IN SARDINIA: An Unexpected Journey in Italy
In Sardinia – An Unexpected Journey in Italy A presentation by Jeff Biggers and Valeria Orani Thursday, May 2 | 6:30 PM Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco @INNOVIT, 710 Sansome St Beyond its fabled beaches, reconsidering how its unique history and ways have shaped Italy and Europe today, Jeff Biggers, in conversation with Valeria […]
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film > GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARY (Vangelo secondo Maria)
Join director Paolo Zucca for the screening of his film Gospel According to Mary (Vangelo secondo Maria) at the Vogue Theater. Paolo Zucca will introduce the film and close the evening with a Q&A session. The Gospel According to Mary (Vangelo secondo Maria) Dir: Paolo Zucca Italy, 2023, 105′ With: Benedetta Porcaroli, Alessandro Gassmann, Lidia […]
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music > NOSTALGICA UTOPICA FUTURA
CCRMA presents Marco Fusi and Patricia Alessandrini performing nostalgica utopica futura. In a special performance at Stanford University, Luigi Nono’s La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura will be presented by violinist Marco Fusi and Patricia Alessandrini, who will perform the electronics. They will also perform their own homage to Nono, in the form of a brief improvised […]
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film > THE GORILLA
THE GORILLA San Francisco Silent Film Festival Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco Recently found at the Cineteca Milano, this entry in the Old Dark House genre boasts as much humor as horror and its success inspired two sound remakes and a host of imitations. Live music by Stephen Horne and Frank Bockius SYNOPSIS When a […]
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film > L’ACCABADORA
L’Accabadora Dir: Enrico Pau Italy/Ireland, 2016, 94 min Cast: Donatella Finocchiaro, Barry Ward, Carolina Crescentini, Sara Serraiocco, Anita Kravos, Piero Marcialis, Camilla Soru, Federico Noli REGISTER HERE SYNOPSIS Annetta (Donatella Finocchiaro) lives in a small village in rural Sardinia at the end of the 1930s. She is in her mid-30s, always wears black, is a […]
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Pinocchio’s Truth | A new translation, with Anna Kraczyna
Join Anna Kraczyna for a presentation of her new translation of The Adventures of Pinocchio and find out why Pinocchio has been growing in popularity since he first came to life over 140 years ago—and why he has actually become an icon of the twenty-first century. Kraczyna explores the different levels of meaning of The […]
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film > The Stuff of Dreams (La stoffa dei sogni)
The Stuff of Dreams (La stoffa dei sogni) is the second film in the series Sardina in the Movies, presented by the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco. In his film, director Gianfranco Cabiddu creates an intriguing fabric where theater and poetry are interwoven with reality, and transports the audience in a magic, out-of-the-world space. […]
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food > SARDINIAN CUISINE TRADITION, IDENTITY AND FLAVORS OF AN ISLAND
SARDINIAN CUISINE TRADITION, IDENTITY AND FLAVORS OF AN ISLAND Join us for a conversation with Italian chef and author Viola Buitoni, food writer Viviana Devoto and chef Massimiliano Conti, former owner of La Ciccia restaurant. Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | 6:30 PM Italian Cultural Institute @INNOVIT, 710 Sansome St, San Francisco EVENT FULLY BOOKED UP
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film > YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW
YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW Tuesday, March 19 | 7 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM) Club Fugazi, 678 Green St, San Francisco REGISTER HERE Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco in collaboration with the Leonardo da Vinci Society San Francisco, Italian Community Services and Club Fugazi Experiences. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Dir: Vittorio De […]
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design > IDD \ Carissimo Pinocchio,
Carissimo Pinocchio, Italian designers and graphic designers reinvent the most famous puppet in the world An exhibition curated by Giulio Iacchetti. On view March 15 – May 15 | M-F 10am-16:30pm By appointment and during IIC events. Email: contact.sanfrancisco@esteri.it. Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ADI Design Museum, in collaboration […]
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