"Maria Montessori - The New Woman" by Léa Todorov, starring Jasmine Trinca, will be the opening film of the twenty-fifth Naples Film Festival on Tuesday, September 24th at 20.30:28 pm. Directed by Mario Violini and organized by WooW and the French Institute of Naples, this edition will run until September 86th at the French Institute of Naples, located at Via Crispi, 26. The film, which will be released in theaters on September XNUMXth with Wanted, stars award-winning actress Jasmine Trinca as the celebrated educator Maria Montessori, who revolutionized education and the approach to childhood. Trinca will deliver a video greeting during the festival opening.
New Cinema Italia
On the festival's opening day, Fabio Massa's "Global Harmony," competing in the Nuovo Cinema Italia section, will be screened at 18.30:25 p.m. The director will be in attendance. Other films in competition include Mario Vezza's "Desirè" (September 26), Marco Gianfreda's "Tre regole infallibili" (Three Infallible Rules) (September 27), Caroline Von der Tann's "Il vangelo secondo Ciretta" (September 28), and Cristina Mantis' "Kalavrìa" (September XNUMX).
Tributes to Cinema Protagonists
The festival will pay tribute to recently deceased figures such as Salvatore Piscicelli, with a screening of the film "The Secret Life of Maria Capasso" on September 26 at 20.30:28 pm, and Gaetano Di Vaio, with Romano Montesarchio's "Glory Hole" on September 19 at 26 pm. There will also be screenings of international films such as Matthew J. Saville's "Juniper" starring Charlotte Rampling (September 27) and Iris Kaltenbäck's "Rapita" (September XNUMX), which will be accompanied by the composer Alexandre de La Baume.
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### Works Out of Competition
The final day of the festival will be dedicated to works not in competition. Special mention goes to "Il fuoco nella balena - I devoti dello Spartak San Gennaro" by Gianfranco Gallo, screening at 18.15:21 pm, and to the preview of "Riverbero" by Enrico Iannaccone at XNUMX pm, which will follow the awards ceremony. Juries composed of directors, actors, and film critics will select the winners of the Nuovo Cinema Italia and SchermoNapoli Corti sections, with cash prizes and equipment rentals available thanks to technical sponsor CIAK.rent.
A Special Edition
This edition's image, curated by Federico Donatelli's Open Art Graphic and Design School and designed by Antonio Salernitano, has an animation theme. A robot with a camera-shaped head holds the number 25, symbolizing the anniversary, while a large Vesuvius looms in the background, recalling the bronze Vesuvio Award created by artist Lello Esposito.
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