INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
- Literature
Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
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Topic: Cinema & Television
- Cinema & Television
Leonora Bernardi’s “Clorilli”
Presented by Eric Nicholson (NYU), Virginia Cox (NYU) and Anna Wainwright (University of New Hampshire), with videos from Villa La Pietra by Gabriel Goh and Domenico Cannalire and scenes performed by the La Pietra Players. March 13, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
Spaghetti alla Tarantino
A lecture by Mary Ann McDonald Carolan, NYU Tiro a Segno Visiting Professor, on Quentin Tarantino’s indebtedness to Spaghetti Westerns. March 5, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
Dacia Maraini and Mujah Maraini-Melehi present “Haiku on a Plum Tree”
Following the screening of Haiku on a Plum Tree, director Mujah Maraini-Melehi and author Dacia Maraini, in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU) and David Forgacs (NYU). March 