MEET THE AUTHOR: DACIA MARAINI
Award winning writer and playwright Dacia Maraini will talk about and read from her most recent novel, Chiara di Assisi. Elogio della disobbedienza (Rizzoli, 2013), a vivid portrait of Saint Clare, one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi and the author of the Rule of Life—the first monastic rule known to have […]
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WOMEN ON SET
ITALIAN ACTRESSES FROM THE LATEST GENERATION On the occasion of the Los Angeles, Italia Film Fashion and Art Fest, the IIC presents an exhibition of about 40 black and white and color portraits of Italian actresses on set during the last ten years. This stunning visual documentation by some of the best set photographers of […]
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ROMA OPEN CITY – Restored version!
Described by Martin Scorsese as “the most precious moment of film history,” Rome Open City (Roma città aperta) is filmmaker Roberto Rossellini’s revelation—a harrowing drama about the Nazi occupation of Rome and the brave few who struggled against it. New 4K digital restoration! (Italy, 1945)www.janusfilms.com/romeopencity
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LOS ANGELES, ITALIA Film, Fashion and Art Fest
The 10th edition of the annual festival will feature many world and US premieres of recent Italian movies e a film retrospective and musical performances designed to pay tribute to Frank Sinatra, on the centennial of his birth. The Festival will also remember director Francesco Rosi and singer-songwriter Pino Daniele and pay a tribute to […]
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ANDREA MORRICONE: CINEMATIC VISIONS
Maestro Andrea Morricone will conduct the Amor Symphonic Orchestra and Choir. This evening concert will feature the Maestro’s newest arrangements of some of the greatest films scores of all time, including The Godfather and a suite of themes from Cinema Paradiso. More at www.thebroadstage.com/andrea_morricone/
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VITTORIO GRIGOLO
Direct from a critically-acclaimed run at The Metropolitan Opera, opera superstar Vittorio Grigolo brings his charisma and arias to the Westside for an intimate concert at The Broad Stage. Described as “handsome, energetic and blessed with a vibrant voice” by The New York Times, the Italian tenor will sing the most celebrated arias of all […]
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SPECIAL SCREENING: DANTE’S INFERNO AND DANTE’S HELL DI BORIS ACOSTA
On the occasion of Dante’s 750th anniversary, the IIC presents a special screening of Dante’s Inferno – Abandon All Hope, and Dante’s Hell Animated.Director Boris Acosta and film cast will participate into a Q&A moderated by Prof. Massimo Ciavolella, Director of the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.A special thanks to Pasquini Coffee and Ventura […]
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BOTTICELLI, TITIAN AND BEYOND
MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN PAINTING FROM GLASGOW MUSEUMS This exhibition explores the evolution of Italian painting over five centuries, from late Medieval works of the 14th century to Impressionist pictures of the 19th century, featuring some of the greatest masters of these periods, including G. Bellini, S. Botticelli, F. Guardi, L. Signorelli, and Titian.More at http://www.sbmuseart.org/exhibitions/botticelli.web This […]
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MEET THE CURATOR: DENNITA SEWELL, PHOENIX ART MUSEUM
Dennita Sewell, Curator of Fashion Design at Phoenix Art Museum since January 2000, has organized exhibitions on topics ranging from motorcycle jackets to contemporary designers drawn from the Museum’s comprehensive collection, international fashion houses and private collections. Currently on view through March 6, 2016 are The White Shirt According to Me. Gianfranco Ferré, and the […]
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FABRIZIO LELLI: JEWISH REFUGEES IN APULIA
Athe end of WWII, more than 250,000 Jewish refugees lived in DP camps in Germany, Austria and Italy which were set up under the aegis of the UN and the Allied Forces, with the support of international Jewish organizations. Since 2000, Fabrizio Lelli has been collecting documents and personal testimonies from former refugees in the […]
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