Rossini Summer Opera Series: La Gazza Ladra
La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie, 2007, 201 min)is the third 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. With La Gazza Ladra Rossini succeeds in mixing comic, sentimental and dramatic elements, thus achieving a new music style […]
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Cinema Little Italy: We Loved Each Other So Much 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. Three partisans, inseparable friends while fighting the Nazis, must subsequently deal with disillusionment. This year the great director Scola passed away. Having made close to 40 […]
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Rossini Summer Opera Series: Ciro in Babilonia
Ciro in Babilonia (Cyrus in Babylon, 2012, 165 min) is the second 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. The Biblical story of Belshazzar’s hubristic arrogance, set against the valor of the young Cyrus, provided the […]
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Cinema Little Italy: The Legendary Giulia 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. Claudio, Diego and Fausto decide to purchase a country vacation home together in an area controlled by the Camorra. If they would have stopped to think about why the […]
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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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