Observer Editor
“Fiume O Morte!”: Cinetopia International Film Festival
May 13–17. This annual festival features narrative feature-length films and documentaries that recently premiered at international festivals such as Sundance and Berlin. Screenings are over 5 days at 2 local venues: Michigan Theater (Michigan) & State Theatre (State). Individual tickets, TBA; festival passes, $125–$150; in advance online at marquee-arts.org/cinetopia & at the Michigan Theater, and at the door.
“Fiume O Morte!” (Igor Bezinović, 2025). This inventive, darkly comic, and truly strange documentary recreates—using locals recruited by the director—the 1919 invasion and 16-month occupation of the city of Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) by Italian poet, dandy, and proto-fascist Gabriele D’Annunzio. Italian & Croatian, subtitles. State (Fri. 9 p.m.) & Michigan (Sat. 2 p.m.).
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