Montclair Film + La Cinémathèque Present: Legends of the Italian Cinema
Masters of their craft, these Italian actresses are the best of the best. Join us for this unique series as we explore the nuances of these Italian legends in some of their most outstanding performances.
Special Introductions and Q&As with Gerard Amsellem, local teacher, artist, and filmmaker from New Wave Productions will follow each screening.
Tickets are $20 ($16 for MF Members). Purchase tickets to all four films and use Discount Code LEGENDS24 for $12 off the General Admission bundle.
Presented in Partnership with
After the Legends of the Italian Cinema screenings, continue the discussion and the love of all things Italian at Porta (499 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair). Receive 10% off your bill when you show your ticket for LA STRADA on 3/10/24, L’AVVENTURA on 4/14/24, MAMMA ROMA on 5/19/24 or A SPECIAL DAY on 6/9/24. Offer valid only on the same day as the screening. Limit one discount per ticket.
LA STRADA (1956)
Sunday, March 10 at 2:00pm
L’AVVENTURA (1960)
Sunday, April 14 at 2:00pm
MAMMA ROMA (1962)
Sunday, May 19 at 2:00pm
A SPECIAL DAY (1977)
Sunday, June 9 at 2:00pm
Featured Films in this Series:
Wicked: For Good
November 20 - December 11
Now demonized as the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba lives in exile in the Ozian forest, while Glinda resides at the palace in Emerald City, reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, she’ll need to reunite with Glinda to transform herself, and all of Oz, for good.
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
October 28 - November 13
On the cusp of global superstardom, New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past as he records the album “Nebraska” in the early 1980s.
Garden State
September 30 & October 2
After many years away, television bit part actor Andrew Largeman returns to his small home town in New Jersey to attend his mother’s funeral.
Shutter Island
October 7
A 1950s lawman pursues a murderess who appears to have vanished from a locked room within a fortresslike psychiatric hospital.