Opening Rossini Summer Opera Series: L’Italiana in Algeri
L’Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers, 2013, 153 min) is the first opera of this special screening series dedicated to Gioachino Rossini thanks to a special collaboration between the IIC and the Rossini Opera Festival (ROF) in Pesaro, Italy. This exuberant Swinging 60s-based production shows Italian director Davide Livermore alive to all the comic […]
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Amuri: The sacred flavors of Sicily
In anticipation of the 1st Annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the documentary Amuri (2014, 37 min), which celebrates the recipes of Siciliy’s religious festivals, will be shown at 5:00 pm. Fabrizia Tasca Lanza, the film’s writer, chef, and owner of the famous Tasca Lanza cooking school will introduce this free film screening […]
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Cinema Little Italy: How Strange to be Named Federico by Ettore Scola
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. Ettore Scola’s affectionate tribute to his friend, Federico Fellini. A magical trip through movie history with re-creations and film clips that recount impressionistic scenes. Scola distills […]
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Italian California Dreaming, Exhibit
A selection of works by 21 Italian artists who exhibited at the 2016 Biennale d’Arte Contemporanea di Frosinone, Italy will be on display. The exhibit features drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures. The complete list of artists exhibiting: Bruno D’Arcevia with Lucrezia Borgia, Mariangela Calabrese with Su te che diventi spiaggia e io che divento onda, Mario […]
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Italian California Dreaming, Opening
Art Critic and associate editor of Fabrik magazine Peter Frank and curator Alfio Borghese in conversation as part of the joint project with the 2016 Biennale d’Arte Contemporanea di Frosinone which is directed by Borghese. On view a selection of works by 21 Italian artists who exhibited at the 2016 Biennale. The artists in attendance include: Dioniso di Francescantonio, Riccardo […]
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Cinema Little Italy: I Come From Naples by Antonio and Marco Manetti
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 film features Paco, an out-of-work conservatory-trained pianist. Desperate for a job, he uses his family contacts to secure a position as a low ranking police […]
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iPalpiti Festival 2016
Among the programs of iPalpiti Artists International, its 19th annual Summer Festival of International Laureates in Los Angeles is emerging as one of the nation’s most significant music festivals and the subject of international accolades. The festival this season will include multiple performances by Italian musicans, Davide de Ascaniis (violin) and Jacopo Giacopuzzi (piano) as well as numerous other […]
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Cinema Little Italy: The Meadows Will Return by Ermanno Olmi
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. Set on the north-eastern front, Torneranno I Prati (The Meadows Will Return) follows the last bloody battles of 1917 on the Altopiano, the story unfolds in […]
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Marquee Movies Series: Cinema Paradiso
Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, 1988, 174 min.), presented here in the original director’s cut, casts its enthralling cinematic spell even as it reveals and revels in the mechanics of its making. A paean to falling in love in the dark, as well as the heartbreak of waking up from the dream, Cinema […]
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Cinema Little Italy: Hello Papa’ by Edoardo Leo
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. Buongiorno Papa’ (Hello Papa’) di Edoardo Leo tells the story of Andrea a handsome ladies man with a successful career in a major product placement agency. His […]
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