Films cycle “Marco Bellocchio, Political Bodies”

Among Italian filmmakers from the 1960s, few remain active today. Marco Bellocchio is rightly regarded as the long-distance runner of Italian cinema: at 80 years old, he is as prolific as ever, delivering works that represent the culmination and synthesis of a type of cinema he helped shape six decades ago. Often portrayed by magnificent actors, his characters grapple psychological, political and social turmoil, resulting in films of extraordinary vigor, driven by an energetic direction. For this latest retrospective, we are screening Esterno notte (2022) for the first time in Quebec. This five-hour film, the filmmaker’s second exploration of the Aldo Moro affair, revisits the crisis that profoundly impacted Italian politics in the 1970s.

	Sunday, January 12th, 5:30pm Vincere by Marco Bellocchio, with Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi Italy, France/ 2009 / 128 min. / Italian, German with French subtitles In the presence of Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Marco Bellocchio’s son
	Monday, January 13th, 6pm *Good morning night* by Marco Bellocchio, with Maya Sansa, Luigi Lo Cascio Italy / 2003 / 106 min. / Italian with French subtitles In the presence of Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Marco Bellocchio’s son
	Monday, January 13th, 8:30pm Marx can wait by Marco Bellocchio Italy / 2021 / 96 min. / Italian with French subtitles In the presence of Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Marco Bellocchio’s son
	Saturday, January 18th, 5pm *My Mother’s Smile* by Marco Bellocchio, with Sergio Castellitto, Jacqueline Lustig Italy / 2002 / 105 min. / Italian with French subtitles
	Sunday, January 19th, 5:15pm *Fists in the Pocket* by Marco Bellocchio, with Lou Castel, Paola Pitagora Italy / 1965 / 110 min. / Italian with French subtitles
	Wednesday, January 22nd, 6pm *The Wedding Director* by Marco Bellocchio, with Sergio Castellitto, Donatella Finocchiaro Italy, France / 2006 / 97 min. / Italian with French subtitles
	Saturday, January 25th, 5pm The Traitor by Marco Bellocchio, with PierFrancesco Favino, Fabrizio Ferracane Italy, France, Germany, Brazil / 2019 / 153 min. / Italian, English, Portuguese with French subtitles
	Sunday, January 26th, 3pm *Blood of My Blood* by Marco Bellocchio, with Roberto Herlitzka, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio Italy, France, Switzerland / 2015 / 106 min. / Italian with English subtitles
	Tuesday, January 28th, 6pm A Leap in the dark by Marco Bellocchio, with Michel Piccoli, Anouk Aimée Italy, France, Germany / 1980 / 120 min. / Italian with English subtitles
	Friday, January 31st, 6pm *Kidnapped* by Marco Bellocchio, with Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese Italy, France, Germany / 2023 / 134 min. / Italian with French subtitles
	Saturday, February 1st, 7:45pm Devils in the Flesh by Marco Bellocchio, with Maruschka Detmers, Federico Pitzalis Italy, France / 1986 / 114 min. / Italian with English subtitles
	Monday, February 3rd, 8:30pm Victory March by Marco Bellocchio, with Franco Nero, Miou-Miou Italy, France, Germany / 1976 / 118 min. / French version