Film

Modern Classics Series: Padre Padrone

Name: Modern Classics Series: Padre Padrone
Start: 2025-07-02T13:15-0600
End: 2025-07-02T15:15-0600
Location: Teatro Santa Ana en La Biblioteca

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Wednesday July 2

1:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Teatro Santa Ana en La Biblioteca
Relox 50A, Centro
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Modern cinematography classics at Teatro Santa Ana in La Biblioteca every July Wednesday.

Padre Padrone | 1977 | Italy | Dur: 114 minutes
Directors: Paolo & Vittorio Taviani
With: Omero Antonutti, Saverio Marconi, Marcella Michelangeli
In Italian with English subtitles
Programmer: Elías Nahmías

A hauntingly intimate and poetic adaptation of Gavino Ledda’s autobiographical novel, chronicling his harrowing journey from an illiterate shepherd boy in rural Sardinia to a linguist and intellectual.

Directed by the Taviani brothers, the film is a powerful exploration of personal liberation and the struggle against patriarchal authority. With its stark landscapes and emotionally charged performances, Padre Padrone deftly portrays the tension between tradition and self-determination.

The film stands as a landmark of Italian cinema, blending realism with lyrical imagery to tell a deeply personal story that resonates with universal themes of oppression, education, and emancipation. Winner of the Palme d’Or.

Following the screening, there will be a discussion with Amy Cotler.