The soul of the city: San Francisco honors literary hero Lawrence Ferlinghetti
By early afternoon, a small memorial of flowers and a can of Pabst had begun to accumulate outside the door of City Lights Books, to commemorate the death of its co-founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti. And by the evening, a vigil for Ferlinghetti, one of the last living links to the Beat generation, was being held in the adjacent Jack Kerouac Alley, a ti...
Getty Bronze vs Italy: A statue divides
Lysippus modelled Alexander’s daring and his whole form. How great is the power of this bronze! The brazen king seems to be gazing at Zeus and about to say: “I set Earth under my feet; thyself, Zeus, possess Olympus.” — An epigramby Asclepiades As I sit down to write, I realise that this piece can go in different directions: three at least. One, it...
book presentation > "The Enemy in Italian Renaissance Epic. Images of Hostility from Dante to Tasso" by Andrea Moudarres
When: Wednesday, March 03, 2021 At 5:00 pm - Organized by : UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies In collaboration with : IIC Los Angeles - Entrance : Free Professor Andrea Moudarres, UCLA Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies, discusses his recent book, The Enemy in Italian Renaissance Epic. Images of Hostility from...
Sicilian music composer Francesco Le Metre on his Oscar worthy career
He started making music when he was six, even though no one in his family was a professional musician. Growing up, Francesco Le Metre had always music around him, but as a kid he had no idea it was going to become his career. “I started playing piano and then eventually switched over to drums and lastly electric bass,” the Sicilian composer, now 30...
Sophia Loren gets LA Italia Legend Award
Screen diva Sophia Loren has got the L.A. Italia Legend Award for her extraordinary career and philanthropic work most recently demonstrated by her new film 'La vita davanti a sé' (The Life Ahead), the jury of the Los Angeles, Italia - Film, Fashion and Art Festival 2021 said Sunday. The jury was headed by Italo-American actor Armand Assante, an Em...
Join The Italian Cultural Institute In SF And Get The Edicoletta!
Become a member of the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco and receive a complimentary subscription to Edicoletta italiana (Italian Newsstand), granting you virtual access to some of the most prominent Italian and international newspapers. Access to the virtual library MLOL (MediaLibraryOnLine), the digital lending platform with the largest...
online screening + webinar > The Truth about La dolce vita (2020) by G. Pedersoli
When: From Thursday, February 25, 2021 to Saturday, February 27, 2021 From 6:00 pm To 11:59 pm - Organized by: IIC Los Angeles In collaboration with San Diego Italian Film Festival - Entrance: Free Around the end of 1958 Federico Fellini was going through a complicated period in his career. He had already won two Oscars for La Strada and Le notti d...
Construction begins on Little Italy San Jose Cultural Center & Museum!!
Construction has begun on site at our Little Italy San Jose Cultural & Museum! Demo around the perimeter, chimney and basement is underway in preparation for the home lifting and foundation work for the "Italian Cellar" basement bar. Also got the massive antenna taken down. We saved 300 of the bricks from the chimney to be repurposed in our Little...
La verità su “La Dolce Vita" (The Truth About “La Dolce Vita”)
Toward the end of 1958, Federico Fellini found himself facing unexpected career roadblocks. He had already won two Academy Awards, for “La Strada” and “Le Notti di Cabiria,” but no producer wanted to make his newest project: a story with the title “La Dolce Vita.” Only one person, Giuseppe Amato, who had produced several Italian films, understood t...
Sopranos Film Footage Unveiled and Russo Bros. ‘Cherry’ Trailer Released
It’s a huge week for Italian American filmmakers in Hollywood as the Russo Brothers and Sopranos’ creator David Chase begin to promote their major releases, which are due out in the coming weeks and months, respectively. On Wednesday, Warner Bros. unveiled footage of The Many Saints of Newark, which shows Michael Gandolfini — son of the late actor...
A chat with the Italian Vicar, Pietro Bellinghieri, after his first year in Los Angeles
You know Gabriele Muccino’s film, The Pursuit of Happyness, when Will Smith is so beyond happy that goes dancing in the street? That’s exactly what I did when I received the call from Farnesina, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.” Even after some time, Pietro Bellinghieri, Vicar of the Italian Consulate in Los Angeles since December 2019, can...
Un Vice Console Onorario per Sacramento: candidature entro il 28 febbraio
Il Consolato Generale d’Italia a San Francisco ha aperto oggi una selezione di candidature per la nomina del Titolare dell’Ufficio di Vice Console Onorario a Sacramento (California). Il Vice Console Onorario, che opererà sotto la direzione del Consolato Generale, sarà chiamato a svolgere primariamente funzioni di assistenza in favore dei cittadini...