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Last chance to book your place on Modern Languages evening classes!

Don’t miss your chance to book your place on the new series of Modern Languages Lifelong Learning evening classes, starting next week! We are very excited to be offering 13 languages this year: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English as a Foreign Language, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese. Staff and students of the University are eligible for discounts. To find out more and book your place, visit the Lifelong Learning website. Continue reading →

Bookings now open for Modern Languages Lifelong Learning courses!

Lifelong Learning at the University of Southampton has recently announced an expanded programme for the coming semester, to include Modern Languages evening classes in 13 different languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English as a Foreign Language, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese. Language stages are divided into three blocks across the year, running from October 2015 to April 2016. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: La ragazza con la pistola / The Girl with the Pistol (Mario Monicelli, 1968)

The Italian film, La ragazza con la pistola / The Girl with the Pistol (Mario Monicelli, 1968), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 9 March 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Emilio Audissino. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Una ragazza siciliana, Assunta, viene sedotta da Vincenzo, che poi la abbandona e si rifugia in UK. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Una piccola impresa meridionale (Rocco Papaleo, 2012)

The Italian film, Una piccola impresa meridionale (Rocco Papaleo, 2012), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 16 February 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Questa simpatica commedia d’autore, ambientata in un vecchio faro in disuso, racconta la storia di un gruppo di personaggi che hanno solo una cosa in comune: problemi disparati. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Il bidone (Federico Fellini, 1955)

The Italian film, Il bidone (Federico Fellini, 1955), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 9 February 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Emilio Audissino. All welcome! ************************************************* Questo film di Federico Fellini racconta la storia di tre truffatori della classe bassa e delle loro imprese nella Roma del secondo dopoguerra. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: La notte di San Lorenzo (Paolo e Vittorio Taviani, 1982)

The Italian film, La notte di San Lorenzo (Paolo e Vittorio Taviani, 1982), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 2 February 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Neil Tibbetts. All welcome! ************************************************* Questo film ambientato in Toscana negli ultimi giorni della Seconda Guerra Mondiale ha vinto il Gran Premio Speciale della Giuria a Cannes nel 1982. Continue reading →