One ticket for the eight o'clock film, please.
'Venti' — 'VEN-ti'. 'Venti' means both 'twenty' and 'winds'; here it means '20:00' in the 24-hour clock.
Use at a cinema box office to specify which showing you want. Italian cinemas use 24-hour time and often have multiple showings per evening.
'Per il film delle venti' means 'for the film at eight o'clock (20:00)'. 'Delle' is the contraction of 'di + le' used with clock times: 'delle otto' = at eight, 'delle venti' = at twenty hundred.
Qual è il film in programmazione stasera?
What film is showing tonight?
Checks the programme before choosing.
C'è la versione originale con sottotitoli?
Is there an original version with subtitles?
Important for foreign-language films — Italy dubs almost everything.
Due biglietti per la prima serata.
Two tickets for the first evening showing.
'Prima serata' is the first evening show.
Italy dubs virtually all foreign films — including English-language films — into Italian. To see a film in its original language, look for screenings marked 'VO' (versione originale) or 'versione originale con sottotitoli'. These are rare outside major cities.