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Italian film showing today: La ragazza del lago / The Girl by the Lake (Andrea Molaioli, 2006)

The Italian film, La ragazza del lago / The Girl by the Lake (Andrea Molaioli, 2006) (91 minutes, English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 31th October 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Questa settimana vi proponiamo un giallo ambientato nel Friuli con Toni Servillo nelle vesti del commissario Sanzio. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Non ci resta che piangere / Nothing Left to Do but Cry (Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi, 1984)

The Italian film, Non ci resta che piangere / Nothing Left to Do but Cry (Roberto Benigni & Massimo Troisi, 1984) (111 minutes, Italian subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm on Monday 24th October 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Emanuela Venditti, Postgraduate from Sapienza University of Rome (Linguistics). All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Ma che bella sorpresa / What a Beautiful Surprise (Alessandro Genovesi, 2014)

The Italian film, Ma che bella sorpresa / What a Beautiful Surprise (Alessandro Genovesi, 2014) (88 minutes, English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 17th October 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Carla Ringland Mendez, (Final Year BA Modern Languages in Italian, French & Spanish). All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Il segreto di Santa Vittoria/The Secret of Santa Vittoria (Stanley Kramer, 1969)

The Italian film, Il segreto di Santa Vittoria/The Secret of Santa Vittoria (Stanley Kramer, 1969) (134 minutes, dubbed into Italian with no subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 10th October 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

New Italian film season launching soon!

Modern Languages’ new Italian film season will begin on Monday 10th October 2016 with a showing of Il segreto di Santa Vittoria (Stanley Kramer, 1969) in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm. The autumn season promises an inspiring selection of films covering different genres and subject matters, mostly fairly recent but also including a few great films of the past. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Si accettano miracoli / We Accept Miracles (Alessandro Siani, 2015)

The Italian film, Si accettano miracoli / We Accept Miracles (Alessandro Siani, 2015) (103 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 14th March 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Leonardo Provvedi. All welcome! This is the last film of the season, so the discussion will take place over nibbles and drinks. You can bring some finger food or something to drink, but it is not a must. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: La siciliana ribelle / The Sicilian Girl (Marco Amenta, 2009)

The Italian film, La siciliana ribelle / The Sicilian Girl (Marco Amenta, 2009) (109 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 7th March 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto / Swept Away (Lina Wertmüller, 1974)

The Italian film, Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto / Swept Away (Lina WertmĂĽller, 1974) (114 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 29th February 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by via Skype by Emilio Audissino. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Mery per sempre / Forever Mary (Marco Risi, 1989)

The Italian film, Mery per sempre / Forever Mary (Marco Risi, 1989) (110 minutes, in Italian with Italian subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 22nd February 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Questo film è ambientato in un carcere minorile di Palermo. Continue reading →