cinegelato > AMANDA
CINEGELATO 2026 Thursday, June 25 | 6:30 PM AMANDA Dir: Carolina CavalliItaly, 2022, 93 minStarring Benedetta Porcaroli, Galatea Bellugi, Michele Bravi, Monica Nappo, Margherita Missoni, Giovanna Mezzogiorno In Italian with English subtitles REGISTER HERE SYNOPSIS Amanda, a 25-year-old woman, lives in deep loneliness and struggles to form meaningful connections. Raised in a wealthy but emotionally distant family, she finds comfort only in […]
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THROUGH HER EYES > The Time it Takes (Il tempo che ci vuole)
THROUGH HER EYES A Five-film Series by Italian Women Directors Thursday, June 4 | 6:30 PM (doors open at 6 PM) Italian Cultural Institute 710 Sansome Street, San Francisco THE TIME IT TAKES (Il tempo che vi vuole) Directed by: Francesca Comencini Italy/France, 2024, 110 min Starring: Fabrizio Gifuni, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Anna Mangiocavallo, Luca Donini In Italian […]
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docufilm > SCHOOL OF LIFE
Thursday May 28th, 2026 | 6:30 PM (doors open at 6 PM) Italian Cultural Institute 710 Sansome Street, San Francisco SCHOOL OF LIFE Directed by: Giuseppe Marco Albano Documentary, Italy, 2025, 87 min. Starring: Nicolò Govoni With English Subtitles In most parts of the world, school is a crucial environment for growth, learning, and […]
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cinema > ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL PORTLAND
Italian Film Festival USA – Portland 22nd Edition May 8 – 16, 2026 Fifth Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall Street, Portland (OR) PROGRAM Free Admission / All films are in Italian with English subtitles Enjoy the local premiere of five recent Italian films and a program of short films at the 2026 Italian Film Festival […]
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books > IN CALIFORNIA WITH JOAN DIDION
In California with Joan Didion: Horizons, Fears and Abysses along the West Coast Book presentation with author Benedetta Faedi in conversation with Sara Marinelli Thursday, May 7 | 6:30 PM This presentation is in English Free Admission | Registration required REGISTER HERE On a June morning in 1948, an eighth-grade girl delivers her graduation speech […]
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cinema > CARLO CHATRIAN at the SF Silent Film Festival
San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2026 AMAZING TALES FROM THE ARCHIVES A presentation by Carlo Chatrian, Director of the Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino Thursday, May 7 | 11 AM Castro Theater, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco Free Admission Event sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco LEARN MORE The SF Silent Film […]
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THROUGH HER EYES > The Girl from Tomorrow (Primadonna)
THROUGH HER EYES A Five-film Series by Italian Women Directors Wednesday, May 6 | 6:30 PM (doors open at 6 PM) Italian Cultural Institute 710 Sansome Street, San Francisco THE GIRL FROM TOMORROW (Primadonna) Directed by: Marta Savina Italy/France, 2022, 102 min Starring: Claudia Gusmano, Fabrizio Ferracane, Francesco Colella, Manuela Ventura In Italian with English subtitles REGISTER HERE […]
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cinema > ITALIAN CINEMA TODAY: CAROLINA CAVALLI AND BENEDETTA PORCAROLI
Monday, May 4 | 6:30 PM (doors open at 6 PM) Italian Cultural Institute 710 Sansome Street, San Francisco Italian Cinema Today: Carolina Cavalli e Benedetta Porcaroli The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco invites you to a special conversation with director Carolina Cavalli and actor Benedetta Porcaroli, following the screening of their film The […]
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cinema > THE KIDNAPPING OF ARABELLA @SFIFF
Sunday, May 3 | 12:00 PM Premier Theater at One Letterman 1 Letterman Dr #B, San Francisco Now in its 69th edition running from April 24-May 4, 2026, the San Francisco International Film Festival presents the premiere of The Kidnapping of Arabella, an intense drama directed by Carolina Cavalli, skillfully blending humor and melancholy in […]
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symposium > NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE ETRUSCANS
OPENING DAY SYMPOSIUM: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE ETRUSCANS Gunn theater at Legion of Honor Museum 100 34th Avenue, San Francisco, CA Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 | 10 AM – 4 PM Free and open to the public or live on Youtube LEARN MORE On the occasion of the exhibition The Etruscans: From the Heart […]
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