22nd River to River Florence Indian Film Festival,
6-11 December 2022
Cinema La Compagnia
Via Cavour 50/r, Firenze
Unless specified otherwise, all films will be screened in the Sala Grande at Cinema La Compagnia.
Meetings with the guests will be accessible in the hall and online, on the Facebook page and on the Instagram account of River to River.
SATURDAY 10 DECEMBER
4.00 pm
Do Bigha Zamin (Two Acres of Land) by Bimal Roy, o.v. Italian, English subt., India, 1953, 119’
In Bimal Roy’s second masterpiece inspired by Ladri di biciclette, Shambhu and his little boy go to Calcutta, hoping to earn the money they need to pay off a debt so they will not lose their plot of land.
6.00 pm – Saletta
Modern Love Mumbai by Vishal Bhardwaj and Alankrita Shrivastava, season 1, ep 3 and 4, o.v. English, India, 2022, 82’
Set in the Indian-Chinese community, we see how Sui’s love for her son will make her stand in the way of the boy’s relationship with a woman.
A young man flirts with sixty-year-old Dilbar Sodhi, who is upset but rediscovers the joy of living.
6.30 pm
SHORTS 2, 48’ –Stories of men,between dream and reality
Adventures of Faisal Rehman by Mir Ijlal Shaani, o.v. Italian, English subt., India, 2022, 9’
After a night of partying and love, Faisal cannot forget. What will happen? Inspired by Italo Calvino’s Gli amori difficili.
The Astronaut and his Parrot by Arati Kadav, o.v. Italian, English subt., India, 2022, 15’
An astronaut is stuck on the moon and manages to communicate with his daughter in a quite unprecedented manner ….
Mein, Mehmood by Prataya Saha, o.v. Italian, English subt., UAE, 2022, 11’
The hard life of Mehmood, an emigrated travel agent who tries to survive in a harsh and fiercely competitive world.
Line of Duty by Mayank Malhotra, o.v. Italian, English subt., India, 2021, 13’
A young recruit at the Pakistani border finds himself in an unusual situation, where he must choose whether to behave as a soldier or as a human being.
Q&A with director of Mein, Mehmood Prataya Saha and director of Line of Duty Mayank Malhotra.
8.30 pm
Dobaaraa by Anurag Kashyap, o.v. Italian, English subt.,India, 2022, 135’
At 2.12 am, something happens …a murder, a rescue, and the life of Antara, the heroine, takes a few weird and uncanny turns! A plot that is halfway between a detective story and made-in-India science fiction, as told by the great director Anurag Kashyap.
Q&A with director Anurag Kashyap.
