The opening on 9 and 12 January with screenings with free admission
Quality films almost all first run for the city of Messina, meetings with the authors and tributes to the masters of cinema. On Monday, January 9, the awaited Cineforum Orione Film Season starts again, an unmissable event for all lovers of quality cinema in Messina. Screening of the French comedy “The Happiness of Others” by Daniel Cohen, with Bérénice Bejo and Vincent Cassel. Screened at 16.30, 18.30 and 20.30, the film will also be repeated on Thursday 12, always at the same times, the day on which the 16.30 screening will be in the original language with Italian subtitles. All the screenings of the Season will take place at the Cinema Lux, a hall managed on its own for almost a year by the Cineforum Orione, with a calendar of 30 titles, one a week from January to May and from September to November.
Underlines the president of the Cineforum Nino Genovese: “With a pinch of emotion, but also with great pride and satisfaction – in the name and on behalf of the entire Steering Committee of the Cineforum Orione – I am pleased and honored to be able to announce the historic milestone of 60 years of uninterrupted activity of the association, which makes the Cineforum one of the oldest and longest-lived cinematographic realities in Italy, as also attested by the ministerial recognition. As for the new program, it certainly lives up to our historical “tradition” and to the previous ones, with which it shares the aim of bringing the public closer to cinematographic culture, to the decoding of its specific language, to the presentation of “different” films, of high stylistic-expressive level, which, otherwise, would not be able to see, in many cases not even on television, or even in streaming, apart from the fact that a film must be seen in the designated place for which it was created, i.e. in a cinema and on the big screen, when the lights go out and the moving images materialize on the white sheet, perpetuating a “miracle”, a dream that continues uninterruptedly from the birth of cinema to today”.
«The 60th birthday of the Cineforum Orione coincides with the first candle of the management of the Cinema Lux, a hall that was renovated and reopened last February in the most difficult historical moment that the cinematographic exercise has ever experienced. Despite the enormous difficulties – some shared with the whole sector, others generated by the delays of the public administration in the disbursement of grants for the restructuring – we experienced a truly gratifying year: we had almost 15,000 admissions, organized meetings with directors, hosted festivals and school projects, organized photography and poster exhibitions, premiered works of major importance to the public that the city’s commercial halls would not have screened (for example “Triangle of Sadness”, winner of the European Oscars), bringing back to life a fund of films and posters abandoned for decades in the warehouses of the Vittorio Emanuele Theater, carrying out a continuous and concrete cultural service and bringing Messina back not only to the routes of national arthouse cinema, but also internationally, with the annexation to the Europa Cinemas circuit. The 2023 season should allow us to continue on this path with more experience, but with the same enthusiasm».
The subscription campaign is underway. Ordinary season ticket for the entire cycle 60 euros; Juniors (14-25 years): €25; Seniors (over 70): € 50. Conventions are available (University of the Third Age, CRAL). Here is the link to join the association: https://cineforumdonorione.com/partecipa/.
This is an initiative carried out with the support of the Sicilian Region / Department of Tourism, Sport and Entertainment / Special Office for Cinema and Audiovisual / Sicily Film Commission, as part of the Sensi Contemporanei program, with the contribution and patronage of the Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual – Ministry of Culture.
For information: Lux telephone number 0909216093.
The program
Cineforum Don Orione/Cinema Lux
Film Season 2023 – 60th Year
Opening film, free admission
Monday 9 January
Thursday 12 January
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
THE HAPPINESS OF OTHERS, by Daniel Cohen, with Bérénice Bejo, Vincent Cassel
France 2020, 104′
Monday 16 January
Thursday 19 January
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
BRIAN AND CHARLES, by Jim Archer, with David Earl, Chris Hayward
GB 2022, 90′, Sundance 2022 in competition
Monday 23 January
Thursday 26 January
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
RUMBA THERAPY, by and with Franck Dubosc
France 2022, 102′, L’Alpe d’Huez 2022 in competition
Monday 30 January
Thursday 02 February
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
CUNTAMI, by Giovanna Taviani, with Mimmo Cuticchio
Italy 2021, 70′, Nastri d’Argento Special Award 2022
Only on Monday 30 January, director Giovanna Taviani will be present in the room
Monday 06 February
Thursday 09 February
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
BEARS DO NOT EXIST, by and with Jafar Panahi
