Modern Love: Passion, Longing and the Films of Michelangelo Antonioni
Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007) has been renowned as one of the most challenging and divisive auteurs of the European cinema. Like so many directors of his period, Antonioni branched out into completely new territory. He remains one of the most revered figures of art cinema and one of the key […]
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Roma! The Screen Life of the Eternal City
Curated by Roberta Ciabarra Looking as far back as the 1950s to films by Fellini, Antonioni, Pasolini and Bolognini, to more recent award-winning Italian auteurs including Gianfranco Rosi and Paolo Sorrentino, ROMA! The Screen Life of the Eternal City explores nostalgic and contemporary cinematic visions of Rome. For further information, please click here
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Brunswick 2015 Beethoven Festival
Artist Director Sergio de Pieri OAM This festival is supported by Moreland City Council with the assistance from Brunswick Uniting Church. For further information, please visit www.brunswickbeethovenfestival.org.auItalian musicians will be performing on: Tuesday 3 February – Trio Sine Nomine con Gianfranco Bortolato (oboe), Claudia Lopez-Gomez (violin) Michele Benuzzi (harpsichord)Wednesday 4 February – Roberto Fabbriciani (flute) Friday 6 February – […]
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Memories of Spain
by Italian composers Inserire qui il sottotitolo 2 dell’evento (seconda lingua) A Recital for guitar and flute with Massimo Scattolin and Roberto Fabbriciani.Please click on the link at the bottom right of this page to download the programme of the recital.
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Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields
A Festival of Fine Music in historic venues Artistic Director: Sergio de Pieri OAM Celebrating 20 years of this prestigious Festival. For more details please click the link Organs of the Ballarat GoldfieldsPlease click on the bottom right of this page to download the brochure about the Italian artists performing at the Festival
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Festa di Natale
Live music and much more… “Festa di Natale” with live performances and traditional Italian sweets!
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Il “giallo” durante il Fascismo: le serie di Carlo Lucarelli e Maurizio de Giovanni
A talk in Italian by Dr Barbara Pezzotti, Honorary Research Fellow of the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS) A talk in Italian by Dr Barbara Pezzotti, Honorary Research Fellow of the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS)Nel suo intervento, Barbara Pezzotti analizza due famose serie gialle ambientate all’epoca del fascismo. Quella di Lucarelli vede […]
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“Palace Cinema: a family passion – Antonio Zeccola racconta…”
An evening with the founder of Palace Cinemas A special screening of the ABC documentary (2007) on the Zeccola family. A talk in English by Antonio Zeccola on the amazing story of the Palace Cinema’s success.
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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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