Thirty-eight years after the never-fully-solved mystery of his death, Pier Paolo Pasolini’s reputation as a writer and polemicist is inevitably fading, although plenty of his poetry, novels and essays remain in print. But his films seem as current as they always were. Hardly a month goes by without a new Pasolini release on DVD/Blu-ray, and his name crops up as…
L’illuminazione dei grattacieli a Canary Wharf, rende uno dei due principali centri finanziari di Londra un posto con un’ atmosfera magica, il posto ideale per l’istallazione “Voyage” di Aether & Hemera una flotta di 300 barchette che sulle onde del Tamigi si accendono creando effetti luminosi, pattern geometrici, onde di colore in movimento.Tra le mille luci di Natale impossibile…
Italian grammar Completa con piace / piacciono Studio italiano perché ho un amico italiano e mi …………… capire quello che dice. Ti …………………… la grammatica? – Sì e mi ………………….. gli esercizi difficili. Vi…………………..i film americani? – No, preferiamo i film spagnoli. Ti …………….il vino o preferisci la birra? – Con la pizza mi ………….bere la birra. Mi………..molto tuo padre, è tanto…
What happens when 2 rappers decide to cook? Carbonara Rap and you will cook on a different rythm, enjoy! Serata con gli amici fagli una carbonara Senti qui Mc Chef com’è che la prepara Partiam dagli ingredienti per quattro deficenti che guardan la partita con qualcosa sotto i denti Quattro etti di pasta, sale quanto basta Gli spaghetti non l’ho detto…
In Italian “giallo” means yellow. Giallo might be a lemon, the colour of a jumper and even a pair of trousers. But what would you think if you heard the phrase mi piacciono i gialli? or guardo un giallo or leggo molto i gialli. Because in Italian”giallo” is also a noun. We refer to a thriller book, movie or a…
THE PROJECT This is a new adaptation of the play Six Characters in Search of an Author by Pirandello. This new work is adapted and directed by Manuela Ruggiero. The production will be staged at the Rose Theatre, Bankside, from 2nd to 14th April 2013. A 20 minute preview of this work was presented in early November 2012 at the Bloomsbury…
NEW TERM STARTS ON THE 18th of January 2013 The Italian Cultural Institute is the official Italian government centre for the promotion of the Italian culture and language, offering a wide choice of Italian classes. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced, whether you want Italian for business or pleasure, we can help you perfect your language skills at a…
Match and Say What do you say for…. Match and say: answer keys
At the Italian Cultural Institute :Italian cinema nights starting with “La passione”. Thursday, December 13, 2012 LA PASSIONE When you’re over fifty, it becomes increasingly difficult to be an up-and-coming director. Gianni Dubois knows this only too well. He hasn’t made a film for years, and now that he has the chance to direct a young TV star he can’t even…
Starting from the first lessons, it’s funny seeing how many mistakes can be made when we literally translate from English into Italian or viceversa. The real, everyday language that we use with our friends is quite different from the language we learn in class. It can be full of idiomatic expressions and aphorisms which we learn and become familiar with the more we practise and improve. Idiomatic expressions…
