Year: 2012

• Art

Italian Futurists [2012]

An interview with Stefano Acunto, curator and collector of the works displayed in the exhibition “Italian Futurists: Concepts and Imaginings” on view at Casa Italiana April 26 – June 1, 2012.

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• Cinema & Television

Liz Helfgott, Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Antonio Monda on Mario Monicelli’s “The Organizer” [2012]

  On the occasion of the Criterion Collection’s release of Mario Monicelli’s "The Organizer" (1963), Criterion’s own Liz Helfgott and NYU’s Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Antonio Monda introduced the screening at Casa Italiana. April 12, 2012.

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The Case of Giovanni Palatucci [2012]

 "Heroes, Saints and the Righteous: the Case of Giovanni Palatucci", with Marco Coslovich and Mordecai Paldiel, presented in collaboration with the Centro Primo Levi of New York. April 2, 2012.

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• Cinema & Television

Peter Becker and Antonio Monda on Francesco Rosi’s “The Moment of Truth” [2012]

 On the occasion of the Criterion Collection’s release of Francesco Rosi’s "The Moment of Truth" (1965), Criterion’s own Peter Becker and NYU’s Antonio Monda introduced the screening at Casa Italiana. April 5, 2012.

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• Cinema & Television

Antonioni 1912-2012 (Part 2 of 2) [2012]

 The second half of the day-long international conference held at Casa Italiana in homage of the centennial of the great Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. March 30, 2012.

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• Cinema & Television

Antonioni 1912-2012 (Part 1 of 2) [2012]

The first half of the day-long international conference held at Casa Italiana in homage of the centennial of the great Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. March 30, 2012.

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• Literature

Lingua e dialetti: The Dilemma of the Italian Writer [2012]

 A lecture by Franco Brevini (Università di Bergamo), introduced by Luigi Bonaffini (Brooklyn College). March 27, 2012.

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• Music

A Conversation with Thomas Hampson [2012]

 Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. In conversation with baritone Thomas Hampson, starring at the Met in Verdi’s Macbeth. March 21, 2012.

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• Literature

The Information Economy of Renaissance Florence [2012]

 A lecture by Prof. Stephen Milner of the University of Manchester. March 26, 2012.

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• Cinema & Television

Alberto Simone and Roberta Manfredi discuss “Family Flaw” [2012]

A post-screening discussion of Alberto Simone’s "Family Flaw" [Un difetto di famiglia], Nino Manfredi’s last film, together with the actor’s daughter Roberta Manfredi. March 22, 2012

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• Literature

Dante and Heterodoxy (Part 3 of 3) [2012]

The fifth and sixth sessions of the International Conference "Dante and Heterodoxy: The Temptation of Radical Thought in the 13th Century". March 9, 2012.

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• Literature

Dante and Heterodoxy (Part 2 of 3) [2012]

The third and fourth sessions of the International Conference "Dante and Heterodoxy: The Temptation of Radical Thought in the 13th Century". March 9, 2012.

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