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The high profile premieres of Mini Noir (organized with a contribution from the IED – European Institute of Design of Milan) include Gil Kenan’s fantasy hit City of Ember, the fairy tale send-up Lissi and the Wild Emperor and the Christmas film of the year, Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua with Jamie Lee Curtis.
Mini Noir will, also, present three new 2008 books to its young participants: Thule, L'Impero dei Ghiacci by Carlo A. Martigli; Il Principe della Città di Sabbia by Pierdomenico Baccalario, Enzo D'Alò and Gaston Kaboré; and Il Manoscritto dell’Imperatore by Valeria Montaldi.
There will also be special screening of Enzo D’Alò’s 2003 animated film Opopomoz, featuring the voices of John Turturro, Fabio Volo, Peppe Barra, Silvio Orlando and Oreste Lionello.
Films
Legend of the Seeker (TV Series)
by Mark Beesley
With Craig Horner (Richard Cyper), Bridget Regan (Kahlan Amnell), Bruce Spence (Zeddicus)
US, 2008, 42’ – Prod. Disney Pictures, ABC – Distr. Buena Vista
Set in a faraway land, in a time of swords, dragons and magic, Richard Cyper, a young mountain guide, is thrust into an epic adventure after falling in love with Kahlan Amnell, a beautiful young girl with magical powers, dangerous to any man who loves her.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
by Raja Gosnell
With Piper Perabo, Manolo Cardona, Eugenio Derbez and Jamie Lee Curtis
US, 2008, 91’ – Prod. Walt Disney Pictures – Distr. Buena Vista
Chloe is a spoiled Chihuahua from Beverly Hills in this new Disney comedy. Voiced by Drew Barrymore, she gets lost while on vacation in Mexico, where there are no spas or luxury boutiques. For the first time in her life, Chloe is forced to trust new, strange friends, including rough German shepherd Delgado (former police dog) and Papi, an affectionate male Chihuahua – who will help her find the strength she needs to face the incredible journey home.
Scooby Doo – The Island of the Zombies
by Hanna and Barbera
US, 2001, 74’ – Prod. Boomerang – Distr. Boomerang
Scooby and the gang travel to an island swarming with spirits to investigate the ghost of the pirate Moonscar. But they discover that the he is not the only terrifying thing living on the island. Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy and the easily frightened Scooby run into in a number of strange creatures of the night. The most entertaining in the series by Hanna and Barbera, the film offers an abundance of music, laughter and thrills.
Lissi und der Wilde Kaiser – Lissi and the Wild Emperor
by Michael Herbig
Germany, 2007, 85’ – Distr. Moviemax
Once upon a time, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Princess Lissi lived in a beautiful castle with her clumsy husband Franz and horrible mother-in-law Frau Bruckner. One night, she is kidnapped from her extravagant life by a horrible Yeti who, it turns out, isn’t all that horrible and underneath all that fur hides a very seductive personality.
City of Ember
by Gil Kenan
With Saoirse Ronan (Lina Mayfleet), Harry Treadaway (Doon Harrow), Bill Murray (Mayor Cole), Tim Robbins (Loris Harrow), Martin Landau (Sul)
US, 2008, 95’ – Distr. Eagle Pictures
The story of city that has been underground for over 250 years, where there is no sky and the only light comes from the glittering lamps strewn around the Ember, which give off an eerie yellowish light. They say there is no life beyond Ember. But now the great lamps are starting to flickers and no one seems to notice except two teenagers, Lina Mayfleet and her friend Doon Harrow, who aided by an ancient parchment, will race against time to save the city from darkness.
Pagot Special
From Marco Pagot, the pilots of four famous television series made for RAI in the 1990s:
Carnaby Street - Missione sotto il sole
The “youngest,” most eccentric and revolutionary street is both backdrop and co-star of this series. Carnaby Street enchants J.D., an American student catapulted to London with her father, a diplomat. But an event lies in store for her on Carnaby Street that will change her life. A spy on the run hides a secret message in J.D.’s car and setting off a series of events that will lead her to become an agent in Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Montana - Il medaglione d’oro dei Maya
Professor Gerrit has found a clue to the site of buried Mayan treasure from a decorative inscription on a recently found medallion. Montana and Alfred must face the nefarious Lord Zero for the first time, among the ruins of the pre-Colombian civilization.
Reporter Blues - Una giornalista spericolata
Tony comes from a small town and wants to be a journalist for a Paris newspaper. Starting out in the big city is not easy, however. But thanks to Alain, her intuition and a good dose of daredevil-ness, she thwarts a robbery by a gang of thieves. And her first article is a success.
Grisú il Draghetto - Servizio segreto
After a long apprenticeship, Grisù officially becomes a secret agent and is sent on a highly delicate and risky mission: to neutralize a dangerous and beautiful spy from stealing secret plans for a foreign power.
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