Exhibitions

[Cinémardi #19] Mélodie en Sous-Sol

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

MÉLODIE EN SOUS-SOL (The Big Heist at the Casino) by Henri Verneuil France, Italy / 1963 / 117’ Starring Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Viviane Romance Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. Charles, a man in his sixties, has just served five years behind bars. Upon his release, he struggles to adjust to his home […]

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Mondi Invisibili – Le Città di Calvino ed altre storie

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

🇬🇧 The Academy of Fine Arts of Palermo presents “Invisible Worlds – Calvino’s Cities and Other Stories”, an unmissable exhibition at spaces SN02 and SN03 in Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa. Curated by the Comics and Illustration Department, the exhibition showcases illustrated pages from “Capoverso – Calvino’s Cities”, created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Italo […]

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Mondi Invisibili – Le Città di Calvino ed altre storie

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

🇬🇧 The Academy of Fine Arts of Palermo presents “Invisible Worlds – Calvino’s Cities and Other Stories”, an unmissable exhibition at spaces SN02 and SN03 in Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa. Curated by the Comics and Illustration Department, the exhibition showcases illustrated pages from “Capoverso – Calvino’s Cities”, created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Italo […]

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[la deutche vita 2025] Casting

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

Casting (Casting) by Nicolas Wackerbarth Germany 2017, 91’ Starring Andreas Lust, Judith Engel, Milena Dreißig, Corinna Kirchhoff Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. In Celebration of R.W. Fassbinder’s 80th Anniversary (1945–2025) In collaboration with Sicilia Queer Filmfest Behind the scenes of a TV remake of Fassbinder’s The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Vera, […]

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[Cinémardi #19] Le procès Goldman

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

LE PROCÈS GOLDMAN (The Goldman Case) by Cédric Kahn France / 2023 / 115’ Starring Arieh Worthalter, Arthur Harari, Nicolas Briançon Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. Paris, 1976. The second trial of Pierre Goldman, a Jewish intellectual and far-left activist, is about to begin. Sentenced to life imprisonment for four robberies—the last of […]

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[la deutche vita 2025] Mutter Küsters’ Fahrt zum Himmel

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

Mutter Küsters’ Fahrt zum Himmel (Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Western Germany 1975, 113’ Starring Brigitte Mira, Ingrid Caven, Margit Carstensen, Karlheinz Böhm Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. In Celebration of R.W. Fassbinder’s 80th Anniversary (1945–2025) In collaboration with Sicilia Queer Filmfest Emma Kusters, a working-class woman, faces a […]

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[Cinémardi #19] Mars Express

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

MARS EXPRESS by Jérémie Périn France / 2023 / 85’ Animation – Featuring the voices of Léa Drucker and Mathieu Amalric Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. The year is 2200. Aline Ruby, a determined private investigator, and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious […]

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[la deutche vita 2025] Enfant Terrible

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

Mutter Küsters’ Fahrt zum Himmel (Enfant Terrible) by Oskar Roehler Germany 2020, 134’ Starring Oliver Masucci, Hary Prinz, Katja Riemann, Eva Mattes Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. In Celebration of R.W. Fassbinder’s 80th Anniversary (1945–2025) In collaboration with Sicilia Queer Filmfest A stylized biopic about the intense and turbulent life of Rainer Werner […]

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[Cinémardi #19] Le Consentement

LE CONSENTEMENT (Consent) by Vanessa Filho France, Belgium / 2023 / 128' with Kim Higelin, Jean-Paul Rouve, Laetitia Casta Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. Paris, 1985. Vanessa is thirteen years old when she meets Gabriel Matzneff, a well-known fifty-year-old writer. The young teenager becomes the lover and muse of this man celebrated by […]

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[la deutche vita 2025] The Fourth State

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

The Fourth State (The Fourth State) by Dennis Gansel Germany 2012, 115’ Starring Moritz Bleibtreu, Kasia Smutniak, Max Riemelt, Rade Serbedzija Original version in english with Italian subtitles. Free entry. Paul Jensen, a German journalist, accepts a job in Moscow. His life takes a dramatic turn when he falls in love with a young activist, […]

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[Cinémardi #19] La fille de son père

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

LA FILLE DE SON PÈRE (No Love Lost) by Erwan Le Duco France / 2023 / 91’ Starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Céleste Brunnquell, Maud Wyler Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. Étienne is in his early twenties when he falls for Valérie, and a little older when their daughter Rosa is born. When Valérie […]

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[la deutche vita 2025] Der scharlachrote Buchstabe

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

Der scharlachrote Buchstabe (The Scarlet Letter) by Wim Wenders Western Germany 1973, 86’ Starring Senta Berger, Hans Christian Blech, Lou Castel, Yelena Samarina Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. In collaboration with the Centro Evangelico di Cultura Giacomo Bonelli. Set in the puritan New England, this film by Wim Wenders is a personal reimagining […]

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[Cinémardi #19] Le grand chemin

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

LE GRAND CHEMIN (The Grand Highway) by Jean-Loup Hubert France / 1987 / 104 Starring Richard Bohringer, Anémone, Antoine Hubert Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. Summer, 1959. Claire, pregnant and abandoned by her husband, leaves her young son Louis with family friends Marcelle and Pelo. The Parisian boy must adapt to life in […]

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[la deutche vita 2025] Ökozid

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

Ökozid (Ecocide) by Andres Veiel Western Germany 2020, 90’ Starring Friederike Becht, Nina Kunzendorf, Brenda Turner, Ulrich Tukur Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. In 2034, representatives from various countries hit by environmental disasters accuse Germany of failing to meet its emission reduction commitments, contributing to irreversible damage. The film blends historical events with […]

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[Cinémardi #19] Le ravissement

LE RAVISSEMENT (TThe Rapture) by Iris Kaltenbäck France / 2023 / 97’ Starring Hafsia Herzi, Alexis Manenti, Nina Meurisse Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. Lydia, a dedicated midwife working in a Paris hospital, has just been left by her boyfriend. Learning of her best friend Salomé’s pregnancy and encountering Milos, a fleeting chance […]

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[la deutche vita 2025] Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

Rabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush (Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush) by Andreas Dresen Western Germany 2022, 113’ Starring Meltem Kaptan, Alexander Scheer, Charly Hübner, Nazmî Kirik Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. Rabiye Kurnaz, a Turkish-German mother, sees her life turned upside down when her son Murat is wrongfully arrested and imprisoned […]

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[Cinémardi #19] Les algues vertes

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

Les algues vertes (Green Tide) by Pierre Jolivet France / 2023 / 110’ Starring Céline Sallette, Nina Meurisse, Julie Ferrier Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. Following a series of mysterious deaths, young journalist Inès Léraud moves to Brittany to investigate the phenomenon of green algae. Meeting whistleblowers, scientists, farmers, and politicians, she uncovers […]

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[Cinémardi #19] L’homme d’argile

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

L'homme d'argile (The Dreamer) by PAnaïs Tellenne France / 2024 / 94’ Starring Raphaël Thiéry, Emmanuelle Devos, Mireille Pitot Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. This is an intimate thriller that explores desire and the encounter between two very different characters. Raphaël, played by Raphaël Thiéry, is a man with only one eye, nearing […]

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[Cinémardi #19] Les félins

Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa Via Paolo Gili 4 Zisa, Palermo, PA, Italy

Les félins (The Love Cage) by René Clément France / 1964 / 96’ Starring Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, Lola Albright Original version with Italian subtitles. Free entry. Les Félins (1964), directed by René Clément, is a French thriller starring Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, and Lola Albright. It delves into a tense and mysterious plot. The […]

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