1/ Antonio Ligabue: Seeing Nature. Presented by Dr. Giovanni Aloi
Le Voci della Natura: Ecologies and Nature in Italian Arts1/ Antonio Ligabue: Seeing NatureThursday, March 3 at 6pm CT Online Webinar Naïve painter Antonio Ligabue has often been compared to other famous untrained artists like Henri Rousseau and Vincent van Gogh. Like them, Ligabue developed a special affinity with the natural world. While […]
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La Nostra Vita (Our Life), directed by Daniele Luchetti (2010, 95’)
La Nostra Vita (Our Life), directed by Daniele Luchetti (2010, 95’) From Friday, February 25 at 1:00pm CT through Monday, February 28 at 1:00pm CT Claudio (Elio Germano) is a 30-year-old construction worker, employed by one of the many sites of suburban Rome. He is merries, with two kids and a third one on […]
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Favolacce (Bad Tales), directed by Damiano e Fabio D’Innocenzo (2020, 98’)
Favolacce (Bad Tales), directed by Damiano e Fabio D’Innocenzo (2020, 98’) From Friday, February 18 at 1:00pm CT through Monday, February 21 at 1:00pm CT Bad Tales, directed by Damiano and Fabio D’Innocenzo, is a dark tale of relational dynamics in a small community of families. The movie is set in a suburban area, […]
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day – Il Giudice Dei Giusti, directed by Enrico Marchese and Emanuela Audisio
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Il Giudice Dei Giusti, directed by Enrico Marchese and Emanuela Audisio Thursday, January 27 12:00pm-11:59pm CT The story of Moshe Bejski, the man who, saved by Schindler, took care of his savior for the rest of his life and worked hard to rehabilitate him in the eyes of those who accused […]
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1849-1871. The Jews of Rome between Segregation and Emancipation
1849-1871. The Jews of Rome between Segregation and Emancipation Video Tour – Watch online Thursday, January 27 On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Rome as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, the Jewish community of Rome and the Foundation for the Jewish Museum of Rome inaugurate the exhibition ‘1849-1871. […]
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Free screening of “God Willing”, directed by Edoardo Maria Falcone, 2015, 87 min
Free screening of the film “God Willing”, directed by Edoardo Maria Falcone, 2015, 87 minin Italian with English subtitles August 24 | 6:30p.m.Chicago Cultural Center | 78 E. Washington St. What does an authoritarian, atheistic father do when his son wants to become a priest? In this Italian box-office hit, the proud patriarch goes undercover […]
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Screening of the film “Lampedusa in Winter”, directed by Jakob Brossmann, 2015, 93 min
LAMPEDUSA IN WINTERDir. Jakob Brossmann, 2015, 93 min. Wednesday, August 18 at 6:30pmClaudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center78 E. Washington St., 2nd Floor North CHICAGO PREMIEREFREE ADMISSIONOPEN TO THE PUBLIC WRITER/DIRECTOR JAKOB BROSSMANN WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR A POST-SCREENING Q&A! The Italian “refugee island” of Lampedusa is in the firm grip of […]
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Pino Feola and Krishnasol Jiménez Moreno perform “The Romantic Guitar from Naples to Barcelona”
on the occasion of the Chicago International Guitar Festival On the occasion of the Chicago International Guitar FestivalPino Feola and Krishnasol Jiménez Moreno perform “The Romantic Guitar from Naples to Barcelona” Program Ferdinando Carulli (1770 – 1841) Largo e Rondó Op. 34 n. 2 Mauro Giuliani (1781 – 1829) Rossiniana Op. 119Introduzione – AndantinoAndante graziosoMaestosoAllegro vivace Fernando Sor […]
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Andrea Molesini and Friends, a conversation with the author of Not All Bastards Are from Vienna
along with Marcello Barison, Harper Schmidt Fellow at the University of Chicago and Mark Rotella, Publishers Weekly. Andrea Molesini and Friends a conversation among Andrea Molesini, the author of Not All Bastards Are from Vienna, (Grove Press, 2016), Marcello Barison, Harper Schmidt Fellow at the University of Chicago and Mark Rotella, Publishers Weekly. Thursday, May 12th 7-9pm […]
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An Audio Journey to the Italy of “La Dolce Vita” with Studs Terkel
Hear the voices of some of Italy’s most exciting 20th century cultural figures during the era of La Dolce Vita courtesy of the Studs Terkel Radio Archive. This audio “screening” will feature excerpts of conversations with luminaries such as Federico Fellini, Marcello Mastroianni, Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio Di Sica, Laura Fermi, Carlo Levi, Tito Gobbi and […]
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