Italian Journal 7: CINEMATIC ITALY

Italy as set, protagonist and muse of filmmaking, past and present.

Italian Journal 7: Cinematic Italy

 

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Ludovica Purini Recieves Venere Award for Music

/ Cinematic Italy, Columns, Notable, Volume 20. Number VII. 2012 /

On International Women’s Day 2012, the City of Rome bestowed the Venere Award on 20 leading women whose contributions across social, artistic and political spheres improve the City’s culture, health and wellness. Among them, Ludovica Rossi Purini, President of Compagnia per la Musica and frequent collaborator with the Italian Academy Foundation, received recognition for her dedication to music.

IAF Names Kim Brizzolara to Board of Directors

/ Cinematic Italy, Columns, Notable, Volume 20. Number VII. 2012 /

The Italian Academy Foundation announced that Kim Brizzolara has joined its board of directors. Ms. Brizzolara is a feature and documentary film producer and serves as an advisor to several non-profit organizations. She is executive vice chair of the Hamptons International Film Festival, serves on the Board of the We are Family Foundation, and Creative Visions, and is a member of the Women’s Leadership Board at the School of Government at Harvard.

NYC Welcomes Natalia Quintavalle in the Consul General’s Office: An Interview with Italian Journal

/ Contemporary, Notable, Volume 20. Number VI. 2011 /

The first woman to be appointed as Italian Consul General in New York, Minister Plenipotentiary Natalia Quintavalle took her seat at the Park Avenue Consulate in September 2011. The prestigious assignment is only the last of a series of important achievements in her diplomatic career, which has seen her actively work in the defense of human rights and in the promotion of Italian culture and interests in the world.

The Stability of the Euro and the Role of Italy: Ambassador Giulio Terzi speaks on the European financial picture to the members of Gruppo Esponenti Italiani (G.E.I.)

/ Columns, Design Save Italy, Notable, Volume 20. Number IV. 2011 /

by Ambassador Giulio Terzi

I am delighted to be here with you again today and honored by your invitation, a most welcome sign of your great friendship. The last time I had the pleasure of being with you – as Permanent Representative to the United Nations – I talked about international security issues. Over the last year and a half, I have somehow changed my perspective – but not too much: in Washington, diplomatic work is at once global and bilateral too. Today I would like to address a topic which has both a global scope, as it relates to the world’s monetary system, and a “bilateral” one which refers to relations between the EU and the US: I am referring to the stability of the euro-zone.

Fini Presents Gift from Italy to Library of Congress: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi receives Michelangelo’s La Dotta Mano from President of Italian Chamber of Deputies Gianfranco Fini with these remarks

/ Columns, Notable, The Caravaggio Moment, Volume 20. Number III. 2010 /

During his February visit to the U.S., Gianfranco Fini attended a reception at the Library of Congress hosted by the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, where he presented a rare volume of Michelangelo: La Dotta Mano, as a gift to Congress. Late in the evening, Fini attended a dinner hosted by Italian Ambassador Giulio Terzi.

Italy’s Mission in the U.N.: Remarks by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Cesare Maria Ragaglini, to the Gruppo Esponenti Italiani (GEI) in New York

/ Columns, Notable, The Art of Science, Volume 20. Number II. 2009 /

I could not be more happy to speak about two of the issues we are cur­rently dealing with at the Italian Mission to the United Nations. One of our top concerns in the past year has been Italy’s leadership of the Group of the Eight Most Industrialized Countries, whose work we have tried to correlate more closely with the agenda of the United Nations. The other is the Lisbon Treaty, which enters into force on December 1, and promises to affect the role of the Eu­ropean Union at the United Nations. I promise to be brief.

America’s Rome: Artists in the Eternal City, 1800-1900

/ Columns, Futurist Manifestations, Notable, Volume 20. Number I. 2009 /

America’s Rome: Artists in the Eternal City, 1800-1900 The Fenimore Art Museum is organizing the first major exhibition on the topic of American artists’ depictions of 19th-century Rome, called America’s Rome: Artists in the Eternal City, 1800-1900. This project, inspired by the important interdisciplinary work of William L. Vance, will be undertaken in celebration of […]

Star Chef of France Admits to “Secret Ingredient”

