Black Sea (Mar Nero)

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Gemma is a difficult older Italian lady, a recent widow in psychological and physical pain. Angela is a sweet-tempered younger Romanian lady who has left her husband behind to make money in Italy. She becomes Gemma’s caretaker, withstanding her tongue-lashings while struggling to understand her adopted country. Angela’s calm determination to save enough money to allow her to have a baby brings back Gemma’s memories of post-war Italy, when she made sacrifices for her own son and when her country was in much the same position as Angela’s is now. Thus, the two disparate women, each lonely in her own way, find they have more in common than expected, and soon they are quite dependent on each other. When Angela gets word that her husband has disappeared, she’s anxious to go home and look for him. Gemma selfishly demands that she stay. But soon Gemma's affection for her young friend wins her over and she insists on accompanying Angela on a road trip to Romania, where the Danube empties into the BLACK SEA. The film is a tour-de-force by veteran actress Ilaria Occhini, and by rising star of Romanian cinema Dorotheea Petre. (In Italian and Romanian with English subtitles) – BB

Community Partner: Italian Cultural Garden Foundation

Sidebars	Women Of The World
Producer	francesco Pamphili, Rai Cinema, Giorgia Priolo, Ada Solomon
Screenplay	Ugo Chiti, Federico Bondi
Cinematography	Luigi Martinucci
Editing	Ilaria Fraioli
Music	Enzo Casucci Guy Klucevsek
Principal Cast	Ilaria Occhini, Dorotheea Petre, Corso Salani, Vlad Ivanov, Maia Morgenstern
Director Bio	Born in Florence in 1975, Federico Bondi earned a degree in literature. He first began work as a cameraman on commercials and music videos and then as assistant director on TV films and fiction features. Since 1995 he has made several short films and several art documentaries.
Select Filmography	BLACK SEA (2008)
Print Source	Bruno Bossio - PromoFest Bruno Bossio promofest@gmail.com

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Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 7:10 PM
Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 9:20 AM

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Black Sea (Mar Nero)

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