All the news 29.07.2010 « OPEN SPACE : Cinema in Piazza Grande» : three pre-Festival evenings July 30 – August 1, 2010.

The summer event « Open Space: Cinema in Piazza Grande » returns for its third edition with films chosen by the Artistic direction of the Festival del film Locarno.

There are three films programmed for the 2010 edition of OPEN SPACE, an event promoted by the Festival del film Locarno, in collaboration with the Ente iniziative per il Locarnese, Ticino Turismo, Ente Turistico Lago Maggiore and the Town of Locarno.

The first film Piazza Grande screening, Friday July 30, will be "Mammuth", a French road movie comedy selected for the Official Competition at the Berlin Film Festival. Directed by Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine ("Avida", 2006 ; "Louise-Michel", 2008), it stars Gérard Depardieu, as a retired factory worker on a motorbike journey, alongside Yolande Moreau and Isabelle Adjani.

A sneak preview of an American comedy is promised for Saturday July 31, "Letters to Juliet", set in New York, Verona and Siena. Directed by Gary Winick ("Bride Wars", 2009), the film boasts a truly international cast, with American actress Amanda Seyfried ("Mamma Mia!", 2008), Gael Garcìa Bernal, Franco Nero and the Oscar-winning Vanessa Redgrave.

OPEN SPACE will conclude on Sunday August 1 with another romantic comedy: "L’Arnacoeur", by Pascal Chaumeil, making his feature film debut. A box-office hit in its home territory, the cast includes Romain Duris, as an unscrupulous professional seducer, and the famous French singer Vanessa Paradis.

The screenings will start at 21.45, whatever the weather, in Locarno’s Piazza Grande.

The films in the programme are original language versions, with subtitles, and are only for those over 12 years old.

Tickets cost 20 CHF, with a student discount price of 15 CHF. A ticket for all three screenings enjoys a reduction (45 CHF, student discount 30 CHF). Advance tickets can be bought from July 16 at Ticino Turismo in Bellinzona, Lugano Turismo in Lugano and the Ente turistico Lago Maggiore at ticket counters in Ascona, Brissago and Locarno. More information is downloadable from the “News” section of the website: www.openspacelocarno.ch

« OPEN SPACE : Cinema in Piazza Grande » precedes the inauguration of the 63rd edition of the Festival del film Locarno, 4 -14 August 2010.