Nostalgia

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Nostalgia

24 March 2023 @ 8:30 pm
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Dates and Time
Saturday 18th February, 2023, 5.30pm
Sunday 19th February, 2023, 8.30pm
Thursday, 23rd February, 2023, 7.30pm
Friday, 3rd March, 2023, 8.30pm
Sunday 5th March, 2023, 5pm
Sunday, 12th March, 2023, 8.30pm
Friday, 24th March, 2023, 8.30pm

Nostalgia by Mario Martone is Italy’s official selection for International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards

A man with a hidden past returns home to Naples after decades away and is forced to face up to his former life in Mario Martone’s soulful paean to his hometown.

Felice Lasco (Pierfrancesco Favino) has lived most of his life in Cairo, but at the urging of his Egyptian wife Arlette (Sofia Essaidi), he returns to his hometown of Naples, which he abruptly left while still in his teens. His first encounter upon his return is initially bittersweet.

The city he knew has changed in many ways, but there remain places that remind him of his youth. Though as his familiarity with local neighbourhoods and the labyrinthine network of streets increases, and faces from the past begin to recognise him, his presence becomes more unsettling. Contact with an old school friend, now one of the city’s leading crime bosses, reminds him of why he turned his back on this world.

Martone stands alongside Elena Ferrante as one of Naples’ most astute chroniclers. Witnessing this world through Felice’s eyes, the filmmaker offers an intimate perspective on local neighbourhoods, but also accentuates the air of menace that simmers through everyday life. An actor whose expressive eyes speak more than words, Favino perfectly captures the conflicting and often unspoken emotions Felice feels towards this world – a place he once played in as a child, but where the stakes have now become precariously high.

 

SCREENDAILY
“a passionate, angry film that is full of atmosphere and great performances”

VARIETY
“Mario Martone’s […] Ode to His Home City of Naples”

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“a formidable cast, assured direction and skillful camerawork”

THE GUARDIAN
“Mario Martone’s beautifully shot and superbly composed film teeters on the edge of something special”

THE PLAYLIST
“highly sensitive and formally rigorous exploration of nostalgia

Ticket Information

Adult
€8
Concessions
€7 (Including Istituto Italiano di Cultura Members)
Children
n/a
Cinema Club Members
n/a
Concession tickets include students, senior citizens and Special ID Holders (SID).

Venue Information

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema

St James Cavalier, Castille Place
Valletta, Malta

Additional Information

Duration
2hr
Cert
12A
Language
Italian with English subtitles
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