Now in its 10th year, the Italian Film Festival USA of Milwaukee returns to UW-Milwaukee this weekend with a program of eight contemporary selections from a nation that has often led the way in creative and innovative filmmaking.
For the 2016 event, Paul Salsini, chairman of the Milwaukee selections committee, picked the films from a list of 25 contenders. “We want variety: comedy, drama and documentaries,” he explains. “We want to chose films reflective of Italian culture and filmmaking now. We also want films that are simply enjoyable.”
Do any of the eight films on the program meet all of those criteria? “I, Harleqiun,