In room movies 9 April

These new films cinema season, presented by the journalist critic Michael Lattanzi, in the halls of Florence from Thursday 9 April.

Humandroid
Genus: Action
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Brandon Auret, Eugene Put mbanyiwa, Robert Hobbs

Every child comes into the world full of promise and no more than Chappie: he's a talent, is special, a prodigy. As each child, Chappie will be influenced by the environments that surround it - some good, other less obviously - relying on the heart and soul to find its way into the world and become a man. But there is one thing that makes it different from anyone else Chappie: is a robot. The first and only robot that can think and have feelings. The idea is very dangerous, and it is a challenge that will put Chappie facing powerful destructive forces, pledged to end his species.

If God Wants
Genus: Comedy
Director: Edward Falcone
Cast: Alessandro Gassman, Mark Giallini, Laura Morante, Ilaria Spada, Edoardo Pesce, Carlo De Ruggeri, Alex Cendron, Enrico Oetiker, Fabrizio Giannini

Thomas and his wife Carla have two children: White, a nice mentecatta without interest, and Andrea, a brilliant guy, enrolled in medicine, ready to follow his father's footsteps. Lately Andrea seems to have changed and is behaving strangely. Doubt creeps: Andrea is gay? Anyone could enter into crisis, but not Thomas, who hates all forms of discrimination. In fact one day the family gathers Andrea: "I met a person who changed my life and that person called Jesus. This is why I decided to become a priest!”. For Thomas, atheist, is a terrible blow. Pretends to give support but begins to follow him secretly. He arrived at Don Pietro, a priest. He is the "enemy". Thomas begins a real war with no holds barred. But things never go as we think ...

Anything can happen on Broadway
Genus: Comedy
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Imogen Poots, Jennifer Aniston, Lucy Punch, Kathryn Hahn, Owen Wilson, Rhys Ifans, Will Forte, Cybill Shepherd, Tatum O’Neal, Joanna Lumley, And O'Reilly, Jake Hoffman, Richard Lewis

New York. Arnold Albertson, a successful director of theater and television also, arrives in the Big Apple to stage his latest Broadway production. The star of the show will be his wife, and next to her there will be a movie star Seth Gilbert. The first night that Arnold is located in New York, asks the company of an escort to a special service, that sends a young and charming girl: Isabella. During the evening Arnold gives her well twenty thousand US dollars; in return, however, Isabella will quit his job and pursue a career of his dreams, that of actress.

Ooops! I lost ark…
Genus: Animation
Director: Toby Genkel, Sean McCormack

It's the end of the world and a terrible storm is coming. Fortunately for Dave and his son Finny, a pair of clumsy animals, was built an ark to save all the animals of the earth. After some adventures manage to climb on the ark, but only with the help of Hazel and her daughter Leah. Both will think of being saved, but only until their children will not fall out of the ark, and then into the sea. Now small Finny and Leah will have to fight to survive against hungry predators and reach the top of a mountain, while Dave and Hazel will have to forget their differences and force the ark to go back to retrieve the two "castaways".

One, rather two
Genus: Comedy
Director: Francesco Pavolini
Cast: Claudia Pandolfi, Emanuele is beneficial, Maurizio Battista, Ninetto Davoli, Paola Tiziana Cruciani

Standing on the parapet of the Milvian Bridge, Maurizio threatens to end it. The public to passers assiepatosi around aspirant suicide, tells the tragicomic journey that brought him here. It all started with the death of his father Nando, then the debts. Nando's will reveals some surprises: the house where he lived with his father Maurizio, his wife and son all these years is for rent, and the family bar where he worked all his life is mortgaged. Nando had not confided her troubles even the sister of Maurizio, la volcanic Suellen. To smooth out the disastrous economic situation, Maurizio sells bar. But money is just enough to cover the debts and funeral expenses. And Maurizio decides not to reveal to his wife Luana and her son Valerio to be virtually bankrupt: the same feel so entitled to organize in style marriage of young Valerio. One thing led to another and Maurizio, before the liability to which must cope, decides to escape and finds himself on the parapet of the bridge, ready to throw down.

