A  SPECIAL DAY (orig. title: Una giornata particolare; 1977)

Introduced by Prof. Sergio Rigoletto (UO)

Thursday Nov. 9, 2017
5:00 p.m.
Bijou Art Cinemas – 492 East 13th Avenue
FREE WITH A UO ID

Starring Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren in one of the finest performances of their careers, A Special day is set in Rome on the historic day in 1938 when Benito Mussolini and the city first rolled the red carpet for Adolf Hitler. The film takes place entirely in a working-class apartment building, where an unexpected friendship blossoms between a pair of people who haven't joined the festivities: Antonietta (Loren), an uneducated mother and housewife, and an avid supporter of the Fascist regime; and Gabriele (Mastroianni), a homosexual radio announcer opposed to Fascism.

* This screening is connected to the public lecture given by Prof. Dana Renga (Ohio State) on Thurs Nov. 16th, 5pm, (Gerlinger Lounge), 'Queering Internal Exile on Italian Screen'