Film Festivals From Europe – Nel silenzio
A serious accident hits a family: the eldest son gets locked into a vegetative state for years. Mauro, the youngest son, is a reserved boy. He refuses the condition of his brother, who always represented an important reference for him. The relationship with his parents is troubled, and the difficulty in communicating separates them further […]
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Film Festivals from Europe – Tell Me What You Feel
After the funeral of a young man, Pietro and Adriano, two gravediggers, discuss among themselves, inquiring about his death. In a small town in the South of Italy, a circle of comments spreads about the tragic death of Claudio and offers a sharp vision about an issue of our time. Director: Paolo Strippoli 14 min., […]
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Film Festivals From Europe – The Human Factor
On the eve of the 1968 protests, a young man unable to accept the way the main power portrayed all its opponents, decided to become a photographer to put things in order. Taking a beautiful picture is an act of faith. Tano D’Amico started a new path which led him to the forefront during the […]
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Film festivals from Europe
A special treat for movie buffs, Film Festival from Europe features a selection of twenty films from Berlinale (Germany), Festival du film d’amour de Mons (Belgium), Festival del film Locarno (Switzerland) and Rome Independent Film Festival (Italy). Do not miss the opportunity to converse with three well-known international film personalities as per the below schedule: […]
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Refreshers Course for Teachers of Italian in India
On the occasion of the 16th edition of Italian Language Week in the World, we present to you the IIIrd edition of the refresher course for all the teachers of Italian in India in collaboration with Jamia Millia University, New Delhi. Prof. Simone Giusti will give a series of lectures and workshops on the topic […]
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A Whole New Life by Lucia Giovannini
Do you ever wish your life were different? Do you ever feel the need to have more time, to change your job, something in your relationships, or to move to another city? If, to make life a little better, you knew exactly what to change, would you go ahead and do it? Lucia will talk […]
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Heritage Goes Pop: Design and Culture in Contemporary Times
The Italian Embassy Cultural Centre joins the new Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Series ‘16-17, a monthly initiative that highlights both the heritage and the contemporary arts and culture movements. The inaugural program is titled, Heritage Goes Pop: Design and Culture in Contemporary Timesand brings together a dynamic tapestry of global voices in art history, museology, […]
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Lost in Laos at the University of Mumbai
Daniela and Paolo take a vacation in Vang Vieng in Laos, practicing tubing, rafting and having fun. After an impromptu rave on the river, followed by downhill tubing, the two get Lost in Laos. Having also lost their belongings, they begin to wander around a different Laos to the one they pictured. In Italy, the […]
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My Name is Maya at the 21st European Union Film Festival
In this emotional coming-of-age story, Niki and her sister Alice lose their mother in a car accident. Faced with separate foster care situations that will put them in different countries, the girls run away pursued by a caring social worker named Cecilia. Niki adopts the name Maya as the two siblings encounter a colourful cross-section of […]
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In Vino Veritas
Luca Bernardini gives a lecture on the history of wine with tasting of a wine prepared using an original Roman recipe and of Ippocrasso, a famous wine-based drink that was much appreciated at the Renaissance courts. Topics: Humanity discovers alcohol. From the Fertile Crescent to Ancient Egypt: beer or wine, what was the favourite drink? The […]
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