Cinema Italian Style 2019
The glamorous showcase for Italian contemporary cinema returns to the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles with a rich and talented cast of actors, directors and producers. The 15th edition of Cinema Italian Style kicks into gear with Italy’s official Oscar submission for Best International Film, THE TRAITOR. Veteran director Marco Bellocchio received a prestigious Palme […]
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Food in Federico Fellini’s Drawings | World Week of Italian Cuisine
Featuring works of art by the legendary director, drawn at the table and included in Il libro dei sogni (The Book of Dreams), a journal he kept for about thirty years. Organized in anticipation of next year’s celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Fellini’s birth (1920 – 2020). Special Spotlight on prosecco DOCG wine from the […]
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Special Cinema Italian Style Event | World Week of Italian Cuisine
On the occasion of Cinema Italian Style 2019 and of the World Week of Italian Cuisine, the screening of Marco Bellocchio‘s debut film, Fists in the Pockets (1965). Followed by a celebration of Trulli Tales creators, Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo, who will receive the IIC Creativity Award, an acknowledgement of the Italian excellency in […]
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4th Annual World Week of Italian Cuisine. The extraordinary Italian Taste
“Food Education: The Culture of Taste” is the theme of the fourth Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. The event launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation aims to promote quality Italian cuisine and our farm produce abroad, through seminars, conferences, meetings with chefs and cooking courses, tastings and dinners. Italian […]
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The Traitor
Celebrated Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio (Fists in the Pocket, 1965) steps behind the camera with The Traitor (2019, 145 min.), his ultra-widescreen true story of the Sicilian Mafia and its legendary mobster Tommaso Buscetta. The film, presented by Sony Pictures Classics and Luce Cinecittà on the occasion of Cinema Italian Style 2019 as part of AFI […]
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Trulli Tales and the Magic of Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Celebrating Puglia | World Week of Italian Cuisine
A special evening to discover the magic of extra virgin olive oil from Puglia and the secrets of Italian cooking. Maria Elena and Fiorella Congedo will present their Disney’s animated TV series Trulli Tales coming soon to Nickelodeon and cookbook “From Mom to Daughter. The quick tips of Italian cooking” by Maria Elena. Followed by a tasting of […]
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AFI FEST 2019
The American Film Institute‘s annual celebration of international cinema. Among the films that will play in the World Cinema section, celebrated Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio and actor Pierfrancesco Favino will present their latest feature film The Traitor , the ultra-widescreen true story of the Sicilian Mafia and Tommaso Buscetta, who makes a fateful decision that will permanently transform the […]
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Alessandro Baricco: The Game | Week of the Italian Language in the World
Italian writer Alessandro Baricco presents his latest book The Game (Einaudi, 2018), which deconstructs our transition from analogical to digital reality and its consequences in our society. Baricco will also hold a lecture at Chapman University on November 11, at the IIC San Francisco on November 14 and at Stanford University on November 15. Moderated […]
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Gloria Campaner: Piano Recital
Venetian-born pianist Gloria Campaner will perform on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 7:30 PM at Cal Poly’s Performing Arts Center Pavilion.The concert entitled “Home” features two touchstones of Romantic piano repertoire: Robert Schumann’s “Kinderszenen” and Frédéric Chopin’s “Préludes”. *** Campaner is regarded as one of the most interesting Italian pianists of her generation. Since her concerto […]
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Leonardo & Wine
Wine Pairing Dinner featuring Master Taster and Wine Educator Giammario Villa and Michelin Star Chef Luigi Fineo & wines by Avignonesi & Fattoria Zerbina. Menu: – torta di zucchine e lardo di colonnata | green zucchini & lard tart – risi e bisi | saffron risotto with duck and mushrooms – brasato di cinghiale al […]
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