GIANNI VERSACE - EMPEROR OF DREAMS AT CINEMA NOVA
TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY
7:00PM – 8:30PM
SCREENING
Step into the world of legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace with this evocative new docu-drama from writer/director Mimmo Calopresti (Aspromante: Land of the Forgotten) which cleverly intertwines past and present, fiction and documentary to tell the story of an artist who transformed fashion into theatre and glamour into a language of freedom.
1960s, Reggio Calabria, Southern Italy. Gianni (portrayed by rising star Leonardo Maltese, Kidnapped) spends his youth observing his seamstress mother, Franca (Vera Dragone), and studying the classics. While evading the judgment of his fellow townspeople about his never-hidden and proudly lived sexuality, he immerses himself in the remnants of ancient Greece in search of identity, and takes his first steps in the world of fashion.
1970s Milan, the Versace brand begins to rise, with forays into theatre, music, cinema, and television, taking him to the United States.
Featuring a series of interviews with his friends, colleagues and models, including Carla Bruni, Naomi Campbell, Elton John, Pedro Almodóvar and many others, as well as precious archival images of runway shows and interviews, GIANNI VERSACE - EMPEROR OF DREAMS reconstructs the world, life and creativity of a dreamer whose arrival on the world scene was a turning point, offering an insight into both a cultural icon and the turbulent, intoxicating age that made him.
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton
Tickets $30
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Attendees are encouraged to wear a tribute outfit to Versace for the chance to win $500 shopping vouchers.
Leading fashion curator and writer, Paola di Trocchio, will select the best-dressed attendee at the Cinema Nova screening for a $500 shopping voucher at Lygon Court.
Food & drink offering:
Tasty antipasto box from Brunetti and an Aperol Spritz at Nova. Food and drink price included in ticket.
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Cinema Nova is an essential part of the Lygon Street scene and Carlton’s (Melbourne, Australia) cultural fabric.
Cinema Nova was established in August 1992 in Carlton as a collaboration between two landmark theatres, the Longford Cinema in South Yarra and the Valhalla Cinema in Richmond & Westgarth. Opening as a twin theatre, we’ve grown to become the biggest independent cinema in the southern hemisphere, with 16 screens and the Nova Bar & Kitchen, offering Melbourne moviegoers more variety than any other cinema.
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For more information, please contact the event organiser:
Cinema Nova
dutymanager@cinemanova.com.au.
03 9021 7760