Iran 2022, 106′, Venice 2022 in competition – Special Jury Prize
Monday 13 February
Thursday 16 February
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
ANTIGONE, by Sophie Deraspe, with Nahéma Ricci
Canada 2019, 72′, Toronto 2019 in competition – Best Film Award
Monday 20 February
Thursday 23 February
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
SMALL BODY, by Laura Samani, with Celeste Cescutti, Ondina Quadri
Italy 2021, 89′, Cannes 2021 – Semaine de la Critique, David di Donatello and Silver Ribbon Best Debut Director, European Oscar Best Newcomer of 2022
Only on Monday 20 February, the screenwriter Marco Borromei will be present in the room
Monday 27 February
Thursday 02 March
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
THE BANDIT AT 11 AM (PIERROT LE FOU), by Jean-Luc Godard, with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina
France 1965, 110′, Venice 1965 in competition, Golden Lion, Grand Jury Prize, Volpi Cup, Best Male and Female Performance
Monday 6 March
Thursday 9 March
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
MEMORY BOX, by Joana Hadjiithomas and Khalil Joreige, with Rim Thurki, Manal Issa
France 2021, 102′, Berlin 2021, in competition
Monday 13 March
Thursday 16 March
(16.00 – 18.15 – 20.30)
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD, by Joachim Trier, with Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie
Norway 2021, 121′, Cannes 2021, in competition – Best Actress Award; Oscar nominations 2022 for Best Foreign Film and Best Original Screenplay
Monday 20 March
Thursday 23 March
(16.00 – 18.30 – 21.00)
TRUE MOTHERS, by Naomi Kawase, with Arata Iura
Japan 2020, 140′, Toronto 2021, in competition
Monday 27 March
Thursday 30 March
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
THE AUDITION, by Ina Weisse, with Nina Hoss
Germany 2019, 99′, San Sebastian 2019, in competition. Best Actress Award
Borders
Monday 3rd April
Thursday 6 April
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN, by Kaouther Ben Hania, with Husam Chadat, Monica Bellucci
Tunisia/France 2020, 90′, Venice 2020, Horizons section. Best Male Performance. Oscar 2021. Best Foreign Film Nomination
Tuesday 11th April
Thursday 13th April
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
CHILDREN OF THE SUN, by Majid Majidi, with Ruohollah Zamani
Iran 2020, 99′, Venice 2020 in competition, Marcello Mastroianni Award to Ruohollah Zamani
World Earth Day
Monday 17th April
Thursday 20 April
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
THE CRUSADE, by and with Louis Garrel, with Laetitia Casta, Joseph Engel
France 2021, 67′, Cannes 2021, section Cinema for the climate
Love without labels
Monday 24th April
Thursday 27 April
(16.00 – 18.15 – 20.30)
SENTIMENTAL CROSSINGS, by Claire Denis, with Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon
France 2021, 116′, Berlin 2022, in competition. Best Director
Tuesday 02 May
Thursday 04 May
(16.30-18.30-20.30)
PARIS, 13ARR., by Jacques Audiard, with Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba
France 2021, 105′, Cannes 2021 in competition
Monday 08 May
Thursday 11 May
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
COMPARTMENT No. 6, by Juho Kuosmanen, with Seidi Haarla, Yuriy Borisov
Finland 2021, 107′, Cannes 2021 in competition. Grand Jury Prize
Drama of the bourgeoisie (all the details in the news)
Monday 15th May
Thursday 18 May
(16.00 – 18.30 – 21.00)
THE ACCUSATION, by Yvan Attal, with Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mathieu Kassovitz, Pierre Arditi, Ben Attal
France 2021, 138′, Venice 2021, out of competition
Monday 22nd May
Thursday 25 May
(16.30 – 18.30 – 20.30)
A VOICE OUT OF THE CHORUS, by Yohan Manca
France 2021, 109′, Cannes 2022, section Un certain regard
Summer break June/July/August
September-December 10 films to be determined (every Monday and Thursday, 3 shows)
METHOD OF ENTRY
ORDINARY SUBSCRIPTION TO THE ENTIRE CYCLE OF FILM: €60
Reductions:
Juniors (14-25 years): €25
Seniors (over 70): €50
Conventions (University of the Third Age, CRAL upon presentation of a card): € 50
JANUARY/MAY SUBSCRIPTION 20 FILM: €45
SEPTEMBER/DECEMBER SUBSCRIPTION 10 FILM: € 25
SUPPORTING MEMBER SUBSCRIPTION: € 100
The membership fee of €5.00 is included in the above amounts
SINGLE SHOW: €7
SINGLE SHOW FOR MEMBERS: € 5
All forms of entry can be used through Bonus Cultura 18 APP and Teacher Card, if required by current regulations.
PRE-SALE SUBSCRIPTIONS AT:
CINEMA LUX, LARGE CHAIR IS. 168
MONDADORI-CIOFALO BOOKSHOP, 35 TOWN HALL SQUARE
FELTRINELLI BOOKSHOP, VIA GHIBELLINA N. 32
THE GILDA DEI NARRATORI BOOKSHOP, VIA EL PELLEGRINO N. 23
BONANZINGA BOOKSHOP, VIA XXVII LUGLIO N. 78
The screenings are reserved for members over the age of 14 and will take place at the Cinema Lux, Largo Seggiola is. 168. Each film will be screened on the days and at the times indicated next to each title. On Thursday, in the presence of an international title and subject to distribution availability, the first screening will be in the original language with Italian subtitles. The Management reserves the right to make changes due to force majeure.