Enjoy nine recent Italian films and one program of short films at the 2023 Italian Film Festival USA of Portland. Films shown in Italian with English subtitles at Fifth Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall Street, on the campus of Portland State University, and the Lincoln High School Theatre, 1750 SW Salmon St. Sponsored by Volpi Foods, Caffè Umbria, Giovannai Cafiso-Inhabit Real Estate, Mucca Restaurant, Gallo Nero, Pinolo Gelato, Italian Benvenuti Club, Nostrana, Nicoletta's Table and Il Bel Paese Genealogia; in collaboration with the Associazione Culturale Italiana and Portland State University.
Schedule:
7:00 p.m: The Champion (Director, Leonardo D'Agostini, Comedy/Drama, 2019, 105 min.) - Lincoln High School Theatre - Film Sponsors: Caffè Umbria and Giovannai Cafiso-Inhabit
Valerio is a lonely professor who is assigned to help Christian, a star soccer player, pass his high school equivalency exam. The two could not be more different! But they will learn to lean on each other.