An archive of extraordinary importance for cinema in Sardinia and beyond, which is reopened and revisited today. Celebrations for the sixtieth anniversary of the Cineteca Sarda continue, with the first films acquired by the archive returning to the big screen with screenings in Cagliari and Carbonia scheduled until October 27th . The program features Soviet silent films, neorealism, social commentary, and local history, curated by the Società Umanitaria .
Founded in 1966 on the initiative of Fabio Masala , the Cineteca is celebrating this important milestone with a screening following the presentation of the " Nara " digital archive project in the capital and the inauguration of the photographic exhibition on Fiorenzo Serra in Sassari . Titled " 60 Years of the Sardinian Cineteca. The Origins. Birth of a Film Archive ," the screenings themselves precede the national conference " The Sardinian Cineteca and Italian Film Archives: Perspectives and Future, " scheduled for October 23 and 25.
Not just a simple re-presentation of key works of the seventh art, but a return to the ideas of preservation, awareness, and dissemination of cinematic culture , foundational to the Cineteca. The first acquisitions now on display reflect a vision of cinema capable of questioning society, giving voice to those who have been excluded and contributing to the development of a critical eye—cultural roots also evoked by Antonello Zanda , director of the Cagliari-based Centro Servizi Culturali della Società Umanitaria .
After the two meetings on Monday 19th at the Greenwich Cinema , in via Sassari 67 in the capital with " Storms over Asia " (1928) by , and on in the of the , with " " (1954) by and " " (1952) by , we continue at the in , with the historic " " (1946) by which will be screened at in . The series of Carbonia events closes with the story of Italian migration " " (1949) by ‒ based on the novel "Christ in concrete" by Pietro Donato ‒ one last time at the at on , while the 1948 honorary Oscar-winning " " (1946) by concludes the series on , again at at the in the capital.
