Easter Week Movie Showings in English

The Easter weekend offers several film choices for the English speaking community in Florence.   A supernatural thriller, a no-holds-barred action flick and a sobering documentary about the future will be screened in local venues.

Planetary. Odeon Cinema, Piazza Strozzi, Florence. Thursday April 13, 9:15 pm. This documentary issues a provocative warning exploring our planet’s origins and mankind’s future as a species. www.odeonfirenze.com/

Fast and Furious. Odeon Cinema, Piazza Strozzi, Florence. Multiple showings, Thur. April 13 through Mon. April 17. Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron, Kurt Russell and Helen Mirren star in the eighth installment of a series of action films complete with fast cars and explosive exploits. The cast travels from Cuba to New York City to the Arctic chasing an anarchist bent on creating world chaos. www.odeonfirenze.com/

Personal Shopper. Spazio Alfieri, via dell’Ulivo, 6, Florence. Thurs. April 12 & Sunday, April 16 at 9:30 pm, Fri. April 14, Sat. April 15 & Mon. April 17 at 7:30 pm. In this French psycho thriller Kirsten Stewart plays a personal shopper who travels the world looking for unique items for her clients. After her fraternal twin dies of congenital heart disease she attempts to contact the spirit world to reconnect with him.  www.spazioalfieri.it   (rita kungel)