Итальянец
The Italian (2005)

Six-year-old Vanya, an orphan, is supposed to be adopted by an Italian family – that is why he is called “The Italian”. He gets the chance to have a good life under the Mediterranean sun, but suddenly decides to look for his own Mom, which means that he must first learn to read, in order to get her address from his private file… “The Italian is a human story told with sensibility and a mature cinematic style taking its roots from the great tradition of Russian film making. The film is conveyed with deep Russian sensibility, the excellent examples of which we have witnessed in the rich Russian art. It has a sense of atmosphere, depicting the orphanage and Russian countryside with all its colours and interesting details. It is a real gem.” (FIPRESCI 2006).

Drama

Director: Andrei Kravchuk

Cast: Kolya Spiridonov, Maria Kuznetsova, Yuri Itskov, Nikolai Reutov

Award: The Grand Prix at the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk for Best Feature Film (55th Berlin International Film Festival, 2005) and Special Mention of the Children’s Jury of the 28th Kinderfilmfest; Ulivo d’oro Prize, Fipresci Prize (2006 European Cinema Festival), Grand Prix of the Buster International Film Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark).

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Session Times

SYDNEY
7.00pm Saturday 30th September
3.30pm Sunday 1st October

MELBOURNE
OPENING NIGHT
7.00pm Thursday 5th October
7.15pm Saturday 7th October

CANBERRA
8.15pm Tuesday 3rd October

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