28 March - 10 MAY 2025
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Italian Movie Night - THE ITALIAN JOB (1969)
Viva Italia in Canberra - Special Screening of
The Italian Job (1969)
Join us at Palace Electric Cinemas for a welcome drink and then experience this classic comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin.
The Italian Job is a 1969 British comedy caper film written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley, directed by Peter Collinson, and starring Michael Caine.
A Lamborghini Miura drives through the Italian Alps, enters a tunnel, crashes and explodes. A bulldozer pulls the remains from the tunnel and dumps them down a steep alpine gorge. Sometime later dapper mobster Charlie Croker (Caine) is released from prison. He soon meets with the widow (Goldoni) of his friend and fellow thief Roger Beckermann (Brazzi), victim of the Miura crash. She gives Croker her husband's plans for the robbery that attracted the attention of the Italian Mafia. The plans outline a way to rob the payroll of Turin-based automaker Fiat, and spirit it out of Italy.
The film proved a success upon its release, earning critical acclaim amongst critics for the performances by Caine and Coward, the film's reflection of British culture from the period, and the climactic car chase. It became a cult symbol of British filmography.
LA DOLCE VITA
Viva Italia in Canberra proudly presents...
LA DOLCE VITA
dir. Federico Fellini (1960) Italy | M | 176 mins
Fellini's masterwork is an episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
Bar open from 7pm serving Aperol Spritz, wine, beer, spirits and movie snacks including choc-tops and popcorn.
Movie starts at 7.30pm
Tickets $16/$12
SOLD OUT! Italian Movie Night - Roman Holiday
Let’s channel our inner Audrey and Gregory Peck and enjoy this classic movie at Palace Cinemas. If you’d like to, dress up for the occasion and be whisked to Romantic Rome in this feel-good movie.
Enjoy a drink on arrival.
SORRY THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!
Roman Holiday is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a princess out to see Rome on her own and Gregory Peck as a reporter. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance; the film also won the Academy Award for Best Story and the Academy Award for Best Costume Design.
Join us at Palace Electric Cinemas for what is considered one of the most romantic films in cinema history.
The film was shot on location around Rome during the "Hollywood on the Tiber" era. The film opened the 14th Venice International Film Festival within the official program.
In 1999, Roman Holiday was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
