Last Summer in the City, by Gianfranco Calligarich
Wednesday 15 September, 6pm The author of the book’s foreword André Aciman will be in conversation with the translator Howard Curtis. Chaired by Claire Armitstead and introduced by an interview to Gianfranco Calligarich by Howard Curtis (15’, in Italian with English subtitles). The acclaimed first novel by award-winning author Gianfranco Calligarich, first published in Italy […]
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Pordenonelegge 2021 edition
15-19 September Pordenonelegge 2021 edition Held in September in the quaint northeast city of Pordenone, sixty kilometres and an hour’s drive from Venice, pordenonelegge.it is one of Italy’s oldest, longest running and most prestigious literature festivals. Founded in 2000, the fest has ever since consolidated its reputation as a go-to cultural event within and beyond […]
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14 September 1321 – 14 September 2021
14 September 1321 – 14 September 2021700 hundred years ago Dante Alighieri, the author of the Divine Comedy, died in Ravenna. This important anniversary has been marked all over the world and in the course of 2021, the Anno Dantesco, thousands of events have taken place to celebrate the life and work of the Sommo […]
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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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