To mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Italian Cultural Institute will screen the following films and documentaries:
From Tuesday 26 January until Wednesday 27 January 2021
Anita B. by Roberto Faenza
In Italian with English subtitles
Director: Roberto Faenza
Cast: Andrea Osvart,Antonio Cupo, Eline Powell
Drama/ 1h 28 min / 2014
Based on a true story and the bestseller (How Many Stars Twilight in the Sky) by Edith Bruck, Anita B., tells the story of an orphaned, young, Hungarian survivor of Auschwitz after World World II. Anita quickly finds herself involved in an intense and passionate affair that almost shatters her, but eventually gives her the strength to rebel and start a new life. Anita B., is a story of hope and reconciliation, and above all a promise of a new beginning.
Watch online on vimeo. The link to the screening will be available from 26 to 27 January 20121. Write to press.icilondon@esteri.it to apply for your free ticket.
From Tuesday 26 January until Wednesday 27 January 2021
La casa dei bambini by Francesca Muci
In Italian with English subtitles
Director: Francesca Muci
Documentary / 70min / 2019
Immediately after the war, the brigade of Jewish engineers of the British army, Solel Boneh, managed to bring to safety hundreds of children who had escaped the terror of the extermination camps.
For three years, from 1945 to 1948, a small Lombard town named Selvino, became their home. Orphans of their respective families of origin, lost in that tragedy, the “children of Selvino” slowly managed to find moments of serenity and resumed a normal life.
Between 1946 and 1949, most of the “children of Selvino” were boarded on the motorboat Rondine Enzo Sereni. Almost everyone is welcomed in Eretz Israel, in the kibbutz Tze’elim and Hanita. Today, they live there together as a big family, replicating their happy Selvino model.
Watch online on vimeo. The link to the screening will be available from 26 to 27 January 20121. Write to press.icilondon@esteri.it to apply for your free ticket.
From Wednesday 27 January 2021 2pm until Thursday 28 January 2021
70072: The Girl Who Couldn’t Hate. The true storty of Lidia Maksymowicz
In Italian with English subtitles
Director: Elso Merlo
Docufilm / 57min / 2020
Producer: La Memoria Viva
World premiere
A number, a story, a life: Lidia Maksymowicz tells her story.
Watch online on vimeo. The link to the screening will be available from 27 to 28 January 2021. Write to press.icilondon@esteri.it to apply for your free ticket.