Professione: Reporter (The Passenger)
A Journey on the Screen Antonioni‘s frenzied psychological drama highlighting one of Jack Nicholson’s best interpretations of a reporter on the run. David Locke, an English reporter and news personality played by Jack Nicholson returns to his hotel room in an unnamed African desert country after unsuccessfully trying to contact rebel forces. Finding that a […]
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Oscar Winner Vittorio Storaro presents Il Conformista (The Conformist)
At AFI Silver Screening of Bertolucci‘s Il Conformista followed by a lecture and a Q&A with three-time Oscar winner Vittorio Storaro, and a screening of clips from the main movies the famous Italian cinematographer has worked on. Il Conformista is based on Alberto Moravia‘s novel by the same title. The desperate quest to belong undertaken […]
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The Voyage: a Journey into the Fantastic World of Fiction and Film
At Georgetown University – Gaston Hall IN ENGLISH Georgetown University Italian Research Institute and the Embassy of Italy cordially invite you to a conference and discussion on “The Voyage: a Journey into the Fantastic World of Fiction and Film.” Mario Vargas Llosa, 2010 Nobel Laureate in Literature, will present “Boccaccio on Stage: a Journey into […]
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Marco Paoli Photography
Landscape photography as spiritual journey. EXHIBIT In this exhibition Marco Paoli presents large black and white photographs from his collection Silenzio (Silence) and from his forthcoming monograph Ethiopia. The works take as raw material the artist’s travel experiences around the world. Travel and place, however, are not to be taken literally. They are metaphors for […]
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La Passione (Passion) – Honoring Italian film director Carlo Mazzacurati
Movie Screening CINEFORUM In a small village in Umbria, film director Gianni Dubois is in deep creative crisis. His home water pipe in Tuscany broke, damaging an ancient fresco of the neighboring church. To avoid paying the damage, he must finance and direct a sacred representation of the Passion of Christ. Italy, 2010, 106 […]
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GRAN SERATA FUTURISTA
with Massimiliano Finazzer Flory A homage to Italian Futurism. Massimiliano Finazzer Flory plays the role of the movement’s founder, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. In an effervescent monologue, which uses the words of Marinetti and other Futurist ideologues such as Giovanni Papini, Libero Altomare and Aldo Palazzeschi, Finazzer Flory, in a frock coat bringing to mind the […]
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The Magnificent Journey
The Italian endeavor in space exploration EU Open House Event Space exploration is increasingly becoming an international collaboration. Italy is one of the leading nations playing a vital role in a long lasting cooperation with the United States. From the first liquid propellant rocket to Mars exploration, through the success of the Mariner 10 mission […]
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MUSETTA’S VALZER
A Journey on Stilts EU Open House Event The performance is an extract taken from Valse, one of the most represented open air performance of TTB’s repertory. The performance is built around a myth-category of European social culture, namely, the waltz, with its vortical lightness, the flashing of glances and the skirmish of smiles; a lyrical-dramaturgical framework […]
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Picture yourself with ItalyInUS
Photo Booth EU Open House Event Picture yourself with ItalyInUS and make your day with us memorable. Have some fun with your friends and stop by our Photo Booth for your free complimentary picture! LOCATION Embassy of Italy 3000 Whitehaven Street NW Washington, DC 20008 EU OPEN HOUSE – BLUE LINE For a copy of […]
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KIDS CORNER
A Journey for Children EU Open House Event Here are the programs and activities dedicated to our special little guests: Face Painting (sponsored by Ducati) Artistic Ceramic Painting (Casa Italiana) Travel Paper Crafts and a Journey into Marco Polo’s Venice: gondolas, masks and puppets (American Association of the Teachers of Italian) Journey into Italian Words […]
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