Cinema Made in Italy 2014 will kick off on 5 March at Ciné Lumière, celebrating its fourth edition. The event, which has become an annual rendezvous, is organised by Istituto Luce Cinecittà/ Filmitalia and the Italian Cultural Institute and offers a 5-day showcase of the best recent Italian productions. The Third Half Wed 05 Mar 8.50pm + Q&A Viva la…
The Italian social party is back with… “Fashion and Design Aperitivo” This time we are celebrating the Italian Language in a furniture showroom where you can admire the best of Italian design and sample one ( or more :) of the country’s most famous aperitifs .… SPRITZ! … while enjoying some great Italian food and Italian live music! Where: .IT “All About…
Anni fa durante una docenza in Gran Bretagna, ho consultato una cartina geografica su un libro trovato nella biblioteca scolastica. Appena l’ho aperta, a prima vista la cartina si presentava molto carina con bei colori e bei disegni, ma poi ho cominciato a riflettere… mancava qualche piccolo dettaglio. Sul bello stivale comparivano le tipiche immagini per ciascuna zona italiana ben…
Tutti a scuola! Enrolment for Italian classes starting now OUR NEW TERM IS STARTING ON THE 27th of January If you haven’t enrolled you are still in time!!! If you have studied Italian before, you can take a written assessment test on our website WWW.icilondon.info. After you have submitted it please contact us on 02078231887 between 14.30 and 16.00. Our office is open to the…
Guido and Mario, good friends, decide to embark on a road trip. Along the way they will explore questions about their present life, for both marked by a long struggle against cancer. Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Opening times: 6.30pm Venue: Italian Cultural Institute Free Event, Booking Online
Concluding the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth with Les Vêpres Siciliennes, Maestro Antonio Pappano looks back at how the perception of Verdi has arguably changed for himself and also for the British and Italian public. During his year as a great interpreter, he received huge plaudits from both public and critics for performances of Simon Boccanegra, Don Carlo, Il Ballo…
THE INVENTION OF ITALY October 25th 2013 – May 9th 2014 A century and a half after Unification, Italy is no longer simply a geographical expression, as Prince Metternich described it in 1847. But how was the nation invented? And how has the idea of Italy evolved to the present day, both at home and abroad? Italy’s current identity is…
Italian films at BFI London Film festival – Bertolucci on Bertolucci: tomorrow 12:15 NFT1 ( BFI Southbank) 13 October 15:15 Curzon Mayfair – My Class 11 October 20:30 NFT2 (BFI Southbank) 13 October 12:30 Renoir Cinema – Honey (Miele – il film) 12 October 18:30 RichMix 13 October 21:00 Cinema Lumiere – A street in Palermo (Via Castellana Bandiera) 13 October…
La mia classe di Daniele Gaglianone An actor plays a teacher holding Italian classes attended by a group of immigrants who play themselves. They´re working in Italy and need to learn Italian to get their papers, become integrated, and make a living in their new home. Since they come from a variety of countries, each brings his or her own world…
If you love Italian and thriller stories, the young Montalbano is the perfect match. Prequel series set in the early 1990s giving an insight into the private life and early crime-fighting career of the idiosyncratic Sicilian detective Inspector Montalbano, now on streaming on the BBC iplayer website. Click here and watch: the young Montalbano
