Cinema and Community: The Arci Movie Cineforum in Naples

Movies and guests for a window always open on the Seventh Art. In Naples, the Arci Movie Cineforum continues, a historic event hosted in the Pierrot di Ponticelli, in the eastern area of the city. Ten titles and protagonists of the show will accompany the audience from March to May 2024 with the goal of creating moments of culture and experiences of sharing among the audience of Naples and its surroundings. The hall in via De Meis, in fact, is the only one active in the populous eastern area and is among the most beautiful in the entire metropolis thanks to recent restyling works. The quality of the projections and acoustics and the super-welcoming spaces have become a point of strength of the Arci Movie association's initiative, which fights to bring more and more people to the cinema through a variety of films to reflect, remember, smile, and have fun. As for thirty-three years, the Cineforum is characterized by a strong involvement of the many supporters who, together with the association's team, allow carrying forward a unique and courageous experience considering the delicate scenario in which many operators and, more generally, the world of cinema navigate. "Quality films, important guests, rediscovered sociability, and a new and welcoming hall. Arci Movie continues its relentless activity in Ponticelli starting from the Cineforum with its over six hundred members and with a Pierrot cinema that has become beautiful, the newest and most beautiful hall in Naples," says Roberto D'Avascio, president of Arci Movie. The Arci Movie Cineforum will continue every Tuesday and Wednesday with appointments both at 18:00 and 21:00. Opening the second part of the Arci Movie Cineforum is the hit by Paola Cortellesi. The film "There's Still Tomorrow", the directorial debut of the Roman actress and comedian, will be on the big screen on March 5 and 6, 2024, accompanied by the screenwriter and writer Viola Ardone: an opportunity to reflect on the civic commitment behind the work that has captured the attention of millions of people and still deserves to be admired. The week after, on March 12 and 13, "The Old Oak", the highly appreciated work of Ken Loach that catapults us into a former mining town in the northeast of England telling a particular story. The film will be presented by Sandro Ruotolo, former senator and journalist. Following, on March 19 and 20, there is "The Soul at Peace", a film by Ciro Formisano who will meet the audience of the Pierrot to present the story of Dora, protagonist of the film, a 25-year-old who struggles to redeem herself from a family and a past filled with poverty and crime. The last of March, on the 26th and 27th, there's "Ferrari", a film by Michael Mann that reconstructs the life of the former driver and constructor of the world's most famous cars. April will be a month rich in guests for the event hosted in the new hall of Ponticelli. The well-known actor Renato Carpentieri will intervene on April 2, at the screening of the film "Palazzina Laf" by Michele Riondino, to celebrate with the members of Arci Movie his 81st birthday. The film tells the more difficult side of the life of the workers of the former Ilva of Taranto and the life of many employees of the industrial complex who for punishment were demoted and psychologically bent to push them to resign. It will be on the big screen on April 2 and 3. Set in Naples, instead, is "Born for You", a film by Fabio Mollo scheduled for April 9 and 10. It tells the story of Luca and Alba, a man and a girl who desperately need each other even if the world around them does not seem yet ready to see them together. The work will be presented by the director who meets the public together with the actress Teresa Saponangelo and Luca Fella Trapanese, a person who inspired the film, an activist for the rights of people with disabilities, today councilor for social policies of the City of Naples. The following week, on April 16 and 17, there is "The Captain", a hit by Matteo Garrone that tells the tragedy of the journey of migrants who reach Italy after months of physical and psychological suffering. Following, on April 23 and 24 and May 7 and 8, the screenings of two films that will be chosen by the members of the Cineforum through voting among a selection made by Vincenzo Mauriello, curator of the event as well as honorary president of the East Naples association. The last appointment of the festival is with "Commander" by Edoardo de Angelis on May 14 and 15, who will intervene in the hall of via de Meis to introduce the film that tells the heroic action of Salvatore Todaro at the beginning of World War II. The Arci Movie 2024 card in addition to participating in the evenings with films and guests until May allows free entry to the initiatives promoted by the national Arci network and those of the Arci Movie association. Moreover, it opens the doors of the Media Library "Il Monello" through the loan of over seven thousand films.