Non ci resta che piangere (Nothing Left to Do but Cry)
A Journey on the Screen Two of Italy’s top comedians, Massimo Troisi and Roberto Benigni teamed up to write direct, and star in this comedy about two men accidentally traveling back in time. In a series of comic sketches, two friends, Saverio (Benigni) and Mario (Troisi) suddenly find themselves in 1492 while on a drive […]
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Una sconfinata giovinezza (Second Childhood)
Movie Screening CINEFORUM Lino and his wife Chicca lead a happy life and are satisfied with their marriage and their careers. He is a sports editor and she is a professor of medieval languages. Their only regret is not having children but even that seems to have strengthened their relationship. Unexpectedly, Lino’s memory problems get […]
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Basilicata Coast to Coast
A Journey on the Screen 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 […]
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Pane e Tulipani (Bread and Tulips)
A Journey on the Screen An Italian housewife, Rosalba Barletta (Maglietta), finds herself stranded during a family vacation. Instead of waiting for her controlling businessman husband, she hitchhikes her way home, only to impulsively detour to Venice. She finds accommodations with Fernando Girasole (Ganz), and soon finds herself enjoying her new life. Directors: Silvio Soldini […]
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Rights(?)/Growth
at the Kennedy Center – Millenium Stage An Evening for Humanity Italian dancer and choreographer Mimmo Miccolis and Austrian dancer Gloria Benedikt develop contemporary dance on the edge of artistic innovation and human need and base their work around issues of public concern, for which they strive to create artistic responses that inspire, thought provoke […]
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Salvatore Scarpitta Traveler
LUOGO: the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Una figura affascinante e singolare dell’arte del dopoguerra, Salvatore Scarpitta (1919-2007) ha creato una mole di lavoro che spazia dall’astrazione non oggettiva al realismo radicale. Questa mostra è dotata di opere recenti aggiunte alla collezione del Hirshhorn, questa sarà la prima mostra personale del lavoro di Scarpitta in […]
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Terre Rosse
Movie Screening CINEFORUM It’s 1944. A man and a woman meet in a train station during the Nazi occupation of Veneto. It’s the start of a touching story, an impossible love between a young teacher involved in the Resistance and the brilliant officer of a Fascist ministry during the partisan struggle taking place on the […]
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ore Diciotto in punto (At Precisely Six O’Clock)
Journey on the Screen A dusty office out of Time holds the files containing the most significant events that will mark the life of human beings. Paride has been working there for more than three thousand years. At six o’clock on a rainy afternoon, Paride has an appointment with Nicola, a homeless man defeated and […]
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GREAT ITALIAN CLASSICS
AT THE AFI SILVER THEATRE MOVIE SCREENINGS Three cinema programs featuring Italian classics directed by Mario Bava, Sergio Leone, Mario Monicelli e Francesco Rosi. Join us and AFI Silver to support these great movie screenings! MARIO BAVA CENTENNIAL: HERE CINEMA AND GREAT CINEMA: HERE SERGIO LEONE: HERE ORGANIZED BY LOCATION AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural […]
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Titian’s Danaë
at the National Gallery of Art From the Capodimonte Museum, Naples ABOUT THE PHOTO: Titian, Danaë (1544–1545), oil on canvas, Capodimonte Museum, Naples. Courtesy of the Photography Department of the Superintendency of Cultural Heritage for the City and the Museums of Naples and the Royal Palace of Caserta/Luciano Basagni, Fabio Speranza One of the most […]
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