Pasolini 100
The Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh is delighted to bring you the series of events ‘Pasolini 100’ to celebrate one of the key figures of Italian culture, Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975), on the occasion of his 100th anniversary. Thursday 17th March 2022 A Pa’… Ninetto Davoli on Pier Paolo Pasolini in conversation with Prof. Davide Messina […]
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Gëzim Hajdari at StAnza Poetry Festival 2022
Albanian-born poet Gëzim Hajdari – exiled in Italy since 1992 and honorary citizen of Frosinone – will take part in 2 events at this year’s StAnza Poetry Festival. POETRY CAFE FOR BREAKFAST: POETRY IN EXILE with Marjorie Lotfi, Gezim Hadjari, Yousif M. Qasmiyeh and Hannah Lowe in conversation Fri 11 March 10:00am – 11:00am This event will feature […]
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Gender, Writing, Spectatorships: Katharine Mitchell
The Italian Institute of Culture is very pleased to be partnering with Blackwell’s Bookshop in order to bring you this facinating event with Katharine Mitchell, Senior Lecturer in Italian Culture and Gender Studies at the University of Strathclyde, where she will be talking about her new book Gender, Writing, Spectatorships Evenings at the Theatre, Opera, and Silent […]
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Tigers by Ronnie Sandahl | Glasgow Film Festival
Tigers by Ronnie Sandahl March 10th, GFT, 20:15 March 11th, GFT, 17:45 UK Premiere Based on the true story of 16-year-old Swedish soccer sensation Martin Bengtsson, Tigers holds up a mirror to the ruthless world of professional football. A relentlessly focused Martin (a brilliant Erik Enge) has pushed his teenage body and mind to the […]
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Through the female gaze: women and work in Italy since the 1950s
Through the female gaze: women and work in Italy since the 1950s Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh 8 March-20 May 2022 Monday to Friday, 9:30am–1:30pm, 2:30–4:30 pm Exhibition curated by Maria Chiara Di Trapani and coordinated by historians Ilaria Favretto (Kingston University), Nico Pizzolato (Middlesex University) and Eloisa Betti (Università di Bologna and UDI). […]
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Futura by Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi, Alice Rohrwacher | Glasgow Film Festival
Futura by Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi, Alice Rohrwacher March 4th, GFT, 20.00 March 5th, GFT, 18:15 UK Premiere Quo vadis, Italia? In 2020 Italian directors Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi and Alice Rohrwacher united to explore their beautiful country and capture a snapshot of what might lie ahead for Italy. They travelled from Venice to […]
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Three Floors (Tre Piani) by Nanni Moretti | Glasgow Film Festival
Three Floors (Tre Piani) by Nanni Moretti March 3rd, GFT, 17:30 March 4th, GFT, 15:15 UK Premiere Adapted from Eshkol Nevo’s bestseller Three Floors Up, Nanni Moretti’s beautifully crafted melodrama charts the interconnected lives of the residents in an elegant apartment block in Rome. Capturing their emotional travails at five-year intervals, Moretti weaves together […]
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“Fear in the World” by Corrado Alvaro | Book presentation with translator Allan Cameron
Eleven years before the publication of Orwell’s 1984, a very similar work was published in Italy under the constraints imposed by the Fascist censor. That book was Fear in the World or L’uomo è forte (Man Is Strong) to give it the name imposed on the author. The title is important, because the dominant theme […]
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Raphael Gualazzi Piano Solo, with special guest Emma Morton
On the occasion of the visit to Scotland of the Italian Ambassador to the UK, H.E. Raffaele Trombetta, the Consulate General of Italy for Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the support of the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh, are pleased to invite the Italian community to a reception on Monday 21st February 2022 at […]
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Inch and Grub by Alastair Chisholm | Trilingual book event for kids
Reading and discussion on the book “Inch and Grub” with author Alastair Chisholm Come and join author Alastair Chisholm for one-hour reading and discussion on the book Inch and Grub. You will also get the chance to discover the Italian and French versions of the book. A fun and immersive event for your wee ones! […]
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