The newly restored film classic We the Living, followed by an in-person talk with Henry Mark Holzer who, with his late wife, rediscovered We the Living, a film that had been banned, was missing for decades, and assumed to be lost forever. Includes Q & A with the audience. 

After a chance encounter, Kira (Alida Valli), a defiant college student, and Leo (Rossano Brazzi), a fugitive hiding from authorities, struggle to forge a life together. But it is the turbulent period that followed the Russian Revolution and they dream of escaping the oppressive state-run society. When a Soviet secret police agent also falls in love with Kira, the lives of all three intertwine and spiral toward disaster. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Ayn Rand.

"The Casablanca of wartime Italy...It's a superior epic romance, a masterpiece." — Donald Lyons/Details

“Director Alessandrini brilliantly blends glamour, romance, politics, intrigue and danger.” —NY Newsday

“Here's a film of real humanity, a glorious piece of romantic drama that exemplifies the very best of Italian cinema.” —Sunday Telegraph (Sydney)