PSIFF 13-Jan

We Can Do That
Si può fare
Italy, 2008, 111 Minute Running Time
US Premiere
Topics: Comedy, Drama, Family Friendly
Program: World Cinema Now
Language: Italian English Sub-Titles

A group of mentally disabled people become specialists in "mosaic parquet," thanks to Nello, a stubborn and passionate guy who believes they need help and understanding, not only pills and isolation. A soulful, funny and moving modern fairy tale.

DIRECTOR: Giulio Manfredonia
Producer: Angelo Rizzoli
Editor: Cecilia Zanuso
Screenwriter: Fabio Bonifacci, Giulio Manfredonia
Cinematographer: Roberto Forza
Principal Cast: Claudio Bisio, Anita Caprioli, Giuseppe Battiston
Filmography: It’s Yesterday Already (2003), If I Were You (2000)

The Drummer

Jin Gwu
Hong Kong, 2007, 98 Minute Running Time
Additional Countries: Taiwan
Topics: Asian, Dance/Music, Gangster
Program: World Cinema Now
Language: Mandarin, Cantonese English Sub-Titles

Gorgeous mountain landscapes, Zen practice, and gangsters make an unlikely combination, but The Drummer explores each of these worlds in this rite-of-passage film about a gangster’s son who turns his life around when he joins a Zen drumming group, portrayed by the Taiwanese troupe U Theater.

DIRECTOR: Kenneth Bi
Producer: Albert Yeung, William Fu, Albert Lee, Rosa Li
Editor: Isabel Meier, Kenneth Bi
Screenwriter: Kenneth Bi
Cinematographer: Sam Koa
Music: Andre Matthias
Principal Cast: Jaycee Chan, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Lee Sinje, Roy Cheung, Josie Ho
Filmography: Rice Rhapsody (2004), A Small Miracle (2000)
World Sales: The Match Factory



Kanchivaram

India, 2008, 117 Minute Running Time
US Premiere
Topics: Drama, Political
Program: World Cinema Now
Language: Tamil English Sub-Titles

This lush Tamil film is set in the temple town famous for its silk saris, at a time when a humble weaver could never afford the shimmering saris he produces. Vengadam is determined to wrap his daughter in silk on her wedding day, and resorts to stealing single strands of silk that he weaves in secret every night.

DIRECTOR: Priyadarshan
Producer: Shailendra Singh
Editor: Arun Kumar
Screenwriter: Priyadarshan
Cinematographer: Thiru
Music: M.G. Sreekumar
Principal Cast: Prakash Raj, Shreya Reddy
Filmography: Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), Malamaal Weekly (2006), Garam Masala (2005), Kilukkam (1991), Poochakkoru Mookkuthi (1984)
World Sales: Spier Films



Marcello Marcello

Switzerland, 2008, 97 Minute Running Time
North American Premiere
Topics: Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy
Program: World Cinema Now
Language: Italian English Sub-Titles

Denis Rabaglia's heartwarming romantic comedy, set on the Italian island of Amatrello in 1956, follows the fortunes of young Marcello, who, in order to win the heart of the lovely Elena (the mayor's daughter, no less) must follow a gift-giving tradition. But what gift to give the mayor in order to date his daughter?

DIRECTOR: Denis Rabaglia
Producer: Anne Walser
Editor: Claudio Di Mauro
Screenwriter: Mark David Hatwood
Cinematographer: Filipp Zumbrunn
Music: Henning Lohner
Principal Cast: Francesco Mistichelli, Elena Cucci, Renato Scarpa, Luca Sepe, Luigi Petrazzuolo
Filmography: Azzurro (2000), Video ergo sum (1989), Le Tueur de midi (1987)

Sponsors:
Consulate General of Switzerland, Swiss Film