QFest 2016: The 20th Annual Houston International GLBT-Q Film Festival – The Skin (La Pelle) (at MFAH)

QFest 2016: The 20th Annual Houston International GLBT-Q Film Festival (at various venues July 21-25), features Houston premieres selected from the 2016 international film-festival circuit.

For 2016, QFest: The Houston International LGBTQ Film Festival will mark its 20th anniversary, making it the second longest running LGBTQ film festival in Texas, and the second longest running festival of any kind in Houston.

A five-day, citywide event, QFest is co-presented by some of Houston’s most renowned arts organizations, including The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rice Cinema, Aurora Picture Show, Asia Society Texas Center, DiverseWorks and The Houston Museum of African American Culture.

Curated to highlight the best of Contemporary Queer Cinema, QFest continues its commitment to the past, featuring a yearly selection of revivals showcasing everything from overlooked masterworks to campy, outrageous audience favorites.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston proudly hosts screenings in the 20th edition of QFest. Programmed by Kristian Salinas, selections include a tribute to noted Italian filmmaker Liliana Cavani.

Vist http://www.q-fest.com/ for the complete schedule.

The Skin (La Pelle)
Directed by Liliana Cavani
1981, in Italian with English subtitles
Italy/France, 131 minutes
DCP

Never released in the United States, Liliana Cavani’s adaptation of Curzio Malaparte’s 1949 memoir features Marcello Mastroianni as the famed writer.

At the time of the U.S. invasion of Italy, he was serving as an Italian liaison officer for the controversial General Clark (Burt Lancaster), whose invasion of Rome was heavily criticized.

Claudia Cardinale and Ken Marshall are also featured in this unflinching look at life during the American occupation of Naples during World War II.