OPENING NIGHT FILM Tommaso thinks he has the perfect way to escape working in his family’s pasta factory: telling his father he’s gay. Little does he know that someone else will beat him to the punch in Ozpetek’s latest dissection of family, love and personal liberation. Though Nonna, the matriarch of the Cantone clan, advises her relatives to follow their own dreams, most of them feel beholden to the family’s business and reputation. So Tommaso’s aunt Luciana drinks and frets over a romance gone awry, mom Stefania tolerates her husband’s affairs and Tommaso himself frets over what to do when his boyfriend Marco arrives in Puglia with some friends from Rome. Gently satirizing this large bourgeois family while creating a memorable panoply of characters, Ozpetek has made a film full of humor and heart.

Written by Ivan Cotroneo, Ferzan Ozpetek. Photographed by Maurizio Calvesi. With Riccardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo, Alessandro Preziosi. (110 min, Fandango Portobello)




Meet the Director
Ferzan Ozpetek in Conversation with Rod Armstrong
Sunday, November 14, 4:30 pm
Italian Cultural Institute, 814 Montgomery Street

Prior to attending Opening Night, the Italian Cultural Institute welcomes you to a special event with acclaimed filmmaker Ferzan Ozpetek, director of the Opening Night film Loose Cannons. He will be interviewed by Rod Armstrong, programmer for the San Francisco Film Society, in a conversation highlighting Ozpetek's cultural influences and artistic development. For further information visit www.iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it or call 415-788-7142. RSVP to 415-788-7142 ext 18.