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by Cookie Curci   During the dark decade of the 1930s, Frank Capra's films brought light where there was darkness and hope where there was despair to a nation in desperate need of an uplifting message. If only for a few minutes, in a darkened theatre, Capra's films inspired irrepressible optimism in American audiences, and when they left the...

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Lo scorso 4 luglio, oltre ai festeggiamenti per il Giorno dell'Indipendenza, gli Stati Uniti hanno anche celebrato il ritorno dietro la cinepresa del maestro del cinema italiano contemporaneo, Bernardo Bertolucci.   Dopo quasi dieci anni di assenza dalle scene ed oltre trenta dal suo ultimo film in lingua italiana ("La tragedia di un uomo ri...

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by Bianca Friundi   Fall is around the corner in the Bay Area, and with it comes Lido Cantarutti's Italian Film Festival of acclaimed comedy and drama directly from Italy. The Festival is an abiding favorite, eagerly awaited by Marin County residents as well as San Francisco natives.   Now in its 39th year, the Festival showcases the...

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Thursday, November 12 at 6:30pm. Museo Italo Americano - Fort Mason Center - 2 Marina Blvd., Building C - San Francisco, CA 94123 The celebrated film director Frank Capra, a native of Sicily, was always insecure about how much he belonged in America. During that less enlightened time of the early 1900s when he grew up in Los An...

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Don't miss the "Italian Matters Because..." event this Saturday at 4:00 PM at the Museo Italo Americano. Professors, lecturers and technologists will come together and show how learning la dolce lingua can change your life and your career, as well as expand on the larger significance of multilingual literacy in our modern world. But, that's not al...

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An Italian American heritage can be found quite often in movie stars, especially those who come from the East Coast. Many of those have become quite famous, often portraying mobsters on screen. There are also others that have been able to make a name for themselves staying away from the stereotype and have impressed audiences with their talent role...

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Following the success of the 2013 film series PASOLINI, we are presenting four of the most successful and loved works by legendary Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci. BERTOLUCCI - A Film Series will engage the audience in a one-day pursuit of a dream that arose from a prolific cinematic career spanning over fifty years.   The fes...

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The Italian Program at Northeastern University is pleased to present, in collaboration with the Italian Consulate in Boston and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs the New England Italian Film Festival.   This week movie is a drama by director Luigi Lo Cascio, The Ideal City. Michele Grassadonia is a fervent environmentalist. A long time...

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At precisely 5:00, Saturday evening a select gathering of Italian singers and band members rehearsed, while sumptuous Italian appetizers were set out early in anticipation of the San Diego Italian Film Festival members and their guests, who began pouring into Balboa's Museum of Photographic Art, on bringing feStivale 2014, to an exciting finale. &...

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by Michael Traversa   It's always a big deal for the film industry when an artist gets recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but the event becomes particularly important for the Italian-American community as well when said artist has a strong connection to his heritage. This last October was one of those moments when actress...

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