Apriti Cinema returns to Florence's Uffizi with Zeffirelli tribute
From June 26 to August 8, 2019, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence will host the third installment of Apriti Cinema, its summer film festival. The event kicks off with the 20th anniversary screening of Franco Zeffirelli's 'Tea with Mussolini.' This year’s festival celebrates the Uffizi's 250th anniversary, marked by the release of a commemorative stamp in a limited run of 400,000. Curated by Quelli della Compagnia di Fondazione Sistema Toscana, the lineup includes 46 films presented in their original languages with subtitles. Among the featured works are four films honoring Agnès Varda, such as 'Mur Murs' and 'Visages Villages.' Uffizi director Eike Schmidt and Councillor Tommaso Sacchi highlighted the festival's role in fostering cultural dialogue.
Key facts
- Apriti Cinema runs June 26 to August 8, 2019
- Opens with Franco Zeffirelli's 'Tea with Mussolini' (20th anniversary)
- 250th anniversary of Uffizi's opening under Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo
- Commemorative stamp issued by Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (400,000 copies)
- 46 films in original language with subtitles
- Four films by Agnès Varda from Festival dei Popoli
- Films by Christo, Rä di Martino, and Nathaniel Kahn included
- Connections to Uffizi exhibitions on Cosimo I de' Medici
Entities
Artists
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Agnès Varda
- JR
- Rä di Martino
- Christo
- Andrey Paounov
- Ila Beka
- Louise Lemoine
- Nathaniel Kahn
- Roberto Rossellini
- Ermanno Olmi
- Ryūe Nishizawa
- Eike Schmidt
- Tommaso Sacchi
- Valentina Silvestrini
Institutions
- Gallerie degli Uffizi
- Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato S.p.A.
- Palazzo Vecchio
- Associazione Quelli dell'Alfieri
- Fondazione Sistema Toscana
- Festival dei Popoli
- Lo schermo dell'arte Film Festival
- Middle East Now
- Nice Festival
- Premio Fiesole ai Maestri del Cinema
- Una Finestra sul Nord
- Immagini & Suoni del Mondo
- River to River Florence Indian Film Festival
- Florence Korea Film Fest
- Festival Internazionale di Cinema e Donne
- Florence Queer Festival
- Galleria Palatina di Palazzo Pitti
- Comune di Firenze
- Artribune
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- Uffizi Gallery
- Palazzo Pitti
- Tokyo
- Japan