On Friday 5 November at 17:00 pm at the Casa del Ricordo (Via di San Teodoro, 72 – Rome), the Rome provincial committee of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia is organising the presentation of the book by Alessandro Cuk (National Vice President of Anvgd and film critic) “The Istrian Trilogy in the Cinema of Franco Giraldi” (Alcione, Venice 2021).

This book, also presented at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, focuses on three films by the recently deceased Gorizia-born filmmaker, based on stories set in Istria. Some excerpts from these films will be screened: La rosa rossa (1973), based on a novel by Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini , followed by Un anno di scuola (1977), based on the story of the same name by Giani Stuparich , and, finally, La frontiera (1996), based on a book by Franco Vegliani and starring, among others, Raoul Bova and Omero Antonutti. These three films are linked by the theme of the border, the border as seen by Giraldi, relating to the eastern border that has its central core in Trieste and then unfolds towards Istria and Dalmatia. Some updates will also be provided on the initiatives undertaken by the ANVGD on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of the Polesine actress Alida Valli.

Introduced by Donatella Schürzel (President of Anvgd Rome and National Deputy Vice President), speakers include Olivia La Pegna (film producer), Diego Zandel (journalist and literary critic) and Alessandro Cuk (author of the book).

Free access until all seats are taken, with social distancing in compliance with anti-Covid regulations; mask and Green Pass (also obtainable with a negative swab) mandatory.

Live on YouTube channel CDM (Multimedia Documentation Center)
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Fkl1xelh53k5zGchDSTPg

and on the Facebook page ANVGD national headquarters
 http://www.facebook.com/Anvgd-Sede-Nazionale-868554539843945

Info: roma.anvgd@gmail.com