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August 8, 2015. The renowned production house Titanus, founded in Rome in 1904 by Gustavo Lombardo, is still operating today under grandson Guido Lombardo. During the golden age of cinema-going in the mid-twentieth century, Titanus embraced melodrama, epic, mystery, and comedy; their famous logo on the screen signified a quality production was abou...

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On the 500th anniversary of the completion of The Prince, the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, D.C. and the Department of Italian at Georgetown University are proud to present a symposium on Machiavelli's enduring legacy. Specialists in literature, political science, and religious history will illustrate the relevance of The Prince within...

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To celebrate the 750th anniversary of Dante's birth the Georgetown University Italian Research Institute, the Georgetown University Italian Department, and the Embassy of Italy, are sponsoring a recital of Dante's cantos related to science.   Riccardo Pratesi, from the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy, will recite the cantos in Italian and c...

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In 6mila hanno approfittato della giornata porte aperte all'ambasciata italiana di Washington, in occasione del 'Giorno dell'Europa', per visitare l'edificio e partecipare al ricco programma di iniziative organizzato in collaborazione con l'Istituto italiano di cultura e altre associazioni e imprese.   Il tema della giornata, "Un viaggio ita...

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Dante Alighieri was a writer, a poet, a political figure and an innovative artist. During his time, he was famous, yet his true and wide fame came after his death. If you google his name, it is surprising how much you find and of what nature.   Dante and the Divine Comedy has inspired the most different and sometime weird kind of things over...

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On Dec. 7, ParoLab, the book club of Italians in DC, will host a presentation of "A New Map: The Poetry of Migrant Writers in Italy" co-edited by Italian-French poet and critic Mia Lecomte. Italophone Argentinian poet Candelaria Romero and Lecomte will read from their poetry collections, Georgetown University professor of Italian Nicoletta Pireddu...

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This exhibit details the history of Italy's travel posters from the beginning of the 1900's to its peak in the 1960's, which could be considered the golden age of poster art.   ENIT - Italian Government Tourist Board, was founded in 1919 with the purpose of promoting Italy and its varied travel offerings throughout the world. To accomplish t...

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Italian Masters at the Head of the Class: Michelangelo and Mattia Preti   Lecture by John T. Spike   In this illustrated presentation, art historian and author, John T. Spike, will speak about two landmark exhibitions that have received national publicity for their fascinating counterpoint as supreme examples of Renaissance wisdom ver...

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The promotion all over the world of the Italian system, crucial for such a rich country that can offer so much to the world, has definitely been improving in these last few years. This is one of the cases where the crisis has had the effect of developing creativity, cutting where it had to be done, and watch a new leadership growing. We have alrea...

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A group of musicians walk across Basilicata from the Tyrhennian to the Ionian Sea. Their leader is Nicola, a math professor played by Papaleo, and their destination is the festival at Scanzano Jonico. The musicians are joined by a reluctant journalist played by Giovanna Mezzogiorno. Alessandro Gassman, Paolo Briguglia are also part of the strong ca...

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