HO FATTO IL MIO CORAGGIO (I Got Up My Courage)
May 7, 2009
As part of The Segal Centre's "Salute to the Italian Community"
and in association with the 25th annual Vues D’Afrique Festival,
CinemaSpace presents:
Ho Fatto Il Mio Coraggio (I Got Up My Courage)
with short
Flowers At The Window
Date: Thursday, May 7th, 7:30PM
Tickets: $8/$6 students/seniors (65+). Seating is limited. Please reserve your seats in advance by calling the Segal Centre box office at 514-739-7944. Tickets also available at Admission.com
Address: CinemaSpace at the Segal Centre, 5170 Cote St. Catherine, corner Westbury. 2 blocks West of Métro Côte-Sainte-Catherine.
and in association with the 25th annual Vues D’Afrique Festival,
CinemaSpace presents:
Ho Fatto Il Mio Coraggio (I Got Up My Courage)
with short
Flowers At The Window
Date: Thursday, May 7th, 7:30PM
Tickets: $8/$6 students/seniors (65+). Seating is limited. Please reserve your seats in advance by calling the Segal Centre box office at 514-739-7944. Tickets also available at Admission.com
Address: CinemaSpace at the Segal Centre, 5170 Cote St. Catherine, corner Westbury. 2 blocks West of Métro Côte-Sainte-Catherine.
Filmmaker Giovanni Princigalli
"Flowers At The Window" (approx 25 mins, 2009, Canada, Documentary, English subtitles)
A work in progress by Giovanni Princigalli
HO FATTO IL MIO CORAGGIO (I Got Up My Courage)
Directed by Giovanni Princigalli (Documentary, 50 mins., Canada, 2009. In Italian and English with English subtitles). The filmmaker will be present for a Q&A after the film.
Made with the help of the Italian Consulate of Montreal, the film tells the story of elderly Italian migrant workers who arrived in Montreal between 1950 and 1960, to marry or to reunite with a fiancée they met in Italy. They all came from poor villages from the South of Italy to become married men and women, turning from young people into adults, and also from farmers into workers.
We hear of their farewells to their families and to their village, of the work-related problems when they arrived in Montreal, of happy and sad weddings. Amongst the protagonists there are Carlo, one of the few Italian communists in Montreal, and Lina (rigorously dressed in black according to the tradition of the southern Italian widows), who after 1953 never went back to Italy and every year celebrates the ritual of Saint Anthony in her house in Montreal.
Each story is brought to life with the help of rare and beautiful archive images from the South of Italy as well as from Canada. For every character, a traditional music theme from the South of Italy has been chosen, whose words help to rebuild their story, memories and imagery.
To see the entire list of Italian films playing at CinemaSpace during the Segal Centre's "Salute to the Italian Community" CLICK HERE.
"Flowers At The Window" (approx 25 mins, 2009, Canada, Documentary, English subtitles)
A work in progress by Giovanni Princigalli
HO FATTO IL MIO CORAGGIO (I Got Up My Courage)
Directed by Giovanni Princigalli (Documentary, 50 mins., Canada, 2009. In Italian and English with English subtitles). The filmmaker will be present for a Q&A after the film.
Made with the help of the Italian Consulate of Montreal, the film tells the story of elderly Italian migrant workers who arrived in Montreal between 1950 and 1960, to marry or to reunite with a fiancée they met in Italy. They all came from poor villages from the South of Italy to become married men and women, turning from young people into adults, and also from farmers into workers.
We hear of their farewells to their families and to their village, of the work-related problems when they arrived in Montreal, of happy and sad weddings. Amongst the protagonists there are Carlo, one of the few Italian communists in Montreal, and Lina (rigorously dressed in black according to the tradition of the southern Italian widows), who after 1953 never went back to Italy and every year celebrates the ritual of Saint Anthony in her house in Montreal.
Each story is brought to life with the help of rare and beautiful archive images from the South of Italy as well as from Canada. For every character, a traditional music theme from the South of Italy has been chosen, whose words help to rebuild their story, memories and imagery.
To see the entire list of Italian films playing at CinemaSpace during the Segal Centre's "Salute to the Italian Community" CLICK HERE.
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The Segal Centre for Performing Arts is proud to present this unique, one of a kind festival – “A Salute To The Italian Community” – as a highlight of the Segal Centre’s joint presentation with Saputo of Over the River and Through the Woods, an Italian comedy by playwright Joe Dipietro on stage April 19 - May 10.
“Our first ever partnership with Saputo presented us with a wonderful opportunity to reach beyond our doors and build new bridges.” said Bryna Wasserman, Artistic and Executive Director of the Segal Centre.
Led by patrons of honour, Senator Marisa Ferretti Barth; Senator Leo Kolber; The Honourable Consul General of Italy, Francesco Paolo Venier; and The Honourable Consul General Of Israel, Yoram Elron, this “Salute to the Italian Community” will feature nightly presentations of Over the River and Through the Woods; Italian films at the Segal Centre’s CinemaSpace and tributes to this city’s most beloved Italian artists.
A Salute to the Italian Community, runs April 19 to May 10 at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts.
Click HERE for more.
“Our first ever partnership with Saputo presented us with a wonderful opportunity to reach beyond our doors and build new bridges.” said Bryna Wasserman, Artistic and Executive Director of the Segal Centre.
Led by patrons of honour, Senator Marisa Ferretti Barth; Senator Leo Kolber; The Honourable Consul General of Italy, Francesco Paolo Venier; and The Honourable Consul General Of Israel, Yoram Elron, this “Salute to the Italian Community” will feature nightly presentations of Over the River and Through the Woods; Italian films at the Segal Centre’s CinemaSpace and tributes to this city’s most beloved Italian artists.
A Salute to the Italian Community, runs April 19 to May 10 at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts.
Click HERE for more.
