Double Feature: Los Angeles Premiere! VITTORIO RACCONTA GASSMAN: UNA VITA DA MATTATORE & A BEAUTIFUL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DINO ROSSI November 18, 2010

Double Feature: Los Angeles Premiere! VITTORIO RACCONTA GASSMAN: UNA VITA DA MATTATORE, 2010, Studio Immagine, 79 min. Dir. Giancarlo Scarchilli. This fascinating documentary follows the life and career of one of Italy's most important actors, Vittorio Gassman, who starred in THE EAST LIFE, BIG DEAL ON MADONNA STREET, BITTER RICE and SCENT OF A WOMAN.

Los Angeles Premiere! A BEAUTIFUL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DINO ROSSI, 66 min. Directors Fabrizio Corallo and Francesca Molteni delve into the life of Dino Risi, who was one of the most successful directors of the so-called "comedy Italian style", a bittersweet mix of irony, melancholy and joy. Risi directed some of the finest Italian actors, including Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Vittorio Gassman.