Italian Film Society

Thursday 9th October 7:30pm Entry is £8 The Italian Film Society of London dates back to 1915 but has ceased to exist for many decades. It's revival took place on 19 September at the Horse Hospital with a screening of the legendary 8 ½ by Fellini to a audience of over 80 people. The Italian Film Society is back. The Italian Film Society cordially invites you to... 'I Pugni in Tasca' (Fists in the Pocket) Marco Bellocchio, 1965 108 mins Language: Italian with English subtitles 'Fists in the Pocket' was 27-year-old Bellocchio's startling debut feature. Released to much controversy, it tells a disturbing story of madness, murder and incest within a bourgeois family living in a small provincial town. It is a mesmerising indictment of the destruction of moral values that the director observed in Italian society. Lou Castel gives an intense performance as the epileptic youngest son Alessandro, driven to frenzied acts of violence. Details: Doors open at 7:30 for an aperitivo, film starts 8:00ish * Free Italian Vanity Fair magazines for the first 15 people.. Entry is £8 Space is limited; Kindly RSVP total number of guests to info@italianfilmsociety.co.uk (visit www.italianfilmsociety.co.uk for more info)