Italian Film Festival Of Milwaukee

Join Us For The Italian Film Festival 2025!

Schedule Of Events:

5:00pm - My Killer Buddy

Plot: Denni Is A Ten-Year-Old Boy Living On The Adriatic Coast. He's On A Mission: To Safe His Mother From His Father's Physical Abuse. Denni Is Too Small To Do It Alone, And So He Decides To Hire A Professional Hit Man. He Chooses Secco, Who Is Not A Criminal At All, But Rather A Harmless Unemployed Father-To-Be In Need Of Money.Denni And Secco's Encounter Sets Off A Tragicomic Adventure In A Buddy Movie That Forces Them To Question What It Means To Be A Father, Or A Son.

Cast: Andrea Lattanzi, Francesco Lombardo, Barbara Ronchi, Andrea Sartoretti, Swamy Rotolo, Zoe Trevisan, Alessandro Bernardini, Lanfranco Vicari, Simone Plazzi

Year: 2023
Length: 99 Min.
Genre: Drama
Rating:Usa:No Rating

7:00pm - Comandante

Plot:    At The Beginning Of Wwii, Salvatore Todaro Commands The Italian Royal Navy Submarine Cappellini. One Dark Night In October 1940, While Navigating In The Atlantic, The Cappellini Comes Upon The Armed Belgian Merchant Ship Kabalo Sailing Without Lights. A Brief But Fierce Battle Ensues In Which The Cappellini Crew Sink The Enemy Ship. Commander Todaro Then Makes A Decision That Will Go Down In History.
Based On A True Story, Comandante Was The Opening Night Film Of The 2023 Venice Film Festival.

Cast:    Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimiliano Rossi, Johan Heldenbergh, Silvia D’amico, Arturo Muselli, Giuseppe Brunetti, Gianluca Di Gennaro, Johannes Wirix, Pietro Angelini, Mario Russo, Cecilia Bertozzi, Paolo Bonacelli

Year: 2023
Length: 122 Min.
Genre: Drama
Awards:    La Pellicola D'oro Award (Best Set Designer): Venice Film Festival
Nominated Leone D’oro (Best Film): Venice Film Festival; Best Actor (Pierfrancesco Favino ), Best Producer, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up, Best Hair Design, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, David Of The Youth (Edoardo De Angelis): David Di Donatello; Best Film, Best Actor (Pierfrancesco Favino), Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Casting: Nastro D'argento
Rating:    Usa: No Rating; Mymovies +13

9:15pm - Gloria

Plot: Late 1700s. Teresa, Nicknamed “The Mute” Because She Never Speaks And No One Knows Where She Is From, Is A Maid Tasked With The Humblest Chores At Sant’ignazio College, A Religious Institution For Girls Near Venice. There, Residents Are Musically Trained By Stern Chapel Master Perlina.
One Day, A Local Craftsman Gifts The Institute A Modern And Immediately Distrusted Instrument: A Piano. Relegated To The Basement, Teresa Finds It And Begins To Explore The Keys, Unlocking Her Musical Talents And Attracting The Attention Of The Girls Upstairs. When News Arrives Of An Imminent Visit By The Pope, The Institution Is Thrown Into Chaos. With Perlina Distracted, The Girls Gather Secretly, Taking Turns On The Piano Where They Begin To Compose
Something New And Exciting

Cast: Galatea Bellugi, Carlotta Gamba, Veronica Lucchesi, Maria Vittoria Dallasta, Sara Mafodda, Paolo Rossi, Stefano Roberto Belisari Aka Elio, Natalino Balasso, Anita Kravos, Vincenzo Crea, Jasmin Mattei, Gioele Pagura

Year: 2024
Length:106 Min.
Genre:Drama
Awards:    Best Score: Nastro D'argento
Nominated Best New Director (Margherita Vicario), Best Costume Design, Nastro D'argento
Rating:    Usa: No Rating; Italy +13