Cena, Documento & Dibattito: La scomparsa di mia madre

(by Beniamino Barrese I Original: “La scomparsa di mia madre”)

18:00-20:00 Italian dish I reservation required via elzenhof@vgc.be
20:00-23:00 Movie + talk (by ARCI)

(EN) Come over to Den Teirling for an interesting evening with ARCI Bruxelles. Between 6 and 8 pm you can enjoy an Italian dish. At 8 pm we show the movie “The Disappearance of my mother”, on the liberation of a woman, Benedetta, who saw all her ideals smashed. After the movie there will be a talk (which you can join) with the people of ARCI Bruxelles, an network of socially engaged Italians in Brussels.

Spoken: Eng/It I Subtitels: Eng

Benedetta wants to disappear. An iconic fashion model in the 1960s, she became a muse to Warhol, Dali, Penn and Avedon. As a radical feminist in the 1970s, she fought for the rights and emancipation of women. But at the age of 75, she becomes fed up with all the roles that life has imposed upon her and decides to leave everything and everybody behind, to disappear to a place as far as possible from the world she knows.

Hiding behind the camera, her son Beniamino witnesses her journey. Having filmed her since he was a child in spite of all her resistance, he now wants to make a film about her, to keep her close for as long as possible – or, at least, as long as his camera keeps running. The making of the film turns into a battle between mother and son, a stubborn fight to capture the ultimate image of Benedetta – the image of her liberation.
+++ INFO & TICKETS +++

18:00-20:00: DINNER
Italian dish by ARCI Bruxelles : 8 €
!!!!! reservation is required via elzenhof@vgc.be
> if you order a meal, the entrance for the movie is free

20:00-23:00 : MOVIE & TALK
> Tickets: 5 € normal price. Free entrance if you order a meal.
Reservations via elzenhof@vgc.be