We have some fabulous Festival news to announce. The 2020 Italian Film Festival Presented by Palace will return to silver screens in Adelaide from late September and we have first highlights to share!
The selection is more condensed this year but is without doubt a quality range of Australian premieres including comedy, drama and everything in between. The big news, no lie, is that Italian box office hit Pinocchio, starring Roberto Benigni as Geppetto, will be our opening feature.
Read on to discover more about our exciting highlights and stay tuned for a full line-up announcement and ticket information. We look forward to escaping to Italy with you fromSeptember 29 to October 13 at Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas.
Buon divertimento!
Opening Night

PINOCCHIO The Festival will open with a new live-action version of the classic fairy tale Pinocchio, the only new adaption made in Italy, the tale’s country of origin. From the director of Gomorrah and Dogman, Matteo Garrone’s seven-time Nastro d’Argento award-winner is an enthralling gothic fantasy starring Roberto Benigni as the woodcutter Geppetto. |
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Centrepiece

THE TRAITOR | Il traditore Pierfrancesco Favino delivers a powerhouse performance as Tommaso Buscetta, the Sicilian Mafia boss-turned-police informer, in Marco Bellocchio’s absorbing and multi award-winning crime drama The Traitor. Watch Trailer |
Special Presentations

MARTIN EDEN Bold and dazzling, acclaimed writer/director Pietro Marcello’s award-winning drama Martin Eden provocatively transports Jack London’s 1909 novel about a self-taught and outspoken writer to a pivotal moment in Italy’s pre-war history. Watch Trailer |

THE GODDESS OF FORTUNE La dea fortuna Ferzan Ozpetek’s anticipated and award-winning new film explores long-term relationships that change over time and features an all-star cast including Stefano Accorsi, Edoardo Leo and Jasmine Trinca. Watch Trailer |
New Italian Cinema

I HATE SUMMER | Odio l’estate Escape to an Italian summer in comic trio Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo’s hilarious tale of friendship, in which three families accidentally book the same holiday rental. |
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