Barbara Pollastrini | World Week of Italian Cuisine – CANCELLED
Special cooking demo with Chef Barbara Pollastrini, of Heroic Wine Bar & Heroic Deli in Santa Monica, and Ambassador of Italian Taste in the World. Special spotlight on prosecco DOCG wine from the hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene that have just officially become Italy’s 55th UNESCO World Heritage Site. Organized in collaboration with Lingua Viva, […]
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La dolce Vitti
In conjunction with Cinema Italian Style 2018, this exhibit depicts Monica Vitti‘s life, style and films, illustrating in detail the actress and woman adored in Italy and abroad. Curated by Nevio De Pascalis, Marco Dionisi and Stefano Stefanutto Rosa. Organized by Istituto Luce Cinecitta’ and the Italian Cultural Institute, under the auspices of the Consulate General […]
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Cinema Italian Style 2018
The glamorous showcase for Italian contemporary cinema returns to Los Angeles with a rich and talented cast of actors, directors and producers. For more info and purchase film tickets CLICK HERE. Organized by Istituto Luce Cinecitta’ and the American Cinematheque in collaboration with the Italian Film Commission and the IIC, under the auspices of the […]
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Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World: The extraordinary Italian Taste
A series of events organized to share and promote Italy culinary excellence and food education. Special workshops will be presented by Lingua Viva and the IIC. For info and registration please visit our website or contact Lingua Viva at (310) 824-7408. Organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Consulate General […]
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AFI Fest 2018
AFI FEST by Audi is the American Film Institute’s annual free celebration of international cinema from modern masters and emerging filmmakers, featuring nightly red-carpet galas, special screenings, conversations and tributes in Hollywood. Its 2018 World Cinema section includes the following Italian movies: Daughter of Mine (Italy, Germany, Switzerland, 2018 100 min.)Directed by Laura Bispuri. Cast: Valeria Golino, Alba Rohrwacher, […]
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W di Walter
Casa Italiana di Las Vegas, in collaboration with the Lecco Film Commission and the West Charleston Library, presents a special screening of W di Walter (2013): a movie about the famous Italian mountain climber, explorer and journalist Walter Bonatti introduced by the Vice President of the Lecco Film Commission, Marta Soligo. The movie is the first […]
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The Cremona Quartet in concert
The Cremona Quartet, one of the most exciting chamber ensembles on the international stages, will play at the Maestro Chamber Music Society in Santa Monica (Nov. 3) and the Musco Center for the Arts in Orange (Nov 4). Regularly invited to perform at the most important festivals and concert seasons across Europe, North and South […]
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Discovering the Passionate Films of Luchino Visconti
This touring retrospective series arrives at Films at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Luchino Visconti, a member of Italian nobility, belonged to the Italian Communist Party during World War II. He was openly gay, staunchly Catholic, and inhabited a complicated, paradoxical, role in Italian cinema culture. A leader in the Neorealism movement, he also worked […]
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Underworld: Imagining the Afterlife
What did ancient Greeks believe would happen to them after they died? Organized around a monumental funerary vessel, on loan from National Archaeological Museum in Naples and recently conserved at the Getty Villa, this exhibition explores depictions of the Underworld in the art of Greece and Southern Italy. Beyond tales of famous wrongdoers and rulers […]
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The Renaissance Nude
Inspired by a renewed interest in classical sculpture and closer study of nature, Renaissance artists made the nude body ever more vibrant, lifelike, and central to their practice. Yet, pious European Renaissance society was troubled by the nude and its new sensuality—a conflicted response echoed in the world today, where images of nudity have become […]
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