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Italian film showing today: Profondo rosso / Deep Red (Dario Argento, 1975)

The Italian film Profondo rosso / Deep Red (Dario Argento, 1975)(126 minutes, English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm on Monday 12th March 2018. Review, introduction and discussion via Skype by Emilio Audissino. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Dario Argento è stato chiamato “l’Alfred Hitchcock italiano”, un maestro della suspense. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: L’ora legale / It’s the Law (Salvatore Ficarra e Valentino Picone, 2017)

The Italian film L’ora legale (Salvatore Ficarra e Valentino Picone, 2017)(89 minutes, Italian subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm on Monday 5th March 2018. Review, introduction and discussion by Leonardo Provvedi. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Amarcord (Federico Fellini, 1973)

The Italian film Amarcord (Federico Fellini, 1973)(118 minutes, English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm on Monday 26th February 2018. Review by the late Sandro Filipik who presented the film to us in 2009; introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Amarcord è certamente il film piĂą autobiografico di Fellini. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: L’arbitro / The Referee (Paolo Zucca, 2013)

The Italian film L’arbitro / The Referee (Paolo Zucca, 2013)(93 minutes, English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm on Monday 19th February 2018. Review, introduction and discussion will be via Skype by the director himself, Paolo Zucca. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* L’Arbitro sviluppa diverse trame incrociate, tutte legate al mondo del calcio. Continue reading →

Special Italian film event on Saturday 17th February: The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Ermanno Olmi, 1978)

On Saturday 17th February, there will be a special showing of one of Italy’s great films of the last century in addition to our usual Italian film season. It is taking place at the Union Films cinema of Highfield Campus: L’albero degli zoccoli / The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Ermanno Olmi, 1978) – English subtitles – 185 min. > It is a classic and is considered a masterpiece of late Italian neorealism. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot / They call me Jeeg (Gabriele Mainetti, 2015)

The Italian film Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot / They call me Jeeg (Gabriele Mainetti, 2015)(113 minutes, Italian subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm on Monday 12th February 2018. Review, introduction and discussion by Emanuela Venditti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Le confessioni / The Confessions (Roberto Andò, 2016)

Le confessioni / The Confessions (Roberto Andò, 2016)(103 minutes, English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm on Monday 5th February 2018. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Il primo film di questa rassegna è un thriller sul mondo della politica internazionale. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: In guerra per amore (PIF, 2016)

The Italian film, In guerra per amore / At War for Love (PIF, 2016) (99 minutes, English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm on Monday 27th November 2017. Review, introduction and discussion by Connie Coughtrey. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on Vimeo. N.B. 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: Se Dio vuole (Edoardo Falcone, 2015)

The Italian film, Se Dio vuole / God Willing (Edoardo Falcone, 2015) (86 minutes, English subtitles) will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm on Monday 20th November 2017. Review, introduction and discussion by Laura Nera. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Il film di questa settimana è una commedia tipica del cinema italiano degli ultimi 20 anni, con un inaspettato sussulto finale. Continue reading →