Cinema at the Institute – Incontri in Biblioteca : Contemporary Italian
In Italian, with subtitles in English
The movie is made up of two episodes.
Giulio, a thirty-year old worker on redundancy payment, is tired and embittered and his anarchic colleague convinces him to get unbaptized. Giulio’s religious family is outrage when they find out this disgraceful decision.
Giulio, a Chinese student who lives in Italy, makes friends with Maurino, an older card player who lives in Prato. He teaches Giulio the pleasure to play cards, and he teaches some things about life, too. It is the beginning of an unexpected journey.
Director: Patrizio Gioffredi (With John Snellinberg)
Cast: Gabriele Pini, Xiuhong Zhang, Carlo Monni, Giorgio Colangeli, Alessandro Guariento, Miriam Bardini, Marcella Ermini, Riccardo Goretti, Luke Tahiti, Nicolò Belliti, Luca Spanò, Luca Zacchini, Francesca Sarteanesi, Alice Ye, He Xiao Shuang, Zhao Jueying
Ingresso Libero: per motivi di sicurezza si prega di esibire la propria carta d’identita.