The Department of Italian and the Master of Arts in Film Studies are pleased to present the first screening in Malta of Il Boemo (The Bohemian, 2022), followed by a Q&A with the director Petr Václav.
The film will be screened in Italian with English subtitles. The event is free of charge and open to the general public.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with Petr Václav, offering audience members a unique opportunity to engage directly with the filmmaker. The Q&A will also feature Walter Zidarič, Professor at Université de Nantes, whose research on Italian culture focuses on theatre and opera, among other areas.
Il Boemo stars Vojtěch Dyk in the role of Josef Mysliveček, the most celebrated Czech composer of the eighteenth century. The film is an epic biographical portrait of an artist who defied his family’s expectations and left Prague for Italy, the beating heart of the operatic world. Against formidable odds, Mysliveček succeeded in forging an extraordinary career, becoming one of the most acclaimed composers of his time and a figure admired by contemporaries across Europe.
Praised for its visual richness and musical intensity, Il Boemo has received international critical acclaim for its sumptuous recreation of the eighteenth-century operatic milieu and its exploration of artistic ambition, exile, and cultural identity.
The event is organised by the Department of Italian and the Master of Arts in Film Studies, with the support of the Italian Embassy, the Italian Cultural Institute in Valletta, and Com.It.Es.
For further information about the film, visit the official website.