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.
SUNDAY 11 DECEMBER
11.00 am
Azioni Corsare by Murmuris: an improact as a tribute to Pasolini
With readings from Scritti Corsari and L’odore dell’India
In collaboration with La città dei lettori
Followed by
Appunti per un film sull’India by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian, Italy, 1967-68, 34’
Pasolini films Mumbai in its poorest and most remote suburbs, his camera over his shoulder, filming ordinary people and talking with Indian intellectuals.
3.00 pm
Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, o.v. Italian, English subt., India, 2002, 182’
To celebrate its twentieth anniversary, River to River will be screening this Bollywood masterpiece with a stellar cast, a troubled love story accompanied by spectacular music and choreographies. A vivid and multi-voiced story inspired by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novel.
6.00 pm – Saletta
Modern Love Mumbai by Dhruv Sehgal and Nupur Asthana, season 1, ep 5 and 6, o.v. English, India, 2022, 82’
Saiba’s journey to find the right man on dating apps, but life makes her meet someone who is not what she was expecting.
Latika is trapped in the routine of married life and regrets not having accomplished her dream of becoming a writer. One day, she reconsiders all her life choices but finds that the answers are within her.
6.30 pm
Life in a Bowl – Bangalore by Purandar Chaudhuri, o.v. Italian, English subt., India, 2022, 52’
After Calcutta, Purandar Chaudhuri takes us through the smells, flavours, views and secrets of Bangalore: adive into a wide sensory experience in the capital of Karnataka.
8.30 pm – Official closing of the 22nd River to River Florence Indian Film Festival
followed by
Almost Pyaar by Anurag Kashyap, o.v. Italian, English subt., India-UK, 2022, 155’
The latest masterpiece by the multi-award-winning director Anurag Kashyap, in which the four main young characters and a DJ who speaks of love to the beat plunge us into a thrilling, gripping story. A sparkling film that speaks of love, youth and taboos, with an unmissable soundtrack!
Q&A with director Anurag Kashyap and actor Karan Mehta.
