SIGNA MARIS. WHERE THE SEA SPEAKS OF ITALY
Signa Maris is a project of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT) – Intermediate Body for Cultural, Natural and Tourist Attractions (POIn). It promotes the cultural, naturalistic and eno-gastronomic riches of the Italian territory via a new tourism strategy that envisages the port as gateway. For tourists anchoring in those ports […]
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WWI CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION
On Italian National Unity and Armed Forces Day, the IIC commemorates WWI Centennial with the screening of Fango e Gloria (docufiction, 2014, 90’) directed by Leonardo Tiberi. In Italian with English subtitles. Introduction by Claudio Fogu, Associate Professor of Italian Studies and Director of Italian Program & Italian Undergraduate Studies at UC Santa Barbara.
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1975-2015: REMEMBERING PIER PAOLO PASOLINI
On the 40th anniversary of his untimely death in Ostia, near Rome, this visionary thinker and major figure in Italian literature and art is remembered. LA-based artist Nicola Verlato, author of Hostia, an artistic tribute to Pasolini, will be in conversation with Gian Maria Annovi, Assistant Professor of French and Italian and Gender Studies at […]
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TALKING TO THE TREES (2012, 1h 32m) by Ilaria Borrelli
A middle-class Parisian woman embarks on a quest to rescue the child her husband has abused from a Cambodian brothel and return her to her family in the Jungle.A moving story of courage, love and redemption inspired by a true story.More about the film HERE
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E. SPERIMENTI DANCE COMPANY: CONVERGENZE
The contemporary dance company will bring its new show to the Women in Dance Leadership Conference. Choreographer Federica Galimberti has wittingly chosen a male only ensemble for her dance creation that combines rhythmical, almost tribal moves taken from today’s urban, street, ground and hip hop dance with electronic music, motion graphic and visual/light design. Info […]
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DANTE ON FILM. DANTE’S INFERNO (2008, 76’)
Directed by Sean Meredith and Sandow Birk A darkly satirical update of the original 14th century literary classic retold with the use of hand-drawn paper puppets and miniature sets, winner of numerous awards at film festivals across the United States and Europe. Director Sean Meredith and artist, screenwriter and producer Sandow Birk will be in […]
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DANTE ON FILM. MONTAGE ON DANTE: L’INFERNO (2015, 35’)
By Alessandro Marianantoni Through a collage of images, video and music, this work reveals Dante’s influence on film and television. Director Alessandro Marianantoni will be in attendance.Introduction by Massimo Ciavolella, Director of the Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies and Professor in the Departments of Italian and Comparative Literature, UCLA.Part of the Double Feature Montage […]
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DANTE ON FILM: DRUMS OF LOVE by D. GRIFFITH (1928, 100′)
This silent romance film is a modernized adaption of the story of Francesca da Rimini, portrayed by Dante in the Divine Comedy. The settings were changed from 14th century Italy to 19th century South America. Introduction by Massimo Ciavolella, Director of the Center of Medieval and Renaissance Studies and a Professor in the Departments of […]
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DANTE: LIFE, WORK, LEGACY
An exhibition that explores the world of Dante’s through the eyes of great artists like Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Botticelli, and Renato Guttuso, and the pens of great writers such as Boccaccio, Thomas S. Eliot, Primo Levi and Umberto Eco. Organized by Società Dantesca Italiana in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]
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VECCHI PAZZI (2015, 89′) by SABINE BOSS
Screening of Vecchi Pazzi, an Italy-Switzerland co-production, a bittersweet comedy revolving around an aged Diva who moves into an assisted living community. In Italian with English subtitles. Part of the program organized for the 15th Annual Italian Language Week in the World
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