Mon, Jul 08
|Gallery 40
Italian Movie Night @Gallery 40 - July 8, 2024
Join us Monday, July 8, 2024 to watch "Così parlò Bellavista" in Italian (with English subtitles) at Gallery 40, 40 Cannon St, Poughkeepsie, NY. During the summer, we will begin the movie at 7PM.
Time & Location
Jul 08, 2024, 7:00 PM
Gallery 40, 40 Cannon St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
About the Event
Così parlò Bellavista is a 1984 Italian comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Luciano De Crescenzo. De Crescenzo directed the film and also played the main role. For this film De Crescenzo won David di Donatello and Nastro d'Argento for best new director, while Marina Confalone won the same awards in the best supporting actress category.
In Naples, Professor Bellavista is a retired man, passionate about the philosophy and thought of Ancient Greece. Every day, in his luxurious apartment, he teaches his lessons of life to his friends, who are dazzled by his reasoning. One day, however, the quiet life of the building of Bellavista will be disturbed by the arrival of a director of Milan. Between Naples and Milan there is a sharp contrast, because the Neapolitans are accustomed to enjoy a quiet life, always based on the "philosophy of pleasure and delay", while the northern Italians are very strict and punctual.
Comedy, Directed by Luciano De Crescenzo
In Italian with English subtitles. Suggested donation $5.