Classici fuori Mostra: film series at the Cinema Rossini from January 15 to April 16

To be held in Venice from January 15^th to April 16^th 2025 – weekly on Wednesdays at 7 pm at the Cinema Rossini movie theatre(Salizzada de la Chiesa o del Teatro, 3997) – the sixth edition of the film series Classici fuori Mostra. Permanent Festival of Restored Films is organized by La Biennale di Venezia in collaboration with the City of Venice’s Circuito Cinema, Università Ca’ Foscari and Università IUAV di Venezia.

Classici fuori Mostra will present twelve Classic films recently restored by major film libraries around the world, in the original language version with subtitles in Italian. Each film will be introduced by an expert and followed by a question and answer session with the audience. Special discounts are reserved for students (reduced price ticket 3 euro, reduced price pass 25 euro, full price ticket 6 euro).

The series begins with Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina (Slap the Monster on Page One, 1972) by Marco Bellocchio, starring Gian Maria Volonté. The film will be presented on Wednesday January 15^th at 7 pm in the world premiere of the 4K version restored by Cineteca di Bologna, in collaboration with Surf film, Kavac Film and Minerva Pictures. It will be introduced by Michele Gottardi. Following on a weekly schedule, every Wednesday, will be Gilda (1946) by Charles Vidor, Vivement Dimanche! (Confidentially Yours!) by François Truffaut, Offret (The Sacrifice, 1986) by Andrei Tarkovsky, L’armée des ombres (Army of Shadows, 1969) by Jean-Pierre Melville, Il giovedì (The Thursday, 1963) by Dino Risi, Shang Hai zhi yen (Shanghai Blues, 1984) by Tsui Hark, The Sugarland Express (1974) by Steven Spielberg, La prima notte di quiete (Indian Summer, 1972) by Valerio Zurlini, After Hours (1985) by Martin Scorsese, Gojira (Godzilla, 1954) by Ishiro Honda, Amadeus (1984) by Milos Forman.

“To conceive what has been not as a past to forget, but – on the contrary – as something that has yet to be (in the words of the poet) – stated the artistic director of the Venice International Film Festival Alberto Barbera – is not just a commitment aimed at fostering a better understanding of our common cultural roots, but also and above all to provide the tools to address, understand and assess what is yet to come. To shape it, to organise it and in some way to ensure in advance that it has the quality to affect our near future just as those films have helped to shape the awareness and cultural identity we are made of. A well-articulated programme, as usual, that ranges from auteur films in the strictest sense and others that have become part of our collective imagination by virtue of their capacity to build spectacular models that leave their mark on our consciences”.

More specifically, after Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina, the screenings will feature: 

• Wednesday 22 January Gilda (1946) by Charles Vidor
  (introduced by Carmelo Marabello)
• Wednesday 29 January Vivement dimanche! (Confidentially Yours!) (1983) by François Truffaut
  (introduced by Sara D’Ascenzo)
• Wednesday 5 February  Offret (The Sacrifice) (1986) by Andrei Tarkovsky
  (introduced by Giuseppe Ghigi)
• Wednesday 12 February  L'armée des ombres (Army of Shadows) (1969) by Jean-Pierre Melville
  (introduced by Alessandro Del Re)
• Wednesday 19 February  Il giovedì (The Thursday, 1963) by Dino Risi
  (introduced by Riccardo Triolo)
• Wednesday 26 February  Shang Hai zhi yen (Shanghai Blues) (1984) by Tsui Hark
  (introduced by Elena Pollacchi)
• Wednesday 12 March The Sugarland Express (1974) by Steven Spielberg
• (introduced by Marco Contino)
• Wednesday 26 March La prima notte di quiete (Indian Summer, 1972) by Valerio Zurlini
  (introduced by Marco Bertozzi)
• Wednesday 2 April  After Hours (1985) by Martin Scorsese
  (introduced by Adriano De Grandis)
• Wednesday 9 April  Gojira (Godzilla) (1954) by Ishirô Honda
  (introduced by Roberta Novielli)
• Wednesday 16 April  Amadeus (1984) by Milos Forman
  (introduced by Marco Della Gassa with Vincenzina Caterina Ottomano and Paul Zaentz)

Full price ticket € 6
Reduced price ticket € 3
Reduced price pass € 25

Tickets on sale in advance at  www.ccvenezia.18tickets.it

Tickets on sale at the Cinema Rossini box office

The programme may be subject to change.

Venice Classics is the section that since 2012 has presented at the Venice International Film Festival, with growing success, the world premiere screenings of a selection of the best restorations of classic films completed during the past year by film libraries, cultural institutions and production companies around the world. Venice Classics is curated by Alberto Barbera with the collaboration of Federico Gironi.