Chicago European Union Film Festival – Rainbow: a Private Affair (Una questione privata)
Chicago European Union Film Festival – Rainbow: a Private Affair (Una questione privata) 2017, Paolo Taviani, Italy, 84 min. With Luca Marinelli, Valentina Bellè Friday, March 16, 6:30 pm Wednesday, March 21, 6:00 pm “Beautifully resonant…at once a summing-up of the Tavianis’ filmmaking and an affirmation of their unshaken belief that human life is an […]
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A Matter of Perspective: Constructing Space in Italian Art, Uncertainty
A Mater of Perspective: Constructing Space in Italian Art Uncertainty The third of a series of lectures at the Institute by Professor Giovanni Aloi (School of the Art Institute of Chicago). This series of three lectures looks at the history of representation in Italian art from the unrealistic organizations of space in medieval painting and […]
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Mystery of Betrayal: The Gospel of Judas and the Death of Jesus
Mystery of Betrayal: The Gospel of Judas and the Death of Jesus A lecture by Professor Edmondo Lupieri, Loyola University and Professor Madeleine Scopello, Correspondant de l’Institut de France and Corresponding Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities Co-presented by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, ItalCultura, the Department of Theologyand John Cardinal Cody Chair […]
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Chicago European Union Film Festival – Indivisible (Indivisibili)
Chicago European Union Film Festival – Indivisible (Indivisibili) 2016, Edoardo De Angelis, Italy, 105 min. With Angela Fontana, Marianna Fontana Sunday, March 11, 5:15 pm Thursday, March 15, 8:15 pm “A mood piece humming with energy and marked by wondrous moments…Both actresses are remarkable in their screen debuts.”–Michael Nordine, Village Voice “A dark […]
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Chicago European Union Film Festival – There is a Light (Il padre d’Italia)
Chicago European Union Film Festival – There is a Light (Il padre d’Italia) Chicago premiere! 2017, Fabio Mollo, Italy, 94 min. With Luca Marinelli, Isabella Ragonese Fabio Mollo’s second feature, arriving five years after his acclaimed debut SOUTH IS NOTHING, blends an offbeat love story with a freewheeling road movie to examine […]
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Tasting Italian Treasures. The Truth Behind the Barrel
Tasting Italian treasures. The Truth Behind the Barrel Italian Culinary Expert and Iron Chef America judge Mario Rizzotti will present the second of two lectures, “Tasting Italian Treasures”, at the Italian Cultural Institute. During this special presentation dedicated to balsamic vinegar, Mario Rizzotti will guide in discovering the world of Italian balsamic vinegar. Learn about […]
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Keeping up with the Etruscans: Dentures, DNA, and Other Recent Discoveries
Keeping up with the Etruscans: Dentures, DNA, and Other Recent Discoveries The Etruscans were a vibrant, independent people whose distinct civilization flourished in central Italy for most of the first millennium BCE and whose artistic, social and cultural traditions helped shape the ancient Mediterranean, European, and Classical worlds. Even though their civilization has long […]
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Concert to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Gioachino Rossini’s Death
Concert to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Gioachino Rossini’s Death On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the death of Gioachino Rossini, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with PianoForte Foundation, is pleased to present a concert of music by Rossini by the following muisicians: Laura Perkett, soprano Adrianne Blanks, mezzo-soprano Justin […]
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Italian Design: A Success Story
Celebration of Italian Design Day Italian Design: A Success Story On the Occasion of Italian Design Day 2018,The Consulate General of Italy in ChicagoThe Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago andThe Illinois Institute of Technologyare pleased to present “Italian Design: A Success Story”a lecture by Rodrigo Rodriguez Illinois Institute of TechnologyCollege of Architecture, S.R. Crown Hall3360 […]
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Rock-Paper-Scissors: What can Children’s Games Teach us about Biodiversity?
Rock-Paper-Scissors: What can Children’s Games Teach us about Biodiversity? A lecture by Professor Stefano Allesina, University of Chicago The first event of the year in our Café Scientifique Series Explaining the staggering biodiversity observed in rich ecological communities such as tropical rainforests and coral reefs is one of the main goals of ecology. […]
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