Italian Language Film Screening: Vecchi Pazzi

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A highlight of this year’s Italian Language Week is the screening of the comedy Vecchi Pazzi by Swiss film director Sabine Boss. Vecchi Pazzi tells the story of an aged diva sent to an elderly home where a former constructionist awaits his own death. The diva has a caring daughter and the constructionist has a nephew determined to claim his inheritance. Through laughter (and a few tears) the film does not disappoint with its heartwarming tale set in the beautiful region of Ticino.

Before each screening, two professors from the Faculty of Communication at the University of Lugano will speak about television and film production in Switzerland’s Italian-speaking region.The 16th Italian Language Week in the World will be held from October 17 to 23. As one of Switzerland’s four national languages, Italian is spoken by approximately 8.4 percent of the country’s population. Under the mission of promoting Switzerland’s cultural diversity, the Swiss Embassy and its Consulates General in China support the Settimana della Lingua Italiananel Mondo (Italian Language Week in the World) initiated by the Italian Foreign Ministry, and celebrate classic and contemporary Italian culture and language each year.