The Cleveland Italian Film Festival 2024 will be showcasing award winning films from Italy Sept. 12 through Sept. 26, 2024 at the Cedar Lee Theater and Atlas Cinemas Great Lakes. All films are shown on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. The Cleveland Italian Film Festival is sponsored by Italian Tours & Travel by Diana.
Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024 at 1:00 p.m., Chef Valerio Iorio kicks off the film festival with “Pranzo Italiano” celebrating the cuisine from the Campania region of Italy: Amalfi, Sorrento, and Naples. $130 pp (includes wines with each course, gratuity & tax). For Reservations call 216-456-8117.
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024
“L’ombra del Giorno”
7:30 p.m., Cedar Lee Theater
This highly praised, award-winning film and riveting story takes place in 1938, two years before Italy enters the war. Luciano, an owner of a classy restaurant in the center of town believes he can live his life according to his own set of rules as he observes the world through his restaurant window. One day a young woman named Anna appears looking for work. Slowly a strong attraction develops between them, but Anna has a dangerous secret.
The Cleveland Italian Film Festival is the first independent film festival in Northern Ohio to exclusively showcase Italian award-winning films in Cleveland area theaters since its inception in 2006. For tickets and information, please call 216-456-8117.
