Gaetano Pesce: Molds (Gelati Misti)
The works of the renowned Italian designer Gaetano Pesce, an accomplished architect and a leading figure in contemporary industrial design, will be on view at this premier design space in the exhibition Molds (Gelati Misti). In all his work, Pesce expresses his guiding principle that modernism is less a style than a method for interpreting […]
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Nanni Moretti: Mia Madre in Irvine
The acclaimed film Mia Madre (My Mother, 2015, 107 min) will open in Irvine on September 2 at the Regal Edwards Westpark 8 Theater in Irvine . Moretti finds comedy and pathos in the story of Margherita, a harried film director (Margherita Buy, A Five Star Life) trying to juggle the demands of her latest movie and a personal […]
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Rossini Summer Opera Series: The Turk in Italy
Il Turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy, 2007, 165 min) is the last opera of this special screening series dedicated to Gioachino Rossini thanks to a new collaboration between the IIC and the Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) in Pesaro, Italy. The Turk in Italy is a madcap ensemble opera with an inspired score that boasts music of […]
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Cinema Little Italy: Malavoglia by Pasquale Scimeca
Every Saturday night, all summer, Italian Films with English subtitles will be screened outdoors in San Diego Little Italy’s Amici Park amphitheater (Date and State streets) through August 27th. The Malavoglia family is living through a period of political change following the country’s annexation to Italy. The family’s inexorable slide is triggered by the decision […]
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Cinema Little Italy: We’ll Meet Tomorrow by Andrea Zaccariello
Every Saturday night, all summer, Italian Films with English subtitles will be screened outdoors in San Diego Little Italy’s Amici Park amphitheater (Date and State streets) through August 27th. Santilli is looking for a lucky break to change his life. In the south of Italy there is a town whose entire population is over eighty. […]
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Nanni Moretti: Mia Madre in Los Angeles
The acclaimed film Mia Madre (My Mother, 2015, 107 min) will open in Los Angeles on August 26 at Laemmle’s Royal Theatre in West L.A., Laemmle’s Playhouse 7 in Pasadena and Laemmle’s Town Center 5 in Encino. Moretti finds comedy and pathos in the story of Margherita, a harried film director (Margherita Buy, A Five Star Life) […]
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Rossini Summer Series: Matilde di Shabran
Matilde di Shabran (Matilde of Shabran, 2012, 220 min) is the fourth opera of this special screening series dedicated to Gioachino Rossini thanks to a new collaboration between the IIC and the Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) in Pesaro, Italy. Directed by Mario Martone, Matilde di Shabran (Matilde of Shabran, 2012, 220 min) features some of Rossini’s most outrageously […]
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Ettore Scola: Ugly, Dirty and Bad
Ettore Scola earned a Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for this tragicomic portrait of a very dysfunctional family. Patriarch/slumlord Giacinto Mazzatella (Nino Manfredi) lives in a Roman ghetto, sharing a tiny shack with a legion of relatives. Giacinto has money from an accident settlement, but doesn’t share it with his family; when […]
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Cinema Little Italy: It May Be Love But It Doesn’t Show by Salvatore Ficarra and Valentino Picone
Every Saturday night, all summer, Italian Films with English subtitles will be screened outdoors in San Diego Little Italy’s Amici Park amphitheater (Date and State streets) through August 27th. Salvo and Valentino, childhood friends, are partners in owning a colorful tourist bus. Salvo is an enterprising bachelor, he has just recruited as an a assitant […]
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12th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival
A showcase of the best and brightest short films from around the globe, including Italy! www.hollyshorts.com
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