CANCELED: The White Sheik
UW Cinematheque 821 University Ave., UW Vilas Hall, Room 4070, Madison, Wisconsin
press release: In compliance with UW Madison’s policies enacted to slow the spread of COVID-19, all previously announced UW Cinematheque screenings through April 12 have been canceled. The Cinematheque programming staff is currently investigating the possibility of re-scheduling some of these screenings on future Cinematheque calendars. The Cinematheque’s free screening series is currently scheduled to resume on April 17 with Where’s Poppa?. Please visit the Cinematheque’s website (http://cinema.wisc.edu) for further updates and a schedule of screenings between April 17 and May 3.
Italy | 1952 | DCP | 86 min. | Italian with English subtitles
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Brunella Bovo, Giulietta Masina
In his first feature as solo director, Fellini tells the story of young newlywed Wanda (Bovo), who, on her Honeymoon in Rome, slips away from her husband to meet her idol, the fumetti adventurer The White Sheik (Sordi). Fast-paced and funny, The White Sheik features major contributions from two of Fellini’s key collaborators: a jaunty score from Nino Rota and a brief, but memorable turn from Masina as a prostitute named Cabiria! “My favorite Fellini movie” (Orson Welles). A new 4K restoration from Rialto Pictures will be screened.