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The idiom “Ray of Light” doesn’t just refer to an expression of hope in challenging times; it’s also the title of singer Madonna’s last big album, which took home a Grammy Award in 1998. I bring this up in defense of the rather brutal beating she took in the press at this year’s Grammy ceremony on her distorted facial features. Madonna said it was...

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He is considered one of the masters of cinema, capable of combining different styles and creating one of his own, unique and unmistakable. He is Quentin Tarantino, who turns 60 years old today - March 27, 2023. The director, screenwriter, actor and producer was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1963 and grew up in Los Angeles. As he recounts in the...

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From April 12 to June 14 at SIFF Cinema Uptown Theater (511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA). April 12: Variety Lights and Toby Dammit. April 18: I Vitelloni. April 25: La Strada. May 3: The Nights of Cabiria. May 10: La Dolce Vita. May 23: 8 1/2. May 31: Juliet of the Spirits. June 7: Amarcord. June 14: Ginger and Fred. Welcome Spring with a feast o...

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On Thursday, March 23, the Centro Studi Amadeo Peter Giannini was presented in the presence of President Cristina Bolla. The instituion was established to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Genoese-born banker. The Centro Studi Amadeo Peter Giannini aims to create a bridge between Liguria and the United States, particularly with Los Ang...

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Save the dates: April 4 - 12. We are pleased to announce Italian Film Festival USA - Cleveland 2023's return to its traditional, in-person format this April! FREE AND OPEN TO ALL. Our line-up of contemporary Italian films includes dramas, comedies and documentaries. We hope you will be able to join us and enjoy our program! All films will be shown...

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On March 21, at 6 p.m., at the historic Avalon Theatre in the U.S. capital, the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington organized a screening of producer Chiara Tilesi's film "Tell It Like a Woman," as part of the initiatives dedicated to Women's History Month."An Italian film in Washington that tells with such passion and...

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Last weekend, the Department of Italian Studies hosted “Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour,” an Italian film festival showcasing a selection of rare and restored films from the world-renowned Cineteca Bologna. The event marked the tenth anniversary of the festival’s first visit to the University. Held in the Martinos Auditorium at the Granoff Center for t...

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When: Thursday, March 30 at 6pm CT - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - What: "Italian Biopics, Leonora Addio" Directed by Paolo Taviani, 2022, 90’, Italian with English subtitles, In-person screening Leonora Addio tells the incredible story of Pirandello’s ashes and the turbulent ride of his urn from Rome to Agrigento, leading to a tro...

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Save the dates: Madison, April 3 - 5, Milwaukee, April 28 - 30. We are pleased to announce the Italian Film Festival USA's return to its traditional, in-person format this Spring! Our line-up of contemporary Italian films includes dramas, comedies and documentaries. All films will be shown in Italian with English subtitles at the Marquee Theatre on...

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Have you ever wanted to get your Italian citizenship? Do you believe that there is a need for more humorous and joyful storytelling? The upcoming comedy short film, Make Me Italian, is about one man’s fantastical quest to become an Italian citizen. The film’s style is inspired by American and Italian filmmakers like Wes Andersen and Roberto Benigni...

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