Volare (Tutto il mio folle amore) by Gabriele Salvatores
Join us for the first screening of our 2020 cineclub, presenting Volare (Tutto il mio folle amore), an heart-warming drama from Oscar-winning director Gabriele Salvatores starring Italian icon Valeria Golino. Based on real life events, this contemporary road movie chronicles a difficult reunion between a troubled teenager and his louche, long-absent father. The movie premiered out of […]
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The Shortest Day
Some like it short! On the occasion of the shortest day of the year, join us for an entertaining evening of quirky, amusing and insightful short films representing some of the best emerging talents of Italian cinema. This year’s selection revolves around a single theme, love, seen through multiple angles: the one that lifts you up, the one […]
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Martin Eden by Pietro Marcello
As part of the 32th Edition of the AFI European Union Film Showcase, we are pleased to announce the screening of Martin Eden by Pietro Marcello. Filmmaker Pietro Marcello transposes Jack London’s 1909 American novel about a rugged, radical individual — seaman-turned-novelist Martin Eden — to a Neapolitan port city in the late 20th century. As Eden, […]
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Il Traditore (The traitor) by Marco Bellocchio
As part of the 32th Edition of the AFI European Union Film Showcase, we are pleased to announce the screening of Il Traditore (The Traitor) by Marco Bellocchio. Veteran Italian master Marco Bellocchio (FISTS IN THE POCKET, VINCERE) crafts a gangster epic for the ages with this powerful profile of real-life mafia boss-turned-pentito Tommaso Buscetta (Pierfrancesco Favino, […]
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Dafne by Federico Bondi
As part of the 32th Edition of the AFI European Union Film Showcase, we are pleased to announce the screening of Dafne by Federico Bondi. Please join us for a special introduction and Q&A session with the director on December 10th. Federico Bondi’s poignant sophomore feature follows 36-year-old Dafne (Carolina Raspanti), a bright young woman with Down syndrome […]
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ICONS by Guido Harari
The Embassy of Italy in Washington D.C., in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, cordially invites you to the opening of “Icons”, an exhibition by photographer Guido Harari. Guido Harari has met and photographed the greatest music legends: B.B. King, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Patti Smith, Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and – […]
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Maria Perrotta – piano solo recital
Maria Perrotta came to the limelight in 2012. She performed J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations when she was nine months pregnant with an ambulance stationed outside the theatre in case she went into labor during the recital. Very few women in history had given a concert this far along in their pregnancy; one of them being Clara […]
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The Future of Manufacturing: A Conversation with Italian Industry Leaders
This workshop will be offering engineers and industry leaders an opportunity to debate on the future of advanced manufacturing. The current Technology Transition, driven by digital transformation, will have a dramatic impact in almost all industrial fields, from the automotive to the naval sector, from traditional to additive manufacturing. In the automotive industry, hybrid/electrical self-driving […]
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Screening and discussion: Gualtiero Marchesi, the Great Italian
4th WEEK OF ITALIAN CUISINE IN THE WORLD On the occasion of the 4th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, join us for a special screening of Gualtiero Marchesi, the Great Italian by Maurizio Gigola, a documentary honoring the first Italian chef to earn three Michelin stars. Presented at the 2017 Cannes Film […]
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A Healthy Life: Prevention and Control
4th WEEK OF ITALIAN CUISINE IN THE WORLD On the occasion of the 4th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, The Georgetown University Italian Research Institute of Georgetown College, in collaboration with the Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, the Department of Italian, the Embassy of Italy, and the Italian Cultural […]
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