New Italian Cinema Events NYC
November 8-12
This fall, N.I.C.E. returns to the United States, celebrating its 34th edition dedicated to Italian cinema and engaging with directors and critics. The films selected for 2024 include works from first- and second-time feature directors of great value, spanning from comedy to drama. This demonstrates that, despite recent difficulties, Italian filmmakers are more active and motivated than ever.
The festival is run by Artistic Director Viviana del Bianco.
The Italian Cultural Institute in New York
hosts the screening of
Gloria!
by Italian director
Margherita Vicario
(Running Time: 106’’ – English subtitles)
November 9, 2024 | 2:30pm
Mila Tenaglia and
Matilde Castagnoli,
Executive Directors of NICE,
will introduce the film.
Screening to be followed by a Q&A with
director Margherita Vicario, who will join remotely.
Moderated by NICE Executive Director Matilde Castagnoli
Born in 1988 in Rome, Italy. Margherita Vicario is an Italian actress, musician and filmmaker. She produced her debut album, Minimal Musical while training as an actress at Accademia Europea di Arte Drammatica in Rome. Her Bachelor thesis delved into Brecht’s use of popular music in political theater. After university, she studied the Dalcroze method, an educational practice centred on cultivating kids’ inherent musicality through rhythmic movement. She pursues a dual career as an actor and as a musician. In 2021, she unveiled her second album, Bingo, under the Universal label. GLORIA! (2024) is her feature film debut as director and screenwriter.
About the film: The film is set in a convent boarding school for girls in Venice at the end of the eighteenth century and tells the story of Teresa, a young woman with visionary abilities. Together with a small group of extraordinary musicians, she leaps across the centuries and defies the dusty old regime by inventing a rebellious, light and modern music. Pop!
Trailer: here
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