Experience the richness of contemporary Italian cinema with Italian Film Week at the Cultural Foundation, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi. Fare Cinema is a yearly program that the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation brings all over the world.
The programme for the UAE brings together two recent Italian films that reflect evolving voices, compelling storytelling, and diverse perspectives within contemporary Italian cinema. It also celebrates the biopic screenplay as an excellence of the Italian movie. The two films each focus on the true story of a woman that have played an important role in the history of acting. L’amore che ho tell us about the renowned author singer Rosa Balistreri; Anna is based on the life of the greatest actress Anna Magnani. Their stories embody the passion, talent, and excellence that characterize Italian performing arts.
A celebration of cinema that opens up cultural dialogue between Italy and the UAE.
Two women, Two Italian Storie
June 26, 2026 at 7PM
Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi
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L’amore che ho (The Sicilian Storyteller)
Italy
Genre: Drama | Music
Year: 2024
RunTime: 125 min
Director: Paolo Licata
Language: Italian
Storyline
L’amore che ho tells the story of Rosa Balistreri, the legendary Sicilian folk singer known as “the voice of Sicily”. In 1990, at the end of her career and life, Rosa tries to rebuild her relationship with her daughter Angela. Through memories and flashbacks, the film retraces her difficult childhood, forced marriage, violence, artistic success and lifelong commitment to defending the weak, the working class and abused women.
June 27, 2026 at 7PM
Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi
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Anna
Italy
Genre: Drama
Year: 2025
RunTime: 111 min
Director: Monica Guerritore
Language: Italian
Storyline
Anna, directed by and starring Monica Guerritore, is a biographical film about the iconic Italian actress Anna Magnani in the 50s/60s, that recounting the restless night of March 21, 1956. The story follows the actress as she wanders through Rome, suspended between memory and fate, while awaiting the Oscar for “The Rose Tattoo”, confronting her lost love for the greatest director, Roberto Rossellini.