TAVIANI BROTHERS RETROSPECTIVE | SCREENING OF “THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS” [LA NOTTE DI SAN LORENZO]
On a calm summer night beneath a sky full of stars, a woman begins telling her son a story from long ago, during the Second World War. The date is August 10, 1944. In the Tuscan countryside, the residents of the village of San Martino are forced to flee—their homes have been rigged with explosives […]
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TAVIANI BROTHERS RETROSPECTIVE | SCREENING OF “ALLONSANFAN”
Italy, 1816, during the turbulent years of the Restoration. Fulvio Imbriani, a Lombard aristocrat and member of the secret revolutionary order known as the Sublime Brothers, is arrested by the police. Once released, he is immediately suspected of betrayal by his comrades—especially after the mysterious death of their leader, Filippo. In truth, Filippo took his […]
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TAVIANI BROTHERS RETROSPECTIVE | SCREENING OF “MY FATHER, MY MASTER” [PADRE, PADRONE]
Winner of the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, this classic by the Taviani brothers is based on an autobiography by Gavino Ledda, “The One That Got Away”. Gavino is six when his father hauls him out of school to keep watch over sheep on a barren countryside, huddled in a makeshift hut night and day. The […]
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TAVIANI BROTHERS RETROSPECTIVE – CINEMA AS THOUGHT IN THE FORM OF VISION
In the landscape of Italian cinema in the second half of the twentieth century, few names have managed to intertwine civic engagement with the evocative power of cinematic storytelling as coherently – both ethically and aesthetically – as Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. Shy, reserved authors who remained distant from the spotlight of cultural celebrity, yet […]
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PREVIEW SCREENING OF “UN NATALE A CASA CROCE” BY PUPI AVATI
Directed by Pupi Avati Cast Paolo Spezzaferri, Teresa Cerciello, Chiara Barassi, Roberta Geremicca, Fenicia Rocco e Sabrina Bevilacqua Produced by Minerva Pictures in collaboration with Cinecittà Luce and Rai Documentari Written by Pupi Avati, Luigi Boneschi The life of Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and senator, is an epic tale of survival and passion, woven with […]
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FRAGILE / FRAGMENTS: AESTHETICS OF VULNERABILITY BETWEEN BODIES, RUINS AND LANDSCAPES
The project Fragile / Fragments arises from the desire to explore fragility not as a sign of weakness, but as a condition which, when it manifests, enables us to delve into human existence in one of its most sensitive and revealing dimensions, at once individual and collective, historical and material. This notion resonates with particular […]
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“PIMPA TRAVELS IN ITALY” | INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION AND PUPPET SHOW AT MODERN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF IAAT (BEKAA)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut organizes at the MIS-Modern International School of Iaat (Bekaa Valley) the interactive exhibition “Pimpa Travels in Italy dedicated to the famous little dog created by cartoonist Altan. The initiative is promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and curated by Franco Cosimo Panini Editore. […]
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“PIMPA TRAVELS IN ITALY” | INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION AND PUOPPET SHOW AT AZM SCHOOL OF TRIPOLI (NORTH LEBANON)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut organizes at the MIS-Modern International School of Iaat (Bekaa Valley) the interactive exhibition “Pimpa Travels in Italy dedicated to the famous little dog created by cartoonist Altan. The initiative is promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and curated by Franco Cosimo Panini Editore. […]
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XXV SLIM | NEW ITALIAN PLAYS IN THE WORLD | “IMPRIMATUR”
IMPRIMATUR by Alessandro Paschitto First performance in Lebanon Radio Karantina – Beirut 10-17 November 2025 Directed and adapted for the radio by Chrystele Khodr With the voices of Rodrigue Sleiman andChrystele Khodr RK on Instagram – RK on Facebook – RK on SoundCloud A world-premiere radio production. With IMPRIMATUR, Alessandro Paschitto leads us into […]
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XXV SLIM | Presentation of the Arabic Translation of Ragazzi di vita by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy Presentation of the Arabic Translation of Ragazzi di vita by Pier Paolo Pasolini Assabil Public Library – Bachoura Branch, Beirut Within the framework of the 25th Week of the Italian Language in the World, dedicated to the theme “Italophonia: Language Beyond Borders”, the […]
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