PRESS RELEASE (7/07/2014)
Tuesday, July 8, a Loano, the film festival will kick off. “Different Sens-Abilities”, promoted by the’Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the City of Loano and organized by the I.So THeatre.
The subtitle “diversity as a value” introduces the theme developed in the three films on the program.
Opening the review will be the’July 8, the film “Freaks” (USA, 1932) by Tod Browning, which will be screened at the 9:30 pm, in the’Summer Arena Prince's Garden.
Freaks is considered one of the greatest cult movies ever. The film is set in the world of the circus, which has among its attractions bizarre and deformed beings.
Love affairs arise among the performers. The dwarf Hans is in love with the beautiful Cleopatra, a comely woman who works in the circus as a trapeze artist. But the woman is only interested in Hans's money and plans with her lover, the circus strongman Hercules, to kill him to enjoy his inheritance.
From here the story develops. Hans's fiancée Frieda, who also suffers from achondroplasia, warns him about Cleopatra because she distrusts her. Nevertheless, it comes to the marriage between Hans and Cleopatra, who continues to entertain her relationship with Hercules. From that time on, Cleopatra repeatedly attempts to poison Hans in order to grab her inheritance, but failing to do so, she is discovered by the other freaks who decide to take revenge on her and Hercules: on a rainy night, the freaks attack the two lovers, and turn on them armed with knives, killing Hercules and mutilating Cleopatra. Some time later, what happened to the unfortunate woman is shown. Now she, too, is presented by the cruel circus owners as the “chicken woman” and subjected to public ridicule. Meanwhile, Hans, now healed, and Frieda are happily reunited in their sincere love.
The review will continue with “Edward, Scissorhands.” (USA, 1990) by Tim Burton (August 1), “Forest Gump” (USA, 1994) by Robert Zemeckis (August 18).
L’admission is free.
