TOSCA – a film by Jean Renoir, Luchino Visconti and Carlo Koch (1940)
A special FAI UK event: the film buffs among our audience will be pleased to know that, contrary to what Luchino Visconti thought, TOSCA, the film based on Sardou’s play, still exists and it will be screened here – with a snag, in Spanish (with Italian subtitles). But we are lucky to be able to […]
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La più bella del mondo – The most beautiful in the world #1
10 talks on the Italian language“The most beautiful in the world” is supposed to be a supermodel and yet in Italy the expression is more often than not used to define Italian language. Is Italian truly the most beautiful language in the world? It is commonplace, due to either italophilia or nationalism, but is it […]
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Circolo di lettura. Gli anni settanta nella letteratura di oggi. L’estate del ’78, di Roberto Alajmo
Incontro del circolo di lettura, condotto da Paolo Nelli Gli incontri autunnali del circolo di lettura sono dedicati agli anni settanta nella letteratura di oggi. Gli anni settanta, per molte ragioni, hanno segnato la storia d’Italia e oggi, anche in ambito letterario, si assiste a un’attenzione sempre maggiore nei loro confronti. Sia scrittori che li […]
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ITALIAN COURSES OPEN EVENING – Free Tester Class for Complete Beginners
If you never studied Italian before we are giving a free tester of Italian language lessons for complete beginners. •Free tester of Italian language lessons for complete beginner •Possibility to enrol in our classes with £10 discount •Visiting the library [BOOK NOW]
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Talks on Italian Photography #2
What is happening in the new photographic research in Italy? Lorenza Bravetta, Marco Delogu and Marina Spunta will be in conversation about Italian photography in recent years. [BOOK NOW] Lorenza Bravetta, previously Director of Magnum Photos, and of the programme for the valorization of the national photographic patrimony at the Italian Ministry of Culture, is now working […]
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ITALIAN COURSES OPEN EVENING – Enrolment and Assessment Tests
If you have studied or have learned Italian before, we can offer a free assessment test in order to assess your level. Possibility of meeting with some of the teachers to be introduced to the syllabus and the method of teaching and assessing your level. Knowing more about the Institute and its Cultural events [BOOK […]
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The Neighbours
A staged reading of the play by Fausto Paravidino, followed by a post-show talk Translated by Jane HouseDirected by Guy Jones The reading takes place at The Yard Theatre. Queen’s Yard. White Post Lane. London. E9 5EN “It’s important to get along, everyone’s so closed off today, so frightened of everything, but it’s important to be able to see others simply […]
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Elisa Montessori: Dafne and the Butterflies
The Italian Cultural Institute in London is pleased to host the exhibition “Dafne and the Butterflies”, by Italian artist and painter Elisa Montessori in the Project Room. The 14 works displayed belong to a private collection and are for the first time open to the public on this occasion. Coherent with the rest of her […]
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Mantegna-Bellini: A talk with Caroline Campbell and Giovanni Carlo Federico Villa
“A story of art, family, rivalry, and personality” Join us to witness a talk between two of the most respected curators and expert of Andrea Mantegna and Giovanni Bellini. The decade-long dialogue between Andrea Mantegna and Giovanni Bellini has been one of the most profitable and fascinating in the history of Italian art. The two brothers-in-law develop an […]
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