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The Missing Piece International Premiere at the Biografilm Festival in Bologna, Italy - June 15 & 17, 2013
The Peruggia family and friends joined us in Bologna to honor their ancestor Vincenzo Peruggia and to particpate in showing the film about his unthinkable theft.
(L to R) Film director Joe Medeiros, Festival Director Andrea Romeo, Festival Asst. Director Dario Bonazelli, Graziella Peruggia, Film producer Justine Medeiros, Silvio Peruggia
Silvio Peruggia,
grandson of the thief
Graziella Peruggia,
granddaughter of the thief
Joe and Justine with Graziella and Silvio and Silvio's wife Sara (left)
Joe with Mattia Sorbi, the great greandson of Dr. Paolo Amaldi, the psychiatridst who examined Peruggia after his arrest in 1913
Joe, Justine and Graziella with cousins of Nando de Stefano, one of the stars of our film.
(Center) Luca and Laura Peruggia (Graziella's children) with their significant others - translator Violetta Spadea (l) and Laura's husband, Flavio Giovanelli (r)
Graziella photographs the family as the audience gets settled for the film
(Below) Valerio Peruggia (right) vice-mayor of Dumenza, Vincenzo Peruggia's hometowm, raises a toast to the film's success
(L to R) Sara Esposito, Laura Peruggia, Violetta Spadea, Luca Peruggia, Mattia Sorbi, Graziella Peruggia, Silvio Peruggia, Justine Medeiros, Joe Medeiros, Valerio Peruggia, Sergio Micchin (husband of Graziella)
Justine with two of our favorite volunteers at the Biografilm Festival: Anne Jimkes (left) from The Netherlands and Ser Ra from Turkey (right)
Justine with Graziella and her husband Sergio Micchini at the Monday night screening of our film at the festival
Family and friends celebrate Graziella's birthday in Bologna at the restaurant of the 7 Arches
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