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…
A summer of events and films at the Italian Cultural Institute and Riverside studios in London, here a short list of movies you can watch this summer. Wednesday, July 16, 2014 THE HUMAN CARGO, by Daniele Vicari – Raindance Film Festival – Italian films selection In 1991, the cargo ship Vlora made port in Albania. 50,000 desperate Albanians descended on…
Ciao amici! Join us for another evening of Italian culture at this unusual venue. Relax with an aperitivo and enjoy tasty homemade Italian food while you admire beautifully designed Italian furniture in this elegant showroom. This will be followed by a screening of an award winning Italian humorous film. Where: PUNTO IT “All About Design” 20-22 Rosebery Avenue , London EC1R…
With “The Great Beauty”, prized as best foreign movie at the Academy Awards, it seems that the city of Rome has taken back a central role in the international movie industry.With the once-glorious Cinecittà Studios decayed beyond repair, Rome can at least exist in the Cinema as an elegant movie set. In recent years, many international productions were set in…
The third edition of Cinema Made in Italy offers a 5-day showcase of the best recent Italian productions. The festival’s programme includes 10 brand new Italian films: a selection of eight titles made by Gianni Canova, Italian film critic, Professor of Cinema History and Dean of IULM University in Milan, and a special choice of two films by Adrian Wootton, CEO of…
Watching a film in Italian, either at home or in class, is one of my students’ favourite activities to improve their language. And who can blame them! Films provide full immersion in Italian culture! Let’s start with the soundtrack. Italy has some truly great film score composers (or ‘maestri‘) who are now almost as famous as their director colleagues. Film…
