Lisbon: A prova do Real

       by Lorenza Tiberi

Something special has been going on in Lisbon in the last few weeks. Thanks to the good will of the Núcleo de Programação Cinematográfica members, we had the opportunity to watch several movies representing the Italian neoralism. 

The movie cycle called "A prova do real" proposed a wide selection of movies realised by the most important filmmakers of that period, such as, Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Roberto Rossellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti and Vittorio De Sica. 

The choice of this particular subject is strictly related to the work the students did in their first semester. All the projections were accompanied by presentation and eventually a debate held by leading personalities in the cultural and cinematographic field. The movies were shown in the University's auditorium and the surrounding ambient was carefully decorated with limelight and music from the movies' soundtracks.

Furthermore, the equipe of the Núcleo de Progamação Cinematográfica published a book introducing and better explaining this Italian cycle, and made available to all the participants a short synopsis of the movie of the day.

Finally, to whom will be in Lisbon during the next semster you can check their blog to get info: http://www.nucleodeprogramacaocinematografica.blogspot.com/.