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The Italian film, Agata e la tempesta (Silvio Soldini, 2004), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 26 January 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Laura Nera. All welcome! ************************************************* Il primo film di questa rassegna è una commedia sentimentale dello stesso regista del famoso “Pane e tulipani”. Continue reading →

Our Italian film season starts on Monday 26th of January, running for 8 weeks. Each film is shown for free in Lecture Theatre A at Avenue Campus at 6:30pm, with an introduction before and a discussion afterwards. Continue reading →

The Italian film, Ciliegine / Cherry on the cake (Laura Morante, 2012), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 24 November 2014. Review & introduction by Alexa Lorentz Weber (B.A. Language and Society: Italian and Chinese). All welcome! The trailer for this film is available on YouTube. ************************************************* Il film di questa settimana è il primo film come regista dell’attrice Laura Morante. Continue reading →

The Italian film, Accattone (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1961), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 17 November 2014. Review, introduction and discussion by Neil Tibbetts. All welcome! ************************************************* Pasolini – regista, poeta e intellettuale – è uno degli autori più importanti nella storia del cinema italiano. Continue reading →

The Italian film, L’amore è eterno finché dura (Carlo Verdone, 2004), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 10 November 2014. Review by Paola Visconti, introduction and discussion by Chris McCready, B.A. Language Learning (Spanish & Italian). All welcome! ************************************************* Il film di questa settimana è una commedia romantica sulla ricerca perpetua dell’amore vero e genuino. Continue reading →

The Italian film, Uomini Contro / Many Wars Ago (Francesco Rosi, 1970), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 3 November 2014. Review, introduction and discussion by Dr Emilio Audissino. All welcome! ************************************************* Uomini contro è un film sulla guerra vista come una tragica follia. Continue reading →

The Italian film, Allacciate le cinture (Ferzan Özpetek, 2014), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 27 October 2014. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! ************************************************* È un film sull’imprevedibilità dell’amore ed il potere che ha nella vita delle persone. Continue reading →

The Italian film, Benvenuto Presidente! (Riccardo Milani, 2013), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 20 October 2014. Review, introduction and discussion by Carla Ringland Mendez. All welcome! ************************************************* Questo film è una piacevole commedia che guarda alla situazione politica italiana in chiave ironica. Il protagonista è un allegro bibliotecario che ama pescare e raccontare storie. Continue reading →

The Italian film, Basilicata Coast to Coast (Rocco Papaleo, 2010), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 13 October 2014. Review, introduction and discussion by Leonardo Provvedi. All welcome! ************************************************* Il film di questa settimana è il primo film come regista dell’attore Rocco Papaleo. Continue reading →

The Italian film, The trick in the sheet (Alfonso Arau, 2010), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus, at 6:30pm on Monday 6th October 2014. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! ************************************************* Il primo film di questa rassegna è una storia ambientata in provincia di Napoli nel 1905. Continue reading →