During the big SIFF International Film Festival there will be two Italian movies “DICIANNOVE” and “DIAMANTI” and on May 17th There is the opera “Tosca” at MacCaw Hall.

 

Diciannove – 

Saturday, May 17 at 12:00 PM — SIFF Cinema Uptown

Wednesday, May 21 at 9:15 PM — SIFF Downtown

 In this freewheeling Gen Z bildungsroman co-produced by Luca Guadagnino, aimless 19-year-old Leonardo leaves his privileged world and economic studies behind to bustle around Siena in desperate search of identity and connection.

 

Diamonds – 

Saturday, May 24 at 2:30 PM — SIFF Downtown

Sunday, May 25 at 7:00 PM — SIFF Downtown

In this lush, metatheatrical crowdpleaser that was a box office smash in its native Italy, SIFF favorite Ferzan Özpetek gathers 18 of his country’s greatest actresses to tell the story of a Rome-based tailoring shop that makes costumes for the big screen.