Treasures from the Mastrangelo Collection: Non-Fiction FIlms

When and Where

Wednesday, November 06, 2024 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Innis Town Hall, Innis College
2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5

Speakers

Luca Caminati (Concordia University)
Tess Takahashi (York University)
Alberto Zambenedetti (University of Toronto)

Description

The event is a screening of three 35mm prints from the Mastrangelo Collection, the largest Italian-language of collection of 35 and 16mm films in North America. It is housed at the University of Toronto's Media Archives since 2016.

A commercial, a short documentary, and a feature documentary will be screened:

  • Confetto Falqui (This one is a short commercial for a laxative from the 1960s. I do not know the director or the precise year) B/W
  • Donne del sud oggi (Dir. Francamaria Trapani, 1968) Colour
  • Mondo cane (Dir. Paolo Cavara, Gualtiero Iacopetti, and Franco Prosperi, 1962) Colour

All films are in Italian with English subtitles. 

The above-mentioned speakers will introduce the films and participate in a Question & Answer session after the screening.

 

Contact Information

Alberto Zambenedetti

Sponsors

Cinema Studies Institute, Department of Italian Studies