Italian Cinema Today

The tempestuous weather in the Eternal City Wednesday appropriately set the tone for La stoffa dei  song   (The Stuff of Dreams) , the new film by Gianfranco Cabiddu, one of the most significant auteurs of Italian cinema.  La stoffa dei sogni tells the story of a modest theatre company (to say the least) that is shipwrecked with a group of dangerous organized crime mobsters on the coast of Asinara, the location of an island-prison in the middle of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The story explores the role of art in our lives, bringing to light the universal themes of guilt, revenge, redemption, and pardon.  Director Gianfranco Cabiddu and Sergio Rubini Vincenzo Carpineta's stunning cinematography sets the stage for what at first seems like a drama but quickly turns into a comedy at the hands of veteran actor/director Sergio Rubini. Adapted from The Tempest by William Shakespeare and L’arte della com media by Eduardo De Filippo, the dialogue betwe...