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Italian film showing today: Roma città aperta / Rome Open City (Roberto Rossellini, 1945)

The Italian film, Roma città aperta / Rome Open City (Roberto Rossellini, 1945) (100 minutes, with English subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 12 October 2015. Review, introduction and discussion via Skype by Emilio Audissino. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Only two years to go!

Image by: Anne Curry The battle of Agincourt was fought on Friday 25 October 1415. And today is Friday 25 October 2013. So, only two years to go before we celebrate the 600th anniversary of this fascinating battle. Only a kill-joy would mention the 12 days ‘lost’ in 1752 when Great Britain and Ireland caught up with Catholic Europe! In 1582 a bull of Pope Gregory XIII ordered Catholic states to adopt a reformed calendar. Continue reading →

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