Movie: “Spettacolo”

The United Theater 5 Canal St., Westerly, RI, United States

The town that plays itself:  This is a 2017 documentary of a small hill-town in Tuscany where every summer the citizens become actors, playing themselves.  They dramatize and debate the town's problems in the piazza, which has become the stage for the event. The film is in Italian, with subtitles.  It runs approximately 1½ hours

Movie: Il Sorpasso

The United Theater 5 Canal St., Westerly, RI, United States

Il Sorpasso is considered one of the best examples of the Commedia all'Italiana, a cinematic form which, through comedy, offered a critique of Italian social and cultural changes.