/ Columns, Futurist Manifestations, Notable, Volume 20. Number I. 2009 /

Star Chef of France Admits to “Secret Ingredient” With six Michelin stars to show for his restaurants in Roanne, Burgundy, Paris and Tokyo, the renowned Chef Michel Troisgos, celebrates the Italian heart of European cuisine with his latest book entitled L’Italie (2009). In a recent interview with the Italian national newspaper il Corriere della sera, […]

Italian Gem

/ Columns, Futurist Manifestations, Notable, Volume 20. Number I. 2009 /

Italian Gem The opening night for the Bulgari anniversary show in Rome was filled with gem-studded stars, creating a glittering effect both inside the exhibition rooms and out. The stunning display of gems tell the 125-year-old history of the renowned Italian jeweler, whose diamonds, emeralds and rubies adorned the most beautiful women of the last […]

Leaders of Talking

/ Columns, Futurist Manifestations, Notable, Volume 20. Number I. 2009 /

Leaders of Talking In times of economic crisis, Italians might have to downsize in certain areas… but never mobile phones. A recent report by the European Union on telecommunications showed that, compared to the U.S.’s 84% cell phone penetration, Italians are at 119% market penetration. The visual evidence is everywhere–– churches, restaurants, openings. During the […]

La Dolce…Grafica

/ Columns, Futurist Manifestations, Notable, Volume 20. Number I. 2009 /

LA DOLCE…GRAFICA DESIGNER GIULIO IACHETTI CURATES AN ILLUSTRATED TOUR OF RECENT ITALIAN ICONOGRAPHY. BACI PERUGINA, THE VESPA SCOOTER AND THE STOVETOP ESPRESSO MAKER ARE RECREATED IN LIGHTHEARTED DRAWINGS BY THE ARTISTS “ALE+ALE.” ACCOMPANYING EACH ILLUSTRATION ARE DESCRIPTIONS BY TOP ITALIAN INDUSTRIAL AND GRAPHIC DESIGNERS, INCLUDING ALBERTO BASSI, ALESSANDRO GUERRIERO AND CHRISTINA MOROZZI.

Puccini Through Benvenuti’s Lens: In the magnificent movie Puccini e la fanciulla, Paolo Benvenuti unveils secrets, silence and colours of the great Italian composer

/ Futurist Manifestations, Notable, Volume 20. Number I. 2009 / /

by Laura GIACALONE

Sometimes the story preceding a movie– the original glimpse of an idea, the attentive archive research, the choice of characters and settings – is as interesting and compelling as the movie itself. That’s the case of Puccini e la fanciulla (Puccini and The Girl), the last magnificent movie by Paolo Benvenuti and Paola Baroni produced by Arsenali Medicei and the Fondazione Festival Pucciniano. The release of the movie coincides with the 150th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini’s birth and sheds a new light on the Italian composer’s life and genius.

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Volume 20. Number I. 2009

Architecture: Architettura del sacro

/ Columnists and Contributors, Futurist Manifestations, Volume 20. Number I. 2009 /

Architettura del sacro The Archdiocese of Milan has begun an initiative to populate the city periphery with spiritual centers that can also serve as community meeting and social spaces The Archdiocese of Milan along with the Commission for New Churches invited renowned architects to participate in the construction “l’architettura del sacro” (architecture for spiritual structures) […]

Memories from a Lost World

/ Columnists and Contributors, Columns, Futurist Manifestations, Literature, Volume 20. Number I. 2009 /

by Laura GIACALONE

It happened almost by chance. A small Italian publisher handed me this little book called Paper Fish and told me to give it a read, to see if it was any good. The moment I opened the book I knew that something had happened inside of me. I was overwhelmed by a sort of interior smile, that kind of happiness that comes when you discover something really precious, something you didn’t even know you were looking for. That was the start of my love for Tina De Rosa and of my career as a translator.

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Futurist Manifestations

Architecture: Architettura del sacro

/ Columnists and Contributors, Futurist Manifestations, Volume 20. Number I. 2009 /

Architettura del sacro The Archdiocese of Milan has begun an initiative to populate the city periphery with spiritual centers that can also serve as community meeting and social spaces The Archdiocese of Milan along with the Commission for New Churches invited renowned architects to participate in the construction “l’architettura del sacro” (architecture for spiritual structures) […]

Memories from a Lost World

/ Columnists and Contributors, Columns, Futurist Manifestations, Literature, Volume 20. Number I. 2009 /

by Laura GIACALONE

It happened almost by chance. A small Italian publisher handed me this little book called Paper Fish and told me to give it a read, to see if it was any good. The moment I opened the book I knew that something had happened inside of me. I was overwhelmed by a sort of interior smile, that kind of happiness that comes when you discover something really precious, something you didn’t even know you were looking for. That was the start of my love for Tina De Rosa and of my career as a translator.

