Torino Film Festival 2022: restored Tre punto sei and Cineteca's hidden treasures

The 40th Torino Film Festival will feature a special screening of Nicola Rondolino's restored debut feature 'Tre punto sei' (2002) on November 26 at Cinema Massimo's Sala Tre. The restoration was carried out by the Cineteca of the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, directed by Domenico De Gaetano. The screening also honors Gianni Rondolino (1932-2016), Nicola's father and co-founder of the Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani, which later became the TFF. De Gaetano announced that next year's restoration will focus on Gianluca Maria Tavarelli's 'Un amore'. An homage to Tonino De Bernardi is also planned, with material collected from his home. The Cineteca, housed in a former precision instrument factory in Borgo Vittoria since 1999, holds over 30,000 films in various formats. A cold storage room at near-zero degrees preserves unique copies like the restored 'Cabiria' and Carlo Campogalliani's 'Il Cortile' (1930). The collection also includes a recent donation of 1980s-1990s pornographic films, alongside the museum's significant early 20th-century erotic cinema collection. Other holdings include the historic Videomusic archive of 1980s music videos. The Cineteca plans to open its via Nizza vault for guided tours next year. A Francesco Rosi exhibition opens November 15, with archives accessible at the Bibliomediateca Mario Gromo.