MUSIC WITH THE IIC – Tiziano Palladino
Tiziano Palladino was born in Campobasso in 1987. At the age of 18 he completed his degree in Mandolin studies and at 21 in Contrabass studies. In 2012, he graduated with highest honours from his Master’s Degree in chamber music. He founded the Accademia Mandolinistica Molisana and the music group Duo Idilliaco and 14 Strings […]
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Lunedì al Cinema – La febbre
Mario Bettini is a man in his thirties who, despite being full of life and creativity, still lives with his mother. Concerned for their welfare, she would like to see her son working as a civil servant, while Mario dreams of opening a nightclub. When he gets a job at the local prefecture, his mother […]
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MUSIC WITH THE IIC – Lorenzo Albanese
Born in 1997, Lorenzo Albanese started as a self-taught accordionist at the age of 11, before being admitted to the Conservatory “F. Torrefranca” of Vibo Valentia (Italy). He won numerous national and international music competitions and performed at the London Royal Academy of Music during his Erasmus exchange. In 2017 he won the first edition […]
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Lunedì al Cinema – I demoni di San Pietroburgo
St. Petersburg, 1860. A member of the Imperial family is assassinated. A few days later, the writer Doestoevsky meets Gusiev, a young man being treated in a psychiatric hospital. Gusiev confesses that he is part of the group involved in the assassination and reveals that his comrades are planning to kill another one of the […]
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Mario Praz’s legacy: on comparative literature today
A day to commemorate the cultural legacy of Mario Praz. This conference will be an occasion to celebrate the life and the works of one of the most influential Italian literary critics of the 20th century. The event will host five internationally renowned Italian academics in the field of Comparative Studies: Emeritus Professor Piero Boitani […]
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3rd Week of Italian Cuisine in the World
What is it? The third edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, which will run from 19 to 25 November 2018, aims to promote internationally high-quality Italian cuisine and the agri-food sector, the distinctive traits of “Brand Italy” in line with the big themes that were launched by EXPO 2015 Milano and […]
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3rd Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World: a taste of Sicilian life – with Pietro Frassica
The captivating island of Sicily has been influenced by a variety of cultures dating back to antiquity—each adding its own complex flavor to what is now-renowned gastronomy. Many foreign ingredients have entered Italy via the island and, over the centuries, they have become so absorbed into local culinary tradition that it is difficult to imagine […]
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Il segreto di Pietramala: the quest for impossible languages – with Andrea Moro
In his novel Il segreto di Pietramala, Andrea Moro, linguist, essayist and winner of the Flaiano Literary Prize 2018, explores the illusion of fictional languages. The linguist Elia Rameau is sent to Corsica on a special mission: he must collect data on the language spoken in the small mountain village of Pietramala. Once he reaches […]
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Lunedì al Cinema – Bianca come il latte, rossa come il sangue
Leo is 16. Everything he cannot stand is white: school, teachers, silence, fear. Everything he loves is red: music on his iPod, his soccer team, the blood in his veins – and the colour of Beatrice’s hair. She’s the most beautiful girl in school and he watches her from a distance. But the girl suffers […]
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CANCELLED – Rinascimento in progress. Florence: from museum to lab – with Sergio Risaliti and Paolo Bartoloni
Florence is known all over the world as the culla del rinascimento. Yet, in the past few years something has changed. No more just the cradle of the Renaissance nor a showcase for the contemporary, Florence is trying to function as a laboratory for the present. By clashing with the past, the city is breaking […]
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