Furio Jesi. Myth, Politics, History
Three short documentaries curated by Alberto ToscanoWith Andrea Cavalletti, Alberto Toscano, Cristina Viti Furio Jesi was a historian of religion, literary critic and pioneering thinker of the role of myth in literature, politics and culture. Born in Turin in 1941, Jesi devoted his first research efforts to archaeology and Egyptology. With no formal degree, he […]
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50. Santarcangelo Festival, by Michele Mellara and Alessandro Rossi
The Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with MAECI and Biografilm Festival presents a selection of documentaries of recent years. Directors: Michele Mellara, Alessandro Rossi Writers: Michele Mellara, Alessandro Rossi Cast: Roberto Bacci, Antonio Attisani, Motus, Ermanna Montanari, Silvio Castiglioni, Mariangela Gualtieri, Silvia Bottiroli, Fabio Bruschi Documentary/2020/1h16min In Italian with English subtitles Hundreds of performances, […]
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Gaia Servadio (1938-2021)
We are very sad to hear of the passing of Gaia Servadio, last night in Rome, aged 83. Author of over 40 books, including novels and essays, the London-based Italian novelist, essayist and broadcaster was a prominent figure on the Italian and British cultural scene. She had written for Il Mondo, La Stampa, il Corriere […]
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EX Hotago. Siamo come Genova, by Paolo Santamaria
The Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with MAECI and Biografilm Festival presents a selection of documentaries of recent years. Director: Paolo Santamaria. Writers: Matteo Costa Romagnoli, Paolo Santamaria Cast: Ex-Otago, Francesco Bacci, Simone Bertuccini Documentary / 2019 / 1h30mins In Italian with English subtitles Ex-Otago return home after a year of touring in Italy […]
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La piazza della mia citta’. Bologna e lo Stato Sociale, by Paolo Santamaria
The Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with MAECI and Biografilm Festival presents a selection of documentaries of recent years. Director: Paolo Santamaria Cast: Lo Stato Sociale, Enrico Brizzi, Gianni Morandi, Luca CarboniDocumentary /2020 /1h23minsIn Italian with English subtitles The story of a city, of a population, told through its own musical expression is a complex […]
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Caro Lucio ti scrivo, by Riccardo Marchesini
The Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with MAECI and Biografilm Festival presents a selection of documentaries of recent years. Director: Riccardo Marchesini Cast: Lorenzo Adorni, Agnese Brighittini, Cristina Casale. Documentary/2017 /1h29 min In Italian with English subtitles Lucio Dalla’s characters write to him in this Italian fiction movie: the people Dalla portrays in his songs […]
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Caruso, Corelli, Di Stefano. 1921-2021. Italian Opera Legends
In 1921, Enrico Caruso, one of the most famous singers in history, died in Naples. That same year, two of the landmark tenors of the last century were born: Giuseppe Di Stefano and Franco Corelli , who were the stars of legendary performances at the Teatro alla Scala. To celebrate the three great tenors, who […]
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The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World directed by Kristina Lindström & Kristian Petri ICI London is pleased to support the launch of this new release by Dogwoof Pictures: In 1970, filmmaker Luchino Visconti travelled throughout Europe looking for the perfect boy to personify absolute beauty in his adaptation for the screen of Thomas […]
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Emerging Translator Mentorship 2021-22
Translators from Italian wanted ICI London is one of the supporters (for Italian) of the Emerging Translator Mentorship Programme of the National Centre for Writing in Norwich: once again this year, translators from several languages, including Italian, are invited to apply for this scheme, founded by Daniel Hahn in 2010, which aims at developing new […]
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Farewell to Roberto Calasso writer and founder of Adelphi Edizioni
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Roberto Calasso, author, translator, publisher and one of the finest minds of our age. Born in Florence in 1941, Calasso was the iconic head of the publishing house Adelphi, where he worked since 1962. Some of his best-known works include Tiepolo Pink, The Marriage of Cadmo and […]
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