With live accompaniment by Sun Silo
Moderator: Maggie Hennefeld, Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota, and author of Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest Italian silent films of all-time, Ma l’amor mio non muore is also the first “diva” film—a movie featuring a central performance by an actress using an exaggerated operatic style. This intense and entertaining mixture of melodrama, action, tragedy, and romance, involving spies, double-cross, suicide, and everlasting love stars the captivating Lydia Borelli, and will leave you spellbound.
In keeping with the style of the finest silent films, the Italian Cultural Center has brought in acclaimed avant-garde band Sun Silo to perform live during the screening. Don’t miss this rare film!
SPONSORED BY
ALSO SPONSORED BY
Karla Miller
ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
The Italian Cultural Center's film festival returns in 2016 with ten acclaimed Italian movies never before seen in Minnesota. From Thursday, February 18 through Sunday, February 21, IFF features a mix of documentaries, dramas, and comedies that take viewers on a spectacular journey through the landscapes and stories of Italy and its people.