The Italian Film Night concludes the festival as its traditional finale, during which the famous melodies by Nino Rota, Luis Enrique Bacalov, and Ennio Morricone turn into a full-fledged symphonic concert. Orchestral suites from films such as The Godfather, The Postman, Once Upon a Time in the West, La Dolce Vita and others will present music that shaped the soundscape of postwar European cinema. The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Tomáš Brauner, will highlight the strength of these scores, which can stand on their own as symphonic music even without the film screen.

The final benefit concert will be, once again, held in partnership with the Committee of Good Will – Olga Havel Foundation.

The evening will be hosted by Martina Viktorie Voborníková Kopecká.

programme

Nino Rota
The Godfather I & II (1972, 1974)
suite from the films

Luis Enrique Bacalov
The Postman (1994)
suite from the film

Ennio Morricone
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
suite from the film

Nino Rota
La Dolce Vita (1960)
suite from the film

Ennio Morricone
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Novecento (1976)
The Untouchables (1987)
suite from the films

Performers

Martina Viktorie Voborníková Kopecká – presenter
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tomáš Brauner – conductor

photogallery

The Story of the Committee of Good Will – Olga Havel Foundation