Frocks were thrown on, champagne and espresso coffee thrown back, and giftbags hungrily snapped up at the opening night of the Italian Film Festival at Palace Barracks cinema on Thursday (1 October).
A four-screen showing of box office hit 'Se Dio Vuole' ('God Willing') entertained a large crowd of Brisbane’s cinephiles, on an occasion when everybody in attendance got into the Mediterranean spirit, whatever their origin.
An introduction by 'Masterchef' contestant Georgia Barnes was followed by a screening of the comedy drama, in which a respected but arrogant senior surgeon and atheist (Marco Giallini) is devastated to learn his only son (Enrico Oetiker) intends to become a priest. Determined to bring down the young father, Don Pietro (Alessandro Gassman), who he believes has brainwashed his son, he goes undercover while his family falls apart around him. The question is will he manage to block what he sees as the worst path his son could take, or see the light himself?
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A funny, quirky, and at times politically-incorrect film, 'Se Dio Vuole' provides a light-hearted look at the generation gap, religion and family in modern Italy.
Satisfied by our movie experience, all that was left was to polish off the rest of the Italian-style wine, beer and ice-cream to the sounds of the in-house band, for 2015’s Italian Film Festival to be declared well and truly open.
2015 Lavazza Italian Film Festival Dates
15 September – 11 October (Sydney)
16 September – 11 October (Melbourne)
17 September – 7 October (Adelaide)
22 September – 11 October (Canberra)
24 September – 14 October (Perth)
1-18 October (Brisbane)
15-21 October (Hobart)
