(1) DILLO CON PAROLE MIE [Ginger and Cinnamon; 2003]
>> Thursday >> October 11 >> 5:30 p.m.
at UW Rome Center, 1st floor conference room

A summer vacation brings Meggy (Martina Merlino), a precocious 14-year-old, and her repressed aunt Stefania (Stefania Montorsi) to Ios, the sun-drenched Greek "Isle of Love." Here Stefania is hoping to recover from the end of a long-term romance, while her niece covertly makes plans to rid herself of a private burden: her virginity. Alas, when making her choice for this momentous occasion, Meggy's eyes fall on someone all too familiar to her aunt. Danielle Lucjetti's romantic comedy was dubbed "An hour and a half of pure fun" by La Repubblica. [Sundance Film Festival]

In Italian with English subtitles.

(2) MIO FRATELLO E' FIGLIO UNICO [My Brother is an Only Child; 2007]
>> Tuesday >> October 16 >> 5:00 p.m. + MEET THE DIRECTOR >> 7:00 p.m. (Oct. 16)
following the film, the director will participate in a question-and-answer session; refreshments follow at UW Rome Center, 1st floor conference room

The contrasting lives of two brothers provide the narrative fuel for Daniele Luchetti's finely honed portrait of Italian society in the turbulent sixties and seventies. The era was one of considerable disquiet, and this confusion plays out against the unsettled and convoluted relationship that evolves over the years between Manrico (Riccardo Scamarcio) and his younger brother, Accio (Elio Germano). Luchetti and co-screenwriters[...] sketch a beautifully modulated tale of rivalry, love and political differences. Set in Latina, a town created by Mussolini out of the Pontine Marshes in the thirties, My Brother Is an Only Child revolves around a working-class family who find themselves confronting stark ideological and personal choices. [Toronto International Film Festival]

Winner of 3 David Di Donatello Awards: Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Editing.

In Italian with English subtitles.