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The New Italian Cinema Film Festival is finishing up this week in SF at the Embarcadero Cinema. Two films were on the screen last evening, both entertaining. Producers, actors, and script writers were on hand to answer questions and provide flesh and blood to their presentations of recent works. The films," Marriage and Other Disasters", and "18 Years Later" were recently produced in Italia by young actor/writer/ producers. M & O D was produced by a woman, M. Majo. The other by Edoardo Leo, who acted in the film as a costar.
"18...." was a road trip with a tie to an Anglicized brother of a Romano he hasn't seen in 18 years since the accidental death of their Mother. They head off together to Scilla on the west coast of northern Calabria, on a mission. They are driving a restored British Morgan that had belonged to their recently deceased Father. The editing is crisp and the acting is excellent. The storyline holds one's interest and the ending is a satisfactory wrap. And the coastal scenery is an added bonus.
" Marriage...".is a light-hearted poke at modern marriage in Italy and the reality of some relationships that develop long term and short term. It's fun and the actors play convincing roles throughout.
The festival continues to display a knack for screening well received films that are warmly appreciated by San Franciscans, year after year.