Love does not forgive
Genus: Dramatic
Director: Stefano Council
Cast: Ariane Roundworm, Helmi Dridi, Francesca Inaudi, Stefania Montorsi, Carmine Maringola, Antonia Truppo, Claudio Bigagli

Adriana is a woman of nearly sixty years: French-born, live a long time in Italy, has a daughter, a nephew and a job as a nurse in the hospital of his city. One day, in lane, Mohamed knows, a young Arab thirty years: between the two comes a story that soon will be used to give scandal. Will Adriana and Mohamed, so deeply just before meeting, to defend their "love", to make it survive the crossfire of the world around them?

Luk
Genus: Comedy
Director: Mimmo Mancini
Cast: Mehdi Mahdloo Torque Bremen, Mimmo Mancini, Claudia Line, Francesca Giaccari, Dante Marmone, Roberto Nobile, Cosimo Cinieri, Paul Sassanelli, Michele Di Virgilio, Maurizio Della Valle, Andrea Leonetti, Teodosio Barresi

It's Friday. A Mariotto, a tiny town in Puglia, everything is ready for the Via Crucis, but the interpreter of Jesus, the blond hairdresser Michele, sits on the crown of thorns. It is the beginning of the ordeal: the lighting technician, Jusef, unknowingly sent into the fray by his priest, replaces Christ; but it is a Muslim. The news goes around the world and the world, with Mariotto, splits in two. Jusuf, nicknamed Ameluk, will be well - despite himself - candidate for mayor in local elections. Under a crossfire, between dramatic moments and hilarious situations, it's up to him restore peace.

White God - Symphony for Hagen
Genus: Dramatic
Director: Kornel Mundruczo
Cast: Zsófia Psotta, Alexander Zsótér, Lili Monori, Szabolcs Thuróczy, Lili Monori, Gregory Banki

Favoring purebred dogs, the new law provides a tax burdensome on mongrel dogs. Animal owners are beginning to abandon their mutts and kennels quickly become overcrowded. The thirteen year old Lili fights desperately to protect his dog Hagen. The measure seems cruel and senseless. Can neither accept the arguments of the father and is devastated when he finally abandons Hagen street. With a broken heart, Lili seeks to find his dog and save. Hagen also desperately trying to return home by Lili. Hagen, wandering the streets, must escape the dog catcher, finds himself exploited by a crafty bum and even becomes a prisoner of a dog trainer fighter. Hagen soon back on the road and joins a group of other dogs. Weeks after Lili begins to be a reason that you do not ever meet in Hagen. She is bitterly disappointed, but still tries to focus on the preparation of its annual concert orchestra. When Hagen was captured and sent to the kennel, he and the other dogs seize an opportunity to escape and rebel against mankind. Their revenge will be relentless.

I have to think
Genus: Comedy
Director: Francesco Albanian
Cast: Francesco Albanian, Barbara Tabita, Shalana Santana, Mariano Bruno, Alessandro Bolide, Ciro Priello

David is a young Neapolitan, thirties, who works as precarious in a furniture factory and is engaged to Alessia. When she leaves him and slams him also out of the house, his life changes forever. Finding himself literally in the middle of a road, David, together with the group of his unlikely friends, find a housing solution that will give even very original idea for a new business.

The father
Genus: Dramatic
Director: Fatih Akin
Cast: Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Arsinée Khanjian, Akin Gazi, George Georgiou, Numan Acar, Makram Khoury

The film is set immediately at the end of the Armenian genocide. A young man, Nazareth Manoogian, is deported from his native village of Mardin, in Turkey. After the deportations, Manoogian learns that his daughters might still be alive. Then begins a journey that takes him around the world in search of the girls. The film is the third installment of the trilogy known as "Love, Death and the Devil”.

The boards of the other films released in previous weeks and still in theaters can be found within our Cinema section.

Michael Lattanzi

By the number 59 - Year II 8/04/2015