SATIRE AND MORALITY- THE CINEMA OF MARCO BELLOCCHIO @BFI Southbank

A month-long season (1 July – 31 July) celebrating the work of the award-winning Italian director MARCO BELLOCCHIO (Fists in the Pocket, A Leap in The Dark, My Mother’s Smile, Vincere). A regular on the festival circuit including the BFI London Film Festival, and winner of awards at Berlin, Venice and Cannes, Bellocchio is still today one of the most distinguished and original filmmakers to have emerged from Italy in the 1960s. As a taster for the season, which is the first ever comprehensive retrospective of Bellocchio’s films, there will be a rare onstage appearance by the director on Saturday 23 June, when he will be in conversation at BFI Southbank with season curator Adrian Wootton. The season, which is in partnership with Istituto Luce-Cinecittà and the Italian Cultural Institute London, will also be complemented by screenings at the Ciné Lumière, offering audiences an opportunity to discover a rich, distinctive body of ambitious and beautifully realised films.

Your chance to hear from one of the most distinguished and original Italian filmmakers.Marco Bellocchio in Conversation on Saturday 23 June 18:30 NFT1

 Fists in the Pocket I Pugni in tasca + intro by Marco Bellocchio*

Italy 1965. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Lou Castel, Paola Pitagora, Marino Masé, Liliana Gerace.

• China Is Near La Cina è vicina Monday 2 July 18:10 NFT3 / Friday 6 July 20:40 NFT2

Italy 1967. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Glauco Mauri, Elda Tattoli, Paolo Graziosi, Daniela Surina.

• In the Name of the Father Nel nome del padre Monday 2 JUL 20:40 NFT2 / Sunday 15 July 17:40 NFT2

Italy 1971. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Yves Beneyton, Renato Scarpa, Laura Betti, Lou Castel

• Slap the Monster on Page One Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina Wednesday 4 JUL 20:40 NFT2 / Saturday 7 JUL 18:20 NFT2

Italy-France 1972. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Gian Maria Volontè, Fabbio Garriba, Laura Betti. 

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• Victory March Marcia trionfale  Sunday 8 JUL 17:30 NFT2 / Thursday 12 JUL 20:40 NFT2

Italy-France-West Germany 1976. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Michele Placido, Franco Nero, Miou-Miou, Patrick Dewaere. 

• The Seagull Il gabbiano  Tuesday 10 JUL 18:00 NFT2 / Saturday 14 JUL 20:40 NFT2

Italy 1977. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Remo Girone, Laura Betti, Pamela Villoresi, Giulio Brogi.

• A Leap in The Dark (aka Leap Into the Void) Salto nel vuoto Wednesday 11 JUL 20:30 NFT2 / Friday 20 JUL 18:15 NFT3

Italy-France-West Germany 1980. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Michel Piccoli, Anouk Aimée, Michele Placido, Gisella Burinato.

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• The Eyes, the Mouth Gli occhi, la bocca  Saturday 14 JUL 16:00 NFT2 / Wednesday 18 JUL 20:45 NFT2

Italy-France 1982. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Lou Castel, Angela Molina, Emmanuelle Riva, Michel Piccoli.

• Henry IV Enrico IV Sunday 15 JUL 20:10 NFT3 / Saturday 21 JUL 16:00 NFT2

Italy 1984. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Leopoldo Trieste, Paolo Bonacelli.

• The Prince of Homburg Il principe di Homburg Monday 16 JUL 18:20 NFT2 / Friday 20 JUL 20:40 NFT2

Italy 1997. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Andrea Di Stefano, Barbora Bobulova, Toni Bertorelli, Anita Laurenzi.

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• The Choir Master Il maestro di coro Monday 16 JUL 18:20 NFT2 / Friday 20 JUL 20:40 NFT2

Italy 2001. Dir Marco Bellochio.

• The Nanny La balia Saturday 21 JUL 18:20 NFT2 / Saturday 28 JUL 20:40 NFT2

Italy 1999. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Maya Sansa, Jacqueline Lustig,

• My Mother’s Smile L’ora di religione (Il sorriso di mia madre) Sunday 22 JUL 18:10 NFT2 / Sunday 29 JUL 20:30 NFT3

Italy 2002. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Sergio Castellitto, Jacqueline Lustig, Chiara Conti, Gigio Alberti.

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• Good Morning, Night Buongiorno, notte Monday 23 JUL 18:20 NFT2 / Saturday 28 JUL 15:20 NFT3

Italy 2003. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Maya Sansa, Luigi Lo Cascio, Roberto Herlitzka, Paolo Briguglia, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio.

• The Wedding Director Il regista di matrimoni + intro by season programmer Adrian Wootton OBE* Monday 9 JUL 20:30 NFT3*/ Saturday 28 JUL 18:20 NFT2

Italy-France 2006. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Sergio Castellitto, Donatella Finocchiaro, Sami Frey

• The Fight Monday 9 JUL 20:30 NFT3*/ Saturday 28 JUL 18:20 NFT2
• Vincere – Sunday 24 JUN 15:10 NFT2 / Monday 30 JUL 20:30 NFT3 

Italy-France 2009. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Fausto Russo Alesi, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio.

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• Sorelle Mai – Tuesday 24 JUL 20:40 NFT2  / Sunday 29 JUL 17:45 NFT2

Italy 2010. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Elena Bellocchio, Donatella Finocchiaro.

• Blood of My Blood Sangue del mio sangue – Wednesday 25 JUL 20:35 NFT2 / Tuesday 31 JUL 18:00 NFT2

Italy-France-Switzerland 2015. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Roberto Herlitzka, Alba Rohrwacher. 

• Pagliacci – Wednesday 25 JUL 20:35 NFT2 / Tuesday 31 JUL 18:00 NFT2
• Sweet Dreams Fai bei sogni Tuesday 31 JUL 20:30 NFT3

Italy-France 2016. Dir Marco Bellocchio. With Valerio Mastandrea, Bérénice Bejo, Fabrizio Gifuni,

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