PRIESTS IN CINEMA Priests and the Cinematic Image

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with the support of
PRIESTS IN CINEMA
Priests and the Cinematic Image
produced by Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo
From Saturday 25th September
to Sunday 10th October 2010
Inauguration: Sunday 26th September at 11:00
PAOLO E DAVIDE DISARÒ AUDITORIUM
P.zza Mons. Arrigoni - Cesano Maderno (MB)
Admittance free of charge
Cesano Maderno, 22nd September 2010 - Excelsior cinema&teatro and the Circolo
Culturale don Bosco, together with the support of the Cesano Maderno Municipality,
the Province of Monza and Brianza, ACEC (Associazione Cattolica Esercenti
Cinema) and AGIS (Associazione Generale Italiana dello Spettacolo), present the
photography exhibition Priests in Cinema. Priests and the Cinematic Image created
by the Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo in collaboration with the photo archives of
the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
Don Flavio Riva, Parish priest of the S. Stefano parish stated that: «Priests of my
generation (I am heading towards my fifties!) will remember a book published a few
years ago, written by a priest journalist: "Faccia da prete" (The Face of the Priest). In
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the photo exhibition held at the Paolo e Davide Disarò Auditorium, the ancient Church
of Cesano, there is a multiplication of "faces of priests". Through such on set images
we are conducted towards the extraordinary history of the cinema and we meet the
faces of priests from the big screen. Some are very well known, others less so. It is the
same in life. The face and the life of a priest pass as either a significant memory or as a
fastidious and formal impression. And yet, in life it is difficult, at least here in the
Occident, to go through life without having any connection whatsoever with a priest. Is it
still a blessing to meet a genuine and authentic member of the priesthood? Who knows
if behind such faces someone wishes to discover a man of faith, a personal friend
through life's journey. As such, I would like to thank the volunteers of Excelsior, the
Circolo culturale Don Bosco, the local town administrators and the other entities which
have made it possible, once again, to encounter - "faces of priests"».
The exhibition Priests in Cinema, on display at the Paolo e Davide Disarò Auditorium
from Saturday 25th September to Sunday 10th October, consists of precious scene
photos taken by some of the most famous photographers of Italian cinema. The photos
range from 1918, the year of Frate Sole by Ugo Falena up until the very recent 'Io, loro
e Lara' (2010) by Carlo Verdone, and include a comprehensive panorama of Italian
cinema, focusing, primarily, on the major works which have made Italian cinema so
internationally renowned. Through the diversely sized images - from the largest, almost
enormous images to those of 70 x 90 - there is the possibility of following an itinerary
which is rich in movement.
The exhibition, which includes around one hundred photographs selected by the
Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo in collaboration with the photo archives of the
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, illustrates and traces the changes and the
evolution of the figure of the priest in the history of, primarily Italian, cinema, from the
period of silent movies up until the present day. It is a unique event in the sense that
the majority of the photographs on display are on set photographs which have been
especially submitted by the photo archives of the Centro Sperimentale, and which
present the film protagonists both on set and in moments of respite. Through a highly
diverse gallery of personalities - from don Bosco, originally played on the big screen by
Giampaolo Rosmino in the major work by Goffredo Alessandrini in 1935, to don
Camillo, played on numerous occasions by Fernandel, up until the disillusioned don
Giulio in 'La messa è finita' (English title: 'The Mass is Ended') (1985) by Nanni Moretti
and the very recent 'Io, loro e Lara' (2010) by Carlo Verdone - the aim of the exhibition
is to stabilize a connection between cinema spectators and religion, attempting to
interpret the development of cultural, political and religious trends which have taken
place not only in Italy, but throughout the world.
This prestigious event forms part of the Patronal Festival of the Parish of S. Stefano
and the Film Festival promoted by the Province of Monza and Brianza.
Inauguration: Sunday 26th September at 11:00.
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EXHIBITION TIMETABLE:
Monday and Thursday from 17:00 to 19:00
Friday from 17:00 to 22:00
Saturday from 15:00 to 19:00
Sunday from 10:00 to 19:00
Tuesday and Wednesday closed
Monday 27th September, special opening from 10:00 to 19:00
For further information:
Excelsior cinema&teatro
Tel 0362/516562
e-mail [email protected]
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The Tertio Millennio Film Fest is the first cinema festival organized with the Patronage of the
Vatican arriving at its 14th edition and developed by the Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo
presided over by Dario Edoardo Viganò and the "Rivista del Cinematografo" under the same
leadership. It is organized in collaboration with the Pontifical Council for Culture and Social
Communications and the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Cineteca Nazionale, with
contributions from the General Direction for Cinema of the Italian Ministry for Heritage and
Cultural Activity.
The Festival had the Patronage of the Presidency of the Italian Republic and the support of the
Department of Culture of the Rome local council.