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Welcome to the 2025 Italian Fest and another special trip to Italy!
It’s our eighteenth year for an exhibit and film! Please join us!
by Edoardo De Angelis, 2023, 122 minutes
Thursday, Sept. 18, 5:45 p.m.
Collinsville Library Community Room
408 West Main Street, Collinsville, IL 62234
Don’t miss this award-winning, historical drama!
After a naval battle in 1940, the commander of the submarine Cappellini makes a decision that goes down in history.
Comandante was the opening night film at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, and was described by the newspaper Il Giornale as “A lesson in dignity among men of another time”.
The film is in Italian with English subtitles. Admission is free.
Organized by the Italian Film Festival USA, in collaboration with the Mississippi Valley Library District.
Sept. 2 – Oct. 15
Collinsville Memorial Library
408 West Main Street, Collinsville, IL 62234
Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday
Closes at 3:00 p.m. on Sept. 20
While attending the Italian Fest on Friday or Saturday, stop by the Collinsville Library’s children’s department between the hours of 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday or 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday. No registration is needed. While supplies last.
For more information, call (618) 344-1112 (Collinsville Library)
