Italian Film Festival
21st Anniversary The Italian Film Festival celebrates its 21st anniversary in 2014. Thanks to the unwavering support of the Italian Cultural Institute and its core venues, the Festival has brought the best of Italian cinema to the United Kingdom and welcomed some of the most beloved and iconic figures in the Italian industry to present […]
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La segretaria by Natalia Ginzburg
Directed by Grace Oliver & Camilla Wilson Written in 1967, just before the watershed year of student revolt, La segretaria is Natalia Ginzburg’s fourth play. Even more clearly than in the previous ones, it deals with the state of the ‘new’ Italian family, its few strengths and many weaknesses. “Gone are the days when families […]
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Treasure Island
Adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson Directed by Laura Pasetti A boy of today receives the visit of four buccaneers from 1750’s in search of Captain Flint’s treasure. He will start an amazing journey on board of the “Hispaniola” and will find himself thrust into a surreal world where nothing is as it seems. An interactive […]
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Portraits of Italian Cinema
Edinburgh College of Art is proud to present Portraits of Italian Cinema, a collection of original portraits of some of the most famous figures in the history of Italian cinema to accompany the 2014 Italian Film Festival in Scotland. The exhibition includes bold and distinctive portraits of famous stars such as Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren as […]
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E la nave va… – And the ship sails on… (1983)
Director: Federico Fellini 132 mins The first in a regular programme of specially-curated films showcasing the brilliant diversity of Italian cinema. Stretching across twenty-five years, this first programme includes a hugely influential heist comedy, a tender romantic drama, a dazzlingly inventive giallo and an underrated late classic from il maestro Fellini.The screening will be introduced […]
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La Mandragola by Niccolò Machiavelli
Directed by Carlo Pirozzi and Jessica Phillippi Italian Honours students from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures of the University of Glasgow will stage and perform La Mandragola (1518), by Niccolò Machiavelli. La Mandragola is the first modern Italian comedy and a masterpiece of Renaissance theatre. The play portrays a society where self-interest is […]
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Italian Films at the Glasgow Film Festival 2014
Over the past decade the Glasgow Film Festival has blossomed into one of Britain’s favourite film events. The 2014 Festival is packed with premieres, unique events, star guests and some of the year’s finest films. Once again, there is a strong Italian presence in the programme, supported by the Italian Cultural Institute. The Italian films […]
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Mediterraneo: Carnevale! The Badwills & Guests
The Badwills, The Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh and Summerhall present Carnevale! The first appointment in the hugely popular Mediterraneo concert series for 2014. A night of live music and masquerade, with dance and stories woven through the rhythms and sounds of tarantella, pizzica and more. Carnevale is the time of the year when the […]
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Quattro mosche di velluto grigio – Four flies on grey velvet (1971)
Director: Dario Argento 100 mins The first in a regular programme of specially-curated films showcasing the brilliant diversity of Italian cinema. Stretching across twenty-five years, this first programme includes a hugely influential heist comedy, a tender romantic drama, a dazzlingly inventive giallo and an underrated late classic from il maestro Fellini.The screening will be introduced […]
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Ravenna Mosaico: a contemporary craft rooted in history
Joanna Kessel MA RCA of Edinburgh Mosaic Studio and Dr Claudia Bolgia, Lecturer in History of Art at the University of Edinburgh Joanna Kessel MA RCA will present an illustrated talk celebrating contemporary mosaic inspired by Ravenna Mosaico – the international mosaic biennale held in Ravenna. She will be joined by Dr Claudia Bolgia who […]
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