adaptation by De Sica and between the real person and the roles she interpreted. Cesare Zavattini of a novel by Alberto Moravia. Two Women won the Academy Award for Best A testament of love for the Italian legend, this Actress for Sophia Loren, which was the first time production also offers an exclusive and very personal an acting Oscar had been given for a non-English- A personal encounter with the legendary diva of Italian cinema interview with Loren, as well as interviews with the speaking performance. Loren also won the award most prestigious names of international cinema, such for Best Actress at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. as Woody Allen, Ettore Scola, Claude Chabrol, Lina Wertmuller, and Maria Grazia Cucinotta. Through its exceptional editing, the film presents Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Released in 1963 and directed by Vittorio de a selection of the most important and touching Sica, this comedy presents three stories in scenes of her movies accompanied by their original distinct Italian cities. In Naples, Adelina supports soundtracks. This unique approach allows viewers to her husband by selling black market cigarettes. follow an emotional, rather than merely biographical, In Milan, wealthy Anna is having an affair with journey through Loren’s life. Renzo, whose infatuation is tested by a near- tragedy. In Rome, prostitute Mara seeks the help A quintessential piece for Italian and European cinema of her client Augusto to spurn the advances of her lovers, Sophia: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow offers neighbor’s overbearing grandson. The film won previously unreleased footage, shedding new light on the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Sophia Loren’s life. Film at the 37th Academy Awards. EUROCHANNEL GUIDE | MAY 2015 | 7 The Way Back Home Italy When help comes from the unexpected Premiere: Friday May 8th DIRECTOR Samuele Rossi CAST Alessandro Marverti, Roberta Caronia, Giorgio Colangeli GENRE Drama The story of Michelangelo (Giorgio Colangeli), Antonio (Alessandro ORIGINAL TITLE La strada verso casa Marverti), and Giulia (Roberta Caronia). When the lives of three YEAR 2011 people facing pain and death are intertwined, they help each other, through subtle pressure, to find a way back to life. Some people’s paths are destined to cross. With life’s of reality to which every viewer relates. This heart-rending unexpected turns, we often wonder how we happened to portrayal of dire situations proposes to go beyond human meet our dearest friends, and how someone can change struggle, tragedy, even death. For Rossi, this movie is “a our lives without realizing it. Welcome to Italy to meet story about the eternal present in which everything seems three people whose lives will change forever after their to be repeating, without the possibility of changing, of encounter in The Way Back Home. going some other direction, to some place where it would be possible to start over.” However, it certainly points Filmed in enchanting Tuscany, The Way Back Home is the toward a hopeful solution at its end. opera prima of young Italian director Samuele Rossi, who was assistant director in Cosmonaut and The Passion, The Way Back Home was first screened around Tuscany previously aired on Eurochannel. In this independent drama, and then throughout Italy, collecting over seven prizes in three distinct stories intertwine in unexpected ways. The film festivals, including the Best Actor Award for Giorgio characters imperceptibly help each other overcome their Colangeli at the XI Festival del Cinema Indipendente in pain and end up discovering a new way to find meaning and Rome. Welcome to a vivid and uplifting story showing that purpose within their lives. By using personal experiences, even with broken souls, people can emerge even stronger director Samuele Rossi gives his characters a delicate touch and more aware, looking for their the way home. 8 | EUROCHANNEL GUIDE | MAY 2015 | INTERVIEW WITH SAMUELE ROSSI (DIRECTOR) How did you come up with the idea of the film and of intertwining three characters? The idea of The Way Back Home emerged when I got to Rome at the beginning of my career, when I was 23 years old. I couldn’t bear the distance from my family, their absence: my choice had completely changed my life and I had the need to express this kind of feeling.