Doctors can’t help Nanni Moretti find out what’s wrong with him in charming CARO DIARIO
CARO DIARIO (DEAR DIARY) (Nanni Moretti, 1994)
IFC Center
323 Sixth Ave. at West Third St.
March 31 – April 2
Series continues through April 5
212-924-7771
www.ifccenter.com
Nanni Moretti’s highly personal and very funny memoir, Caro Diario, is simply wonderful; Moretti plays himself, a filmmaker roaming around Rome on his Vespa and riding into charming little vignettes, including bumping into Jennifer Beals, with whom he’s obsessed. Moretti then travels to the Eolie Islands with his friend Gerardo (Renato Carpentieri), and more comic adventures ensue. The mood changes when Moretti comes down with a rash that doctor after doctor diagnoses differently. This international hit earned Moretti nominations and awards galore, including being named Best Director at the David di Donatello Awards and at Cannes. Caro Diario is screening Saturday, Sunday, and Monday as part of the IFC Center series “La Vita e Cinema: The Films of Nanni Moretti,” being held in conjunction with the U.S. theatrical release of Moretti’s latest, We Have a Pope, which opens at the IFC Center on April 6. Moretti will discuss the film at the 5:45 screening on April 1. Other films in the retrospective include I Am Self-Sufficient, Bianca, Sweet Dreams, The Son’s Room, and The Mass Is Ended.