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Columns

SD 26: Private Dining

/ Columns, Notable, Verdi Ever After, Volume 20. Number X. 2013 /

Beloved New York restauranteurs Tony May and his daughter Marisa announce the opening of their spacious restaurant for private events. Designed by Massimo Vignelli, the location has three floors and 13,000 square feet of space, including a chic Balcony Room, a wine connoisseurs’ dining area and a grand main dining room. The Executive Chef Matteo […]

To Back(Stage) Or Not To Back(Stage)

/ Columns, Contemporary Art, Verdi Ever After, Volume 20. Number X. 2013 / /

by Gianluca Marziani
We see it, on the wall of a gallery or museum, indoors or outdoors, in or on a monitor screen, hanging, suspended or resting … to us the work of art always appears as a finished project. Ultimately, we see the end result and (almost) never behind the scenes, with executive backstage passes to witness the time between conception and design.

Valeria Golino

/ Columns, Face File, Verdi Ever After, Volume 20. Number X. 2013 / /

by Barbara ZORZOLI
For three decades, Valeria Golino, 47, has enjoyed a career of unusual variety, alternating in the past 25 years between Hollywood movies and films in her native Italy. Best known to English-speaking audiences as Topper Harley’s sexy, exotic girlfriend in the popular Hot Shots! and for her role in Rain Man with Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, Valeria, born to a Greek mother and Italian father in Naples, began her career as a model. She started working as an actress during the 1980s, after she was discovered by Italian film icon Lina Wertmüller, who cast her in A Joke of Destiny (1983) when she was still in high school. Three years later she won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for Storia d’Amore.

Muti Receives 2013 Premio Giustiniano, IAF’s Carusi Awarded Special Mention

/ Columns, Notable, Ubiquitous Influences, Volume 20. Number IX. 2013 /

The fact that 2013 is the Verdi bicentennial makes it all the more fitting that Riccardo Muti won this year’s Premio Giustiniano, Ravenna’s top prize for arts and culture. Muti is arguably the most famous contemporary Italian conductor, and has always considered Verdi a muse and an inspiration, recently releasing a book about him.

Violinist Nicola Benedetti Debuts in Rome

/ Columns, Notable, Ubiquitous Influences, Volume 20. Number IX. 2013 /

World-renowned violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti debuted in Rome this March. The Scottish-born daughter of Italian immigrants started playing at age four, and by the age of eight had auditioned for and made the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland. By age nine, she had passed all eight grades of musical examinations. By 16, she had studied under Yehudi Menuhin, won BBC’s Young Musician of the Year and signed with a record label.

Compasso D’Oro Celebrates Italian Design Excellence

/ Columns, Notable, Ubiquitous Influences, Volume 20. Number IX. 2013 / /

by Laura GIACALONE

Considered the Oscar of Italian design, as well as an authoritative barometer of the state of the cultural debate on industrial design itself, the Compasso d’Oro award is the major acknowledgement of Italian design and enjoys a high reputation throughout the world, so much so that London’s prestigious Phaidon Press has selected it among the top 999 design classics of all time.

Studio America

/ Columns, Contemporary Art, Ubiquitous Influences, Volume 20. Number IX. 2013 / /

by Gianluca MARZIANI

The question seems simple: who are the most influential Italian artists in the American context? The answer can also be simple, if we limit the list to include only the giants that the world envies Italy for. If instead we want to test the influences on the present (at the moment that the events occur) or their influences beyond their giant status (in a context outside of their irreplaceable names), it is therefore necessary to define a suitable criterion, a measurement of incisiveness that doesn’t stop with history or the market, but touches on the figurative conscience of the work, the background and backstage of the events, the hidden inspirations, and the deepest linguistic intuitions.

Schiap Happy

/ Columns, Fashion, Ubiquitous Influences, Volume 20. Number IX. 2013 / /

by Barbara ZORZOLI

Elsa Schiaparelli, “Schiap” to friends (born in Rome on September 10, 1890), was an innovative woman and fashion designer and had a lot of “firsts” in the fashion industry. Her first collection in 1927, in fact, consisted of sweaters adorned with surrealist trompe l’oeil images – a theme that was to become Schiaparelli’s trademark (featured in American Vogue).

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