BLACK PANTHERS, POP ART, AND 1960s CALIFORNIA in the films of Antonello Branca
The Program for the Study of Italy at U.C. Berkeley and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco are pleased to present a two-day conference honoring the work of Italian filmmaker Antonello Branca (1935 – 2002), a series of documentaries focusing on the pressing social and cultural issues of the 1960s in California and the […]
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Quartetto di Roma
Escape with music at Mill Valley Chamber Music Society! Mill Valley Chamber Music Society’s 2016-2017 presents The Marin Chamber Performance concert series featuring internationally renowned classical artists. The series opens October 16 with a concert performance featuring Quartetto di Roma. The Quartetto di Roma is the result of the chamber music and concert experiences of […]
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“Recital italiano” by pianist Luciano Bellini
The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to announce “Recital italiano” by Luciano Bellini, pianist, composer and conductor, who will perform music by Italian composers such as Scarlatti, Verdi, Leoncavallo, Bellini, Berio, Busoni, Casella as well as Alban Berg’s only work for piano. Bellini’s performance will include: D. Scarlatti Sonata in Mi K 380, Sonata in […]
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Fiera del Libro + Settimana della lingua italiana
Libreria Pino together with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura are proud to present the first Fiera del Libro+ San Francisco! This 10 day event will showcase books, cds, and dvds imported directly from Italy. The Fiera del Libro+ will be held at Istituto Italiano di Cultura, located at 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite F, in […]
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39th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF)
The 39th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), founded by Mark Fishkin in 1977, has an impressive track record of launching new films and new filmmakers, and has earned a reputation as a filmmakers’ festival by celebrating the best in American independent and foreign films, alongside high-profile and prestigious award contenders. Each year the festival welcomes […]
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“The Secret.” A solo exhibition by Fiamma Montezemolo.
Kadist Foundation San Francisco and the San Francisco Italian Institute of Culture are pleased to present “The Secret,” a solo exhibition by Fiamma Montezemolo. On view: Wednesday, 21 September, 2016 – Saturday, 1 October, 2016Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 21, 6-9pm “The Secret” is the third and final installment of Mapping the City, a project of […]
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Book presentation “Razzismo all’italiana. Cronache di una spia mezzosangue” by Marilena Delli
Photographer, documentary film maker and writer, Marilena Delli talks about her book, “Racism Italian Style” in conversation with Viviana Devoto, a freelance journalist based in San Francisco who writes for Wired Italia, Il Sole 24ore Group, Rivista Studio, Corriere.it, Pagina99. Marilena Delli is an Italian of Rwandan origins, who grew up in the northern Italian town […]
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Presentazione del libro: “Fuga e ritorno di un popolo” di Francesco Filareto
Il fenomeno emigratorio in Calabria, talmente denso e articolato da continuare a suscitare interesse di ricerca, si sviluppa in un continuum temporale ricco di interrogativi che si nascondono e si riaffacciano ciclicamente. Il volume delinea un quadro organico e documentato dei flussi migratori che hanno interessato il Nord-Est della Calabria dal XIX secolo ad oggi […]
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Anna Magnani – A Film Series. An all-celluloid special homage to a diva of the Italian cinema
Istituto Luce Cinecitta’, CinemaItalia San Francisco and the Italian Cultural Institute are proud to present Anna Magnani – A Film Series, a special series of four 35mm prints of the most acclaimed movies of “Nannarella” at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, as part of a major tour in the U.S. and Canada. In the […]
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Italian Film Festival
The 2016 Italian Film Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary with eight top comedies and dramas from Italy. 8 feature films from September 24 to November 5 (weekends only). All films are in Italian with subtitles in English. All shows at the Marin Center Showcase Theatre, San Rafael, California, with Saturday screenings at 5.30 pm and […]
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