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March 26-28
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April 6-May 18
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April 7-15
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April 9-24
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April 9-May 7
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April 19-22
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April 23-25
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May 1-2
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GIOVANNA'S FATHER
Bologna 1938. Giovanna is a shy, insecure and average looking young girl. Her father, a secondary school teacher is devoted to giving her the best education, reassuring her every day of her intellectual and cultural superiority. His aim is to provide her with a great future, but everything will turn into tragedy when Giovanna becomes insanely jealous of her beautiful and generous classmate.
Director:
Pupi Avati
Cast:
Silvio Orlando, Francesca Neri, Ezio Greggio, Alba Rohrwacher, Serena Grandi, Paolo Graziosi, Sandro Dori, Edoardo Romano, Chiara Sani
Year:
2008
Length:
104 min.
Genre:
Drama
Awards:
6 awards & 8 nominations
•Best Actress (Alba Rohrwacher): David Donatello; Best Supporting Actor (Ezio Greggio), Best Supporting Actress (Francesca Neri): Nastri d'Argento della SNGCI ; Leoncino d'Oro (Pupi Avati), Coppa Volpi Best Actor (Silvio Orlando), Premio Fancesco Pasinetti--Best Actor (Silvio Orlando): La Biennale di Venezia
•Nominated Best Actor (Silvio Orlando), Best Director (Pupi Avati), Best Costumes: David Donatello; Best Actor (Silvio Orlando), Best Actress (Alba Rohrwacher), Best Director of an Italian Film (Pupi Avati), Best Producer: Nastri d'Argento della SNGCI ; Leoncino d'Oro (Pupi Avati): La Biennale di Venezia
Website:
http://www.ilpapadigiovanna.it
Trailer:
http://www.filmitalia.org/popvideo.asp?vid=11698
Showtimes:
Cleveland
: April 14, 7 p.m.
Denver:
April 14, 6:30 p.m.
Boulder
: April 19, 6:30 p.m.
Kansas City
: April 25, 1 p.m.
Chicago
: April 30, 7 p.m. Casa Italia
Detroit:
May 1, 5:45 p.m. Mazzara Conference Center at Henry Ford CC
May 7, 6:30 Angell Hall at University of Michigan
Milwaukee
: May 1, 9 p.m.
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