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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Columns

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.

Primal Emotions: Author and physicist Paolo Giordano uses a mathematic principle as a metaphor for the human condition

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

by Laura GIACALONE

A man whose mind has gone astray should study mathematics,” said philosopher Francis Bacon, pointing out a strict relationship between mathemati­cal thought and that kind of extraordi­nary, sometimes borderline, sensitivity that is commonly associated to poetry. That must be the case of Paolo Giorda­no, a 27-year-old Italian scientist working on a doctorate in particle physics, who has recently won five literary awards – included the prestigious Premio Strega, Italy’s answer to the Man Booker Prize – with his bestselling debut novel The Solitude of Prime Numbers.

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.

Futurism Art: Where to see the art, poetry and history of the Futurists

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

Where to see the art, poetry and history of the Futurists Aosta Futurismi Centro Saint Benin Bari La Puglia e il Futurismo: Parigi 1909-Bari 2009 Padiglione della Fiera del Levante Bologna Bologna avanguardia futurista Casa Saraceni Brescia D’Annunzio e Marinetti. L’arte al potere Santa Giulia Brindisi Collezionare il Futurismo Palazzo Granafei Nervegna Casale Monferrato Mafarka, […]

Futurism Celebrated

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

FUTURISM CELEBRATED ROME : Laser lights slash through atmospheric smoke, illuminating the crowd and creating a live futurist painting on Piazza del Popolo, while a sound sculpture evoked the cacaphonic and noise-filled poetry of Marinetti. Green, indigo and red, the preferred colors of painters Balla, Boccioni and Calle, made diagonals and sweeping stripes. Photos by […]

Futurism Protagonists

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

Who Was Who c. 1909 Giacomo Balla, painter Umberto Boccioni, painter, sculptor Anton Giulio Bragaglia David Burliuk, painter Vladimir Burliuk, painter Mario Carli Carlo Carrà, painter Ambrogio Casati, painter Primo Conti, artist Tullio Crali Luigi De Giudici, painter Fortunato Depero, painter Gerardo Dottori, painter, poet and art Critic Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, poet […]

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