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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1988 - 30 July.7 August

Sections & Films

  • Filters

Following the death of his father, suburbanite Obie runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, he befriends con artist Scam. The two then embark...

Category Official Competition
Section Competition
Tipology Feature Film

Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941....

Category Out of competition
Section Midnight and Cinema
Tipology Feature Film

In an old Hollywood mansion, the spirit of an old family retainer inhabits an old grandfather clock. When a movie company uses the mansion for a film, the spirit inhabits the body...

Category Official Competition
Section Competition
Tipology Feature Film

A semi-autobiographical project by John Boorman about a nine year old boy called Bill as he grows up in London during the blitz of World War 2. For a young boy, this time in...

Category Out of competition
Section Midnight and Cinema
Tipology Feature Film

The disruptions caused in the life of 13 year old Kenny born with underdeveloped legs, removed to replace other missing bones at 6 months old when a French film company comes to...

Category Official Competition
Section Competition
Tipology Feature Film