Le Stagioni del Chianti
L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura è lieto di collaborare con Valvona & Crolla in occasione della mostra “Le Stagioni del Chianti” dell’artista Franco Franceschi. Dopo la prima alla fattoria Ruspoli Belrlinghieri a Liliano, nella stessa area in cui le fotografie sono state scattate, la mostra ha avuto un ottimo successo di critica sia in Francia […]
Leggi di piùLa grande bellezza
Celebrating Paolo Sorrentino The Italian Cultural Institute cordially invites you to the screening of “The Great Beauty” directed by Paolo Sorrentino.Jep Gambardella, a 65-year-old journalist and once promising novelist, lives his easy life among Rome’s decadent high society in a swirl of rooftop parties and late-night soirees. But when he learns of the death of […]
Leggi di piùRitratti del Cinema Italiano
Il College of Art di Edimburgo è orgoglioso di presentare “Ritratti del cinema italiano”, una raccolta di ritratti originali di alcune tra le figure più famose della storia del cinema italiano. La mostra include audaci e singolari ritratti di star quali Marcello Mastroianni e Sofia Loren così come registi del calibro di Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico […]
Leggi di piùLe conseguenze dell’amore
Celebrating Paolo Sorrentino The Italian Cultural Institute cordially invites you to the screening of “The Consequences of Love” written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Titta (Toni Servillo) is a 50-year-old man living quietly in a Swiss hotel with no occupation except smoking and drinking at the bar. But an explosive incident reveals him to be […]
Leggi di piùLa Merda
Grazie all’acclamato testo di Cristian Ceresoli, Silvia Gallerano offre una performance accattivante divenendo donna “giovane”, “brutta” e letteralmente nuda che rivela i suoi segreti bulimici e rivoltanti. Combatte con ostinazione e coraggio per affermarsi nella società delle Coscie e della Libertà. Un elettrizzante studio su femminismo, politica e la cultura sessista che le donne affrontano […]
Leggi di piùMa la divisa di un altro colore
by Pietro Neglie Prof. Pietro Neglie, University of Trieste, will present his latest book: Ma la divisa di un altro colore. Two soldiers, two men, the twin souls of the Italy of their time, are protagonists in an extraordinary novel, a fusion of historical reconstruction and narrative. Spring 1915: Antonio, a peasant from Friuli, intending […]
Leggi di piùRome, Open City
Showing Fri 21 Mar to Thu 27 Mar A landmark of Italian neorealism often cited as one of the greatest films ever made, Rossellini’s portrait of life under the Nazi Occupation remains remarkable for its sheer immediacy, tension and power. Made in extraordinarily straitened circumstances immediately after the liberation of Rome, the film follows engineer […]
Leggi di piùSalvo
Showing Fri 21 Mar to Thu 27 Mar An intelligent, distinctive spin on the gangster thriller, Salvo begins explosively, albeit traditionally, when a Mafia hitman (the eponymous ‘hero’ Salvo himself) is ambushed and decides to seek murderous revenge on the Sicilian boss who has ordered his assassination. In the process of executing his enemy, Salvo […]
Leggi di piùFine-tuned Lyres & Rustic Bagpipes: Aminta (1573) and Tina (1637)
Prof Peter Brand and Dr Davide Messina Prof Peter Brand and Dr Davide Messina will make a presentation of two recent publications, joining in a well-tempered conversazione on Italian pastoral and rustic poetry. Prof Brand will illustrate his metrical translation of Torquato Tasso’s Aminta (1573) with readings and music. Aminta is a seminal play in […]
Leggi di piùItalian 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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