"Fantômas" returns to the big screen in Cagliari, with a live soundtrack.

Set in a Paris where the Belle Époque is drawing to a close, the feature film begins with a sensational theft to the detriment of Princess Danidoff, a guest at the luxurious Royal Palace Hotel: the mysterious perpetrator leaves only a business card with the name Fantômas , thus starting a challenge that will involve Inspector Juve and the journalist Fandor . But the criminal created by the literary duo Souvestre-Allain is not a simple antagonist: capable of changing face and identity, of carrying out sophisticated manipulations and of constantly questioning the boundary between appearance and reality, he is the ambiguous center of a narrative that, similarly to contemporary characters such as Doctor Mabuse, paints Fantômas as the embodiment of the greatest fears of the pre-war European bourgeoisie .

But the mystery also becomes a moment of conviviality, with " Crimini in bianco e nero… a tavola " (Crimes in Black and White... at the Table), which invites the public to a dinner-show (by reservation) , intertwining storytelling, cinematic inspirations, and gastronomy. Starting at 9:15 pm , a narrative game will begin around silent films of the thriller and noir genres, accompanied by readings performed by actors and designed to engage participants and stimulate interest in the characters, languages, and works that contributed to the evolution of the two cinematic genres. The menu is also part of the initiative, featuring some traditional Sardinian dishes revisited with a black and white theme , using locally sourced products: therefore, a maximum of forty participants is expected.

Begun last September 22nd in Pirri , the tenth edition of "Stories of Faces and Silences" took place mainly at the Hermaea Cultural Centre , with a selection of central works for European and American silent cinema, signed by directors such as Murnau, von Sternberg, Browning and Feuillade himself. The next special event is on November 21st in Siliqua , where the Monte Granatico hall becomes a theatre for the screening of " Sherlock Jr. – Calma signori miei " (1924) by Buster Keaton , accompanied by live soundtracks by Silvia Belfiore (piano) and Andrea Morelli (sax and flutes) and by the seminar , held this time by Alessandro Macis .