Satyricon by Federico Fellini in Italian with English subtitles Introduction and post screening discussion with Nick Walker Director: Federico Fellini Cast: Martin Potter, Hiram Keller 1969 | 2h 8 min | Drama The film is loosely based on Petronius’s work Satyricon, written during the reign of the emperor Nero and set in imperial Rome. The film is divided into…
I have studied in Rome for almost nine months now, and this is a beautiful place with quite a different culture. One of my friends recently asked me what I think of Italy as an expat living in Italy and I couldn’t answer him right away. I decided to write it out considering that that is the best way to express…
Have you ever heard about the story of a wooden puppet who is able to walk, speak, eat and whose dream is to become a real boy? Of course you did! We are talking about Pinocchio, the main character of one of the most famous Italian childrens novels, “Le avventure di Pinocchio”, written by Carlo Collodi from Firenze. Pinocchio is…
You might think I am going to provide you with the usual list of funny nicknames that Romans use to give to their family and friends. And yet, if you follow us and got to know well enough Rome and Romans, you should have learned that the creativity of this amazing people goes far beyond usual boundaries. As a matter of…
As you might have read if you are even just a little bit into italian pop culture, this year’s edition of Sanremo Italian song festival has crowned Il Volo with the winning title. Although this has been the most viewed edition in the last ten years, a lot of criticism has spread around the web. To many youngsters Sanremo still looks…
Why do you study Italian? “because I love Italy!”, “I like art”, “I like Italian movies”, “my girlfriend is Italian, and I’d like to know what she’s muttering on Monday mornings”. But what about studying Italian to understand 20 pages-long menus handed out in Italian restaurants ? Non turistic restaurants seldom have menus translated in English, and you’ll have to…
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…
