Nice chairs are set up, food is put out, and there's an overall finished quality to this event. This past week, two of my classes (History of Italian Cinema, as well as Intensive Elementary Italian) required me to go to the screening of Due Partite (translation: Two Games).
The seating arrangement. I apologize for the blurry quality: low light and my handheld camera didn't do too well.
The screen! Just wanted to set the scene a little more for everyone.
The movie, which contains a cast of powerhouse Italian actresses, tells the story of a group of mothers and their daughters. The first half takes place in the 1960s. We find out the trials and tribulations of being a mother and navigating the fleeting world of love as the four women gather for their weekly game of cards. 30 years later, we see their daughters gathered together for a funeral and learn how much things have changed (or haven't) since their mothers' heyday.
In case you're really curious, here's the trailer. Don't worry, we watched it with English subtitles.
With the exception of the blatant color filter on the second half of the movie, which cast a gray light on the scene and tried to make the audience process things in a certain way, it wasn't a bad film. In fact, I enjoyed it. I was also impressed that they had the director, Enzo Monteleone, there for the event.
Not a bad way to spend a monday night.
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