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The Fifth Annual Film Symposium on New Trends in Modern
and Contemporary Italian Cinema with Filmmaker Carlo Verdone
is presented by Indiana University's Department of French and
Italian. Support comes from the College of Arts and Sciences,
Department of French & Italian, Mary-Margaret Barr Koon Fund,
Olga Ragusa Fund for the Study of Modern Italian Literature and
Culture, College Arts and Humanities Institute, Provost Lauren
Robel, J.D., and IU Cinema. All films are Italian language with
English subtitles and screenings are free, but ticketed. Director/
Actor Carlo Verdone is scheduled to be present at all screenings.
48 Italian Film Festival/Conference
Il mio miglior nemico
(2006)
Directed by Carlo Verdone
April 24 - Thursday - 7:00 p.m.
Achilles De Bellis (Carlo Verdone) is the
CEO of a major hotel chain that is owned
by his wife and brother-in-law. He seems
to have everything--a beautiful house, a
good marriage, and the dream job. When
he dismisses a maid at one of the hotels
because she is accused of theft, her son
Orpheus decides to avenge his mother
and plots to ruin Achilles' life. He soon
finds Achilles weaknesses, but things be-
come complicated when Orpheus meets
Cecilia, the daughter of Achilles. (HD.
110 min. Not Rated.)
I'm Crazy About Iris Blond
(1996)
Directed by Carlo Verdone
April 23 - Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.
After being dumped by his girlfriend, a middle-aged
musician named Romeo (Carlo Verdone) sees a fortune-
teller who gives advice that convinces him to move to
Belgium. After a doomed relationship, Romeo meets
Iris, a beautiful waitress/poet who sweeps him off his
feet. This fills Romeo with renewed confidence in him-
self and he takes Iris under his artistic wings, training
her to sing her poems which he sets to music. Romeo's
single-minded pursuit to nurture Iris and his true love
has unpredictable consequences. Eventually
Iris will need to choose between her
growing feelings for Romeo
or a chance at stardom.
(Digital. 110 min. Rated R.)
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