American Film Series - Associazione Italo Americana FVG

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The Associazione Italo Americana FVG, non-profit association, is pleased 
to inform the public that you can now register to attend the *40 
<https://aia-fvg.blogspot.com/2020/09/american-film-series-202021.html>**th 
American Film Series in Original Version 
<https://aia-fvg.blogspot.com/2020/09/american-film-series-202021.html> 
*organized *by the **Associazione Italo Americana FVG*.

*What can we say besides... WOW! *UA series that starts with *JUDY*, 
with Renée Zellweger Winner of the *Oscar *and *Golden Globe *as*Best 
Actrice * and the ends with *NOMADLAND*, with Frances McDormand - Winner 
of the*Leone D'Oro* for the *Best Film* at the *Venice Film Festival*.

The 9 films in the series are shown during the course of the year in 
English with English subtitles at the Teatro dei Fabbri. *_Entry 
reserved for Members_*.

*Get your Membership Card in our office, Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo 6 - 
Trieste,* from Monday to Friday afternoons 16-19 and Tuesday, Thursday 
and Saturday mornings 9-12 or *ONLINE* 
<https://ginnipal.it/AIA_FVG/AltLogin.aspx>.

At age 16 you can become a member.  In addition to entry to the cinema 
series, members can also check out books, dvds and magazines from the 
Library <https://cloud.collectorz.com/actrieste>, register for English 
classes, and participate in Members-only events.

Membership Fees:
Reduced Membership - €25 - students over age 16, teachers, + 65 years
Regular Membership - €35

*1st Film - 29/10/2020:* ***29/10/2020: JUDY 
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7549996/>*. Dir. Rupert Goold. 1h 59min.

Stars: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock

Awards: Winner - Oscar and Golden Globe - Best Actress

/Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 
1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts. She sings, reminisces and 
begins a whirlwind romance with her soon to be 5th husband./

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/*The Other Films in the Series:*/

*19/11/2020: THE MUSTANG <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5952594/>*. Dir. 
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. 1h 36min.

Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern

Awards: Winner - Sundance NHK Award – Best New Director

/The story of Roman Coleman, a violent convict, who is given the chance 
to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program involving the 
training of wild mustangs./

*3/12/2020: THE FAREWELL <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8637428/>*. Dir. 
Lulu Wang. 1h 40min.

Stars: Shuzhen Zhao, Awkwafina, X Mayo

Awards: Winner - Golden Globe – Best Actress Comedy /Musical

/A Chinese-American family discovers their grandmother has only a short 
while left to live and decides to keep her in the dark, scheduling a 
wedding to gather one last time before she dies./

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*21/01/2021: DARK WATERS <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9071322/>*. Dir. 
Todd Haynes. 2h 6min.

Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins

/A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against 
a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution./

//

*04/02/2021: DORA and the LOST CITY OF GOLD 
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7547410/>*. Dir. James Bobin. 1h 42min.

Stars: Isabela Merced, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña

Awards: Winner - Imagen Award -Best Actress, Best Film, Best Director

/Dora, a teenage explorer, leads her friends on an adventure to save her 
parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold./

*25/02/2021: LUCE <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7616148/>*. Dir. Julius 
Onah. 1h 49min.

Stars: Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Awards: Winner - Chlotrudis Award -Best Adapted Screenplay

/A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of 
their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by 
a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student./

*18/03/2021: THE LAST BLACK MAN in SAN FRANCISCO 
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4353250/>*. Dir. Joe Talbot. 2h 1min.

Stars: Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan

Awards: Winner – Sundance Director Award, Black Reel – Outstanding 
Independent Feature

/A young black man searches for a home in the changing city that seems 
to have left him behind./

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*15/04/2021: AFFAIRS of STATE <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4180556/>*. 
Dir. Eric Bross. 1h 37min.

Stars: David Corenswet, Thora Birch, Adrian Grenier

/A young campaign aide gets in way over his head when he sleeps with the 
wife and daughter of a presidential candidate only to end up bleeding 
out on the side of an empty road at night./

*06/05/2020: NOMADLAND <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9770150/>*. Dir. 
Dir. Chloé Zhao. 1h 48min.

Stars: Frances McDormand, Gay DeForest, Patricia Grier

Awards: Winner - Venice Film Festival – Golden Lion for Best Film

/Follows a woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the 
Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living 
as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad./


For additional information: www.aia-fvg.blogspot.com 
<http://www.aia-fvg.blogspot.com/>aia.fvg at gmail.com 
<mailto:aia.fvg at gmail.com>


See you at the movies!

Karoline Steckley
Director
Associazione Italo Americana FVG
cell privato: 3498666667

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Piazza S. Antonio Nuovo, 6
34122 Trieste TS - Italy
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September 2020 Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 9-12, Mon,Tues, Wed, Thurs, 
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