Italian Film: Febbre Da Fieno

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 2:00 PM - Herrin City Library

Herrin City Library, with the participation of the Italian Film Festival of St. Louis, will present new Italian films during HerrinFesta Italiana. Febbre da fieno (Hayfever), a romantic comedy, will be shown on May 25 at 2 pm and again on May 27 at 5 pm. L’uomo fiammifero (The Thin Match-Man), a children’s movie, will be shown on May 26th at 2 pm. Both films will be shown in the Library’s Community Meeting Room, 120 North 13th Street, Herrin, Illinois. Light refreshments will be provided. The films are free and open to the public.

Schedule

Wed. May 25, 2:00pm	Febbre da fieno
Thr. May 26, 2:00pm	L’uomo fiammifero
Fri. May 27, 5:00pm	Febbre da fieno

Febbre da fieno (Hayfever)

Directed by Laura Luchetti

100 minutes; DVD; in Italian with English subtitles

A simple, sweet, romantic film with a breezy, atmospheric soundtrack. Febbre da fieno is about a vintage shop in Rome called “Twinkled” and the misfits who mind the store. The two main characters Matthew and Camilla must overcome memories of the past and begin to live in the present. If you feel yourself tearing up, just say it’s hay fever!

L’uomo fiammifero (The Thin Match-Man)

Directed by Marco Chiarini

78 minutes; DVD; in Italian with English subtitles

This award-winning film fantasy shot in the small town of Teramo in Abruzzi will delight young people ages 10 and up. In the film, an 11 year old boy named Simone is forced to stay home with his angry father. Outside: sweet adventure; inside: terrible boredom. Then a green-eyed girl, Lorenza, arrives in the country on holiday. Thus begins an unforgettable summer looking for the thin match-man.