Giorgio Gallione

Belluno Teatro Comunale

On the occasion of the eight-hundredth anniversary of Italy's patron saint, Francis of Assisi, we are pleased to present a performance celebrating the various aspects and stories associated with this extraordinary saint. The performance is presented by one of Italy's most acclaimed musicians, Angelo Branduardi, whose music will accompany the narration of one of Italy's finest journalists, Aldo Cazzullo. This performance will be a unique opportunity to delve deeper into and understand the importance of Francis of Assisi to our nation's identity.

Francis

Teatro "Dino Buzzati"

Max, Paul, and Simon have been friends for thirty years. A true, unbreakable, and joyful friendship. Their professional lives are a success, but their personal lives are a little less so. One evening, the three friends meet at Max's house for their usual poker game. But Simon arrives almost an hour late, giving the two friends a shocking motivation. The poker game never begins.

Our Women

The story is that of Franca Viola, the Sicilian girl who in the mid-1960s was the first, after suffering violence, to reject the so-called "shotgun marriage." Oliva begins as a fifteen-year-old searching for her place in the world in Italy at the time, where the law stipulated that if the perpetrator of rape then married the "offended party," the conviction would automatically be extinguished (even if it was against a minor). Now an adult, Oliva tells us her story backwards, from when she was a young girl facing life until the moment when, in a decision that sparked scandal and amazement, especially because it was unprecedented and revolutionary, she rejected the traditional "paciata" and said no to violence and abuse.


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