Born in Lajas, is a Puerto Rican , possibly one of the most influential film director in Puerto Rico's history.
After 15 years in federal prison, Mariano Farias recruits the help of Juan Miranda to prove he is innocent of the murder of his pregnant wife. Miranda is an alcoholic and the retired district attorney that originally prosecuted him. Meanwhile, Angel Lugo, the corrupt police captain who is responsible for Faria's imprisonment, is trying to stay involved in his case.
Saturday, August 2
"PANE E TULIPANI" (Bread & Tulips)
Directed by:Silvio Soldini
Written by:Doriana Leondeff
This delightful Italian comedy, shows how Rosalba, an Italian hosewife, taken for granted by her family, who has lived her whole life in Pescara, Italy ... takes a vacation from them all to visit Venice, Italy. There she begins a new life with a zany group of characters who become her friends. She finds pleasure in simple everday life activities. She takes joy in spontaneously responding to the new experiences this vacation has opened for her.
Sunday, August 3
”CAYO“
Directed by: Vicente Juarbe
Written by: Ineabelle Colón, Pedro Muñiz
Cayo is the story of three friends, two men and a woman, who must deal with life’s adversities. They bond, then, separated by circumstances they do not control, only meet again as three very different persons who must try to reconcile themselves with each other. The film is set in Culebra.
"MIO FRATELLO E' FIGLIO UNICO" (My brother is an only child)
Directed by: Daniele Luchetti
Written by:Antonio Pennacchi
Set in a small Italian town in the 60’s and 70’s, the film tells the story of two brothers who want to change the world – but in completely different ways. The elder, Manrico (Riccardo Scarmaccio), is a handsome, charismatic firebrand who becomes the prime mover in the local Communist party. Accio, (Elio Germano) the younger, more rebellious brother, finds his own contrarian voice by joining the reactionary Fascists. What starts as a typical tale of sibling rivalry becomes the story of the polarizing and paralyzing politics of those turbulent times and, the rift between the brothers is further intensified when Accio realizes that he loves his brother’s girlfriend, Francesca (Diane Fleri) who, like everyone else, is blind to Manrico’s increasingly dangerous ideas.
August 5
”EL CLOWN“ (The Clown)
Directed by: Emilio Rodríguez Vázquez
Written by: Emilio Rodríguez Vázquez,Pedro Adorno
Xavier Del Monte (Israel Lugo) is Flacotroco the clown, a member of a closeknit one-ring circus that is rapidly going under. Invited to audition to be the official spokesman for a hot dog franchise, Xavier suddenly skips out after a performance, leaving behind his sometime wife Gloria (Jessica Rodriguez), a not-so-high-wire walker, and beloved daughter Glorita (Tania Adorno).
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August 6
"NON TI MUOVERE" (DON'T MOVE)
Directed by: Sergio Castellito
Written by: Sergio Castellito
Novel: Margaret Mazzantini
A car fails to stop at a red light. A 15-year old girl brakes, skids, and is thrown off her scooter. The ambulance races towards the hospital where the girl’s father works as a surgeon. While the dad waits as his colleague performs surgery on his daughter, the terror of this event causes him to cast aside his mask of steadfastness, model father and husband, revealing an estranged and violent self.
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August 7
"EL CIMARRON"
Directed by: Iván Dariel Ortíz
Written by: Iván Gonzáalo Ortíz
El Cimarron, is a romance and action packed drama that passes judgment to the protagonists on one of the most tragic and shameful events of humanity.
At first glance, Carlo has it all: a beautiful partner, good friends, and a great career in advertising. But when Giulia (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) announces she has a bun in the oven, her feckless beau starts wondering if he's ready to settle down. It doesn't help that his pals are about to flee their own responsibilities by buying a camper van and running off to Africa - a proposition almost as tempting as the beautiful teenager Francesca (Martina Stella).
August 8th: 7-8 pm
Finalists on Prima Vision
Peroni Award for
"La Bella Figura"
Instituto Banca Commercio
&
Peroni of Puerto Rico
An award for the best artistic make-over
A selection made among students of all over the Island
of Instituto Banca & Comercio
August 9
"MALDEAMORES" (Lovesickness)
Directed by:Carlos Ruíz Ruíz
Mariem Pérez Riera co-director
Written by:Jorge González (libretista)
Carlos Ruíz Ruíz
A three-part look at the ironies of love, with stories that involve a young boy, a hostage situation, and a divorced elderly couple caught in a love triangle.
Sunday August 10 - Closing night
Phosphorescent Awards by public votes
"VACANZE ROMANE"
Director: Willian Wyler
Writer: Ian McLellan Hunter,John Dighton
"LA DOLCE VITA"
Directed by: Federico Fellini
Written by: Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano,
tullio Pinelli, Brunello Rondi, Pier
Paol Pasolini (no acreditado)
Flash backs on Beauty - Italy@La Parguera- Closing of Festival - Orchestra - "Musica in Piazza" (Music on the Square)
Phosphorescent Awards: Three Categories:
Films, Shorts,Documentaries.
From August 2-9th
Movies will be "accompanied" by alternating of Italian and Portorican "cortos" (short movies) and Documentaries
SHORTS AND DOCUMENTARIES PROJECTIONS
Sunday 3 August
Escuela Pre-Técnica Benigno Fernández García - Cayey