To introduce the cycle, a lecture by a Mafia historian sets the tone. How does cinema relate to a certain Mafia mythology ? To what degree does it detach itself from it, or portray it in its most complex and troubled aspects ? The answer in fourteen films.
Nino Badalamenti, foreman in a factory in Milan, returns to his native Sicily to introduce his wife and two daughters to his family. Owing his comfortable living to Mafia godfathers, Nino is suddenly forced to carry out a contract for which he was far from ready.
Alberto Lattuada
Mario Alberto Lattuada was an Italian film director. Before entering the film industry, Lattuada's father made him finish his studies as an architect, even though he recognized his desire to make films. He began his film career as scriptwriter and assistant director on Piccolo mondo antico by Mario Soldati in 1940. His first film was Giacomo l'idealista (1943). Luci del Varietà (1950), co-directed with Federico Fellini, was Fellini's first feature. The film of Lattuada La steppa (1962) was screened at the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1970, he was a member of the jury at the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.
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