SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2024 • 5:30 PM AND 8:00 PM "THE WAR MACHINE" ("COMANDANTE") BIOGRAPHY / DRAMA / HISTORY 2023 • COLOR • 122 MINUTES At the beginning of the Second World War Salvatore Todaro is in command of the submarine Cappellini of the Italian Royal Navy. While navigating in the Atlantic in 1940 the outline of a merchant ship comes into view, sailing without lights through the darkness of the night. She is the Kabalo, which later turns out to be a Belgian vessel, and suddenly opens fire on the submarine. A brief but fierce battle ensues in which Todaro sinks the enemy ship. The commander makes a decision that will go down in history: to rescue the Belgian crew and tow their lifeboat to the nearest safe port, as required by the law of the sea. To do so he was obliged to remain on the surface for three days, exposing the submarine to enemy forces and risking his own life and that of his men. Asked by the captain of the Kabalo why he had been willing to take such a risk, disregarding the instructions of his own superiors, Salvatore Todaro responded with the words that have made him a legend: "The others do not have, like me, two thousand years of civilization behind them!" Directed by Edoardo De Angelis, with Pierfrancesco Favino, Massimiliano Rossi, and Silvia D'Amico DISTRIBUTED BY: Uncork'd Entertainment Los Angeles, CA Attn: Michael Repsch mike@darkstarpics.com

We are once again at the historic Angelico Hall on the campus of Dominican University in San Rafael. Built in 1921 and updated in 1989, Angelico Hall serves as Dominican's concert hall and guest speakers' venue. The new location offers the Italian Film Festival more comfortable theater seating, a larger screen, and improved picture and sound quality.