Case e cose
FILM PROGRAM 

CASE E COSE

11:30

A cycle of documentary films dedicated to the history of living and dwelling in Italy. Four events exploring how homes, cities, and objects have accompanied the country’s social and cultural transformations.

Curated by Alberica Archinto, Alberto Saibene and Ranuccio Sodi
In collaboration with CSC / National Archive of Industrial Cinema

PROGRAM OF EVENTS
Free admission

  • Massimo Magrì, a filmmaker at Olivetti

Sunday, February 15 – 11:30 am

A tribute to filmmaker Massimo Magrì, author of innovative industrial films made for Olivetti, a company that symbolized Italy’s design culture. The documentaries highlight the meeting of cinema, design, and industrial vision, including collaborations with Ettore Sottsass.
Introduction by Enrico Morteo.

Films (short films):
Le regole del gioco (1968)
Macchina cerca forma (1970)
Software Olivetti (1969)
Per gioco. Macchine tradizionali (1970)

  • The Seventies and the Housing Struggles

Sunday, February 22 – 11:30 am

A focus on the decade of social mobilization and the right to housing, in an Italy marked by internal migration and underserved peripheral areas. Militant cinema documents urban struggles and social tensions.
Introduction by Fabrizio Ravelli.

Film:
Lotte per la casa a Milano (1972), by the Milanese Collettivo Cinema Militante.

  • Visible Cities

Sunday, March 1 – 11:30 am

A look at the neighborhoods built in the postwar years under the INA-Casa plan, which transformed the Italian urban landscape. These documentaries recount the growth of suburbs and new forms of living through the lens of social inquiry.
Introduction by Giovanni La Varra.

Films:
Uomini e case (1955)
La città verticale (1957)
La città oppressa (1964)
Inchiesta alla periferia (1960)
Posizione dell’architettura (1953)

  • The House of Cini Boeri

Sunday, March 8 – 11:30 am

A portrait of architect and designer Cini Boeri, a central figure in Italian design. The film retraces her work on living spaces, from domestic interiors to everyday objects, with particular attention to the iconic Casa Bunker. Directed by Maddalena Bregani, who will be present.

Film:
La casa di Cini Boeri (2024, 60’)

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