Dublin Dante Summer School // Fatti non foste a viver come bruti – Vittorio Sermonti: a voice for Dante’s Commedia
Between 1987 and 1992 the novelist, translator and Dante scholar Vittorio Sermonti recorded his readings of Dante’s Divina Commedia, accompanied by 100 critical essays on linguistic, historical and philosophical aspects of the text. Vittorio Sermonti would then read Dante’s masterpiece for audiences of different ages and backgrounds (including Pope John Paul II himself), in awe-inspiring […]
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An Italian Bloomsday // Love’s Old Sweet Songs: Italian Opera in Joyce’s Ulysses
A concert curated by John McCourt featuring a selection of classic Italian opera and some Irish airs and excerpts from ballad opera, central to Joyce’s Ulysses. With Ilaria Zanetti (soprano), Alessandro Cortello (tenor), and Alessandra Sagelli Caoduro (piano). Introductions illustrating the importance of the arias within Ulysses will be given by Professor John McCourt (University […]
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An Italian Bloomsday // Scherzarade. Parole infinibili alla fine di Finnegans Wake
Fabio Pedone and Enrico Terrinoni, self-defined “strangelators”, recently published their Italian translation of the last volume of the “untranslatable” Finnegans Wake. Together with journalist Edoardo Camurri, they will explore the phantasmagoric imagery of a nocturnal novel which is both a charade and a Sheherazade, with its dream-like storytelling and its unique tangle of puns and […]
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Books and substances: LSD and Finnegans Wake in conversation – with Agnese Codignola and Edoardo Camurri
What could possibly be the connection between Finnegans Wake and lysergic acid dyethilamide (better known as LSD)? This combination is only apparently extravagant, as Joyce was indeed a major reference author for the psychedelic subculture of the 1960s; as Marshall McLuhan once said, “LSD is the lazy man’s Finnegans Wake”. Chemist Agnese Codignola and journalist […]
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From page to screen: on book-to-films adaptations – with Giancarlo De Cataldo
Giancarlo De Cataldo is a novelist, essayist, and the author of numerous screenplays for TV, as well as a judge on the circuit court of Rome. He is best known as the author of the bestselling novel Romanzo Criminale (based on the true story of the mob known as Banda della Magliana) and as the […]
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Look at Italy! Photography and social history in the 20th Century – with Manuela Fugenzi
This talk by Prof. Manuela Fugenzi, journalist and photo editor, is accompanied by a series of compelling images from the twentieth century, shot by some of the greatest photographers of the era. It is a journey into the past and the present which will reflect on the meaning of Italian identity thanks to the medium […]
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Settimana del Cinema Italiano // A casa tutti bene
Screening of A casa tutti beneDirected by Gabriele Muccino, 2018Friday 31st May – 7pmTrinity Long Room Hub A big family gathers to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of their two elderly parents, Pietro and Alba, on the small island of Ischia. A violent storm suddenly hits the island, forcing the entire family to live under […]
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Settimana del Cinema Italiano // Troppa Grazia
Screening of Troppa GraziaDirected by Gianni Zanasi, 2018Wednesday 29th May – 7pmTrinity Long Room Hub Lucia, a single mother, struggles to find the right balance between her teenage daughter, a complicated romance and her career as a land surveyor for an architectural firm. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she is told to stop […]
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Settimana del Cinema Italiano // Fiore Gemello
Screening of Fiore GemelloDirected by Laura Luchetti, 2018Monday 27th May – 7pmTrinity Long Room Hub Sixteen year old Anna is on the run, escaping from human traffickers who murdered her father; the shock caused her to lose her voice. On the road Anna is rescued by Basim, a refugee from Côte d’Ivoire desperately trying to […]
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Settimana del Cinema Italiano // Italy in a Day
Screening of Italy in a Day – Un giorno da italianiDirected by Gabriele Salvatores, 2014Monday 27th May – 2.30pmTrinity Long Room Hub Oscar-winning director Gabriele Salvatores has created a touching mosaic of life in Italy during one day. On October 26th 2013, Italians were asked to record and send in videos via their smartphones or […]
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