Carlton Italian Festa
“Foto & Photos” at the IIC exhibition booth The Istituto Italiano di Cultura will have its own booth including the exhibition of selected images from the IIC Photographic Competition “Australia & Italia: Foto & Photos” – Italy through Australian eyes and Australia through Italian eyes. Please visit the Carlton Italian Festa website for the updates […]
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Homage to Eugenio Montale
Readings of poems in Italian and in English An evening presented by Dr Patrizia Burley-Lombardi, President of the Associazione Liguri nel Mondo, Melbourne The event, presented by Dr Patrizia Burley-Lombardi, President of the Associazione Liguri nel Mondo – Melbourne, will offer readings in Italian and in English of poems by Eugenio Montale, Nobel Prize in Literature, […]
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La formazione intellettuale di Dante
A talk in Italian by Prof. Zygmunt Baranski (Notre Dame, US; University of Cambridge, UK) Part of the seminar series organized by RISM (Reasearch in Italian Studies in Melbourne) – Monash University La conferenza illustra la formazione di Dante, la situazione culturale di Firenze alla fine del Duecento, i rapporti di Dante con Bologna, gli effetti […]
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Lavazza Italian Film Festival: “Amori elementari/Elementary Loves”
Film directed by Sergio Basso (2014) – In Italian with English subtitles Special offer for school and teachers of Italian The movie is recommended for ages 10-14. The special screenings will be on the following days:Thursday 9 October, 10.00am, Balwyn Cinema, 231 Whitehorse Rd, BalwynFriday 10 October, 10.00am, Palace Cinema Como, cnr Chapel St & […]
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Transforming propaganda: Roberto Rossellini’s “Un pilota ritorna”
A talk in English by Prof. Zygmunt Baranski (Notre Dame, US; University of Cambridge, UK) Part of the seminar series organized by RISM (Research in Italian Studies in Melbourne) – Monash University Rossellini’s 1942 film “Un pilota ritorna”, undercuts its apparent propagandist aims by drawing on a wide range of cinematic genres and by introducing […]
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Lavazza Italian Film Festival: White like milk, red like blood
Special offer for IIC members Based on Alessandro D’Avenia’s best-selling novel of the same name, Giacomo Campiotti brings us a mesmerising coming-of-age story that is both universal yet wonderfully unique.
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An Evening of Belcanto
Music by Vincenzo Bellini, Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti and Giuseppe Verdi from Lucia di Lammermoor, I Puritani, Barbiere di Siviglia, Norma, Maria Stuarda, Rigoletto. Light refreshments before the concert.
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Lavazza Italian Film Festival
Bringing a dash of Mediterranean romance to 15 superb Palace locations from mid-September to late October, the Festival’s 15th edition will premiere 34 show-stopping new features and documentaries plus one glamorous classic, showcasing the charisma of Italy’s most engaging actors including Kim Rossi Stuart, Micaela Ramazzotti, Raoul Bova, Monica Bellucci, Sergio Rubini, Giovanna Mezzorgiorno, Valeria […]
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Italo Svevo and James Joyce: affinities and differences
A talk in English by Professor Paolo Bartoloni This talk will focus on the friendship between Joyce and Svevo as well as their literary affinities and differences.
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