lecture > SLIM 23 / Calvino and the Cold Warmth of Exactitude
On the occasion of the 23rd edition of the Week of Italian Language in the world, and of the Centennial Celebrations of writer Italo Calvino (1923 – 1985), a lecture by writer and poet Andrea Bajani on Calvino’s language. In English. In the fall of 1985 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐨 was to deliver a series of talks […]
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special event > 23rd Week of Italian Language in the World: SLIM 2023
The 23rd Week of Italian Language in the World, a yearly worldwide celebration of the Italian language and creativity taking place in the third week of October, will focus on the theme the Italian Language and Sustainability and the celebration for novelist Italo Calvino‘s centennial. Among the writers of contemporary Italian Literature, Italo Calvino (1923-1985) is […]
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screening > Genius & Recklessness (2019, 108′)
Screening of the documentary directed by Alessandra Galletta and written by Alessandra Galletta and Marco Senaldi: the recent history of Italy through the works of contemporary artists, from the 1950s to the year 2000. “Genius & Recklessness” is the Italian peculiarity to combine undoubtedly brilliant qualities to a notorious dislike for established rules. This documentary […]
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film series > Claudia Cardinale: the Indomitable
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston resumes a popular tradition this fall with an Italian film retrospective organized with Cinecittà in Rome. This year it’s a celebration of actress Claudia Cardinale (born in Tunisia in 1938), whose beauty and talent have made a strong impression in countless films. Selections include highlights from her early career, […]
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film series > Ennio Morricone: Essential Scores from a Movie Maestro
A jaunty electric guitar riff. A wailing harmonica. A powerful vocal crescendo. The unique elements of an effective film score make it instantly recognizable, sometimes even more so than a famous actor’s face. Such is the case for many of the over 500 original film and television scores written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone (1928–2020), […]
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festival > San Diego Italian Film Festival feStivale 2023
The 17th edition of the San Diego—The San Diego Italian Film Festival (SDIFF) feStivale returns to in-person screenings at the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art, with eight films screened in person, and a big party and 13 virtual short film selections with a powerful theme: Forward. Check out the festival […]
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Oscar® Sundays > Cinema Paradiso
Oscar® Sundays is an ongoing series celebrating films that have been honored at the Academy Awards. This October, Cinecittà presents a retrospective at the Academy Museum highlighting maestro Ennio Morricone‘s Oscar-nominated and winning scores alongside scores from Oscar-nominated films. Cinema Paradiso, the first of many collaborations between director Giuseppe Tornatore and Morricone, will be followed by the […]
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Italian Language Fall Session 2023 – in person and online
Fall 2023 classes: September 25 – December 10, 2023. For further information and to register please call Ina Cohen at (310) 824 -7408 CALENDAR & SCHEDULE click here
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presentation > Giacomo Ceruti: A Compassionate Eye
Laborers, unhoused, and marginalized individuals are the protagonists of a striking series of paintings by Italian artist Giacomo Ceruti (1698–1767), currently on view in a groundbreaking exhibition at the Getty Center. Curator Davide Gasparotto introduces the painter and his unusual work, exploring relationships between art and economic inequality in the early modern period and considering […]
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exhibit > UNESCO ITALY. PHOTOGRAPHS
This exhibit showcases the incredible wealth of Italy’s cultural heritage as seen through the lenses of some of the most prominent Italian photographers, including Gabriele Basilico, Olivo Barbieri, Mimmo Jodice and Raffaela Mariniello. With 58 selected areas, Italy is now home to the largest number of UNESCO world heritage sites. After being exhibited in various […]
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