The Macaluso Sisters

Dir. Emma Dante 2020 | 94 mins | Italy | Italian with Englsih Subtitles Susanna Piraino, Anita Pomario, Alissa Maria Orlando Find out about access > This screening will be introduced by Professor Danielle Hipkins from University of Exeter – a specialist in the representation of girlhood on Italian cinema. Adapting her stage play, Emma Dante transports us through five decades in the lives of siblings transformed by a single tragic moment. Dante begins with an event that unfolds in the most formative moments of youth and proves so devastating its impact leaves all involved emotionally crippled as they enter adulthood and beyond. Exquisitely shot, particularly in capturing the joyous moments of a carefree summer, Dante’s moving drama changes actors as time goes by, with each evincing the emotional toll of what they lived through. Avoiding the pitfalls of melodrama, The Macaluso Sisters draws its tension from the subtle interplay of the characters and the regret they feel at being robbed of the life they had hoped to live. It’s through these understated portraits that the film succeeds in its study of loss. Previously unseen in UK Cinema as a result of 2020s pandemic The Macaluso Sisters visit to Studio 74 is well over due. Presented in Partnership with Italian Cultural Assocaition Exeter. BBFC Rating Rated 15 – strong language Venue: Studio 74, Exeter Phoenix