Opening Film
MIDWEST PREMIERE
All in person screenings will operate at reduced capacity: 180 of 230 seats.
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Set in the mid-sixties in an old mansion in Posillipo–a wealthy neighborhood overlooking the Gulf of Naples–the film introduces us to the highly educated and celebrated writer Valerio Primic (Massimiliano Gallo), his wife Rose (Margherita Buy), their adult children Massimiliano and Adele, and their trusted housekeeper, Bettina. A story marked by conflict, misunderstandings, light and shadow, silence and loudness. A family as exceptional as it is dysfunctional, where everyone talks but no one truly listens. Once luxurious, the Primic mansion is in need of costly repairs, and Rose has no choice but to sell it. A painful decision that the children have both only reluctantly agreed to. Valerio feels alone in his protest, and begins to realize he does not truly know his own family, nor himself. His journey of self-discovery will bring him to a surprising truth. As the story reaches its poignant conclusion, the oddities finally make sense and the audience’s point of view will be upended.
Il silenzio grande premiered at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival, Giornate degli Autori.
DIRECTOR
Alessandro Gassman (Rome, 1965) is the son of famed Italian actor Vittorio Gassman. Alessandro began acting at a young age and has appeared in many films and television dramas. In 1982, he directed with his father Di padre in figlio (From Father to Son), a largely autobiographical movie about the Gassman family. In 2008 he acted in the film Caos calmo(Quiet Chaos) for which he received the David di Donatello award for best supporting actor, the Ciak d'oro, the Nastro d'argento and the Italian Golden Globe. In 2013 he directed and acted in the film Razzabastarda (The Mongrel), for which he won the Globo d’Oro (the Italian Golden Globes) for best actor. Gassman first directed Il Silenzio Grande as a theater production, whose success inspired him to remake it into a film.
Sponsors
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Produttore di Elite
Produttore Esecutivo
Luigi Bernardi &
Produttore
Assitente di produzione
Albert and Susan Colianni Family
Astrid Garino and Massimo Costalonga
Regista
Catherine Allan
Nancy Azzam
Bill and Sandra Gengler
Jeff Lotz
Andrea and Vittorio Raimondi
Aiuto Regista
Vito Bongiorno
Brian Balleria and Joan Bechtold
Ann Burns
Denise and Giacomo D'Aurora
Elizabeth Fletcher
Stefano Perugini
Joe Pingatore
Nassim and Federico Rossi
Penelope Scialla
David Yarusso
Individual Film Sponsor
Antonio and Giada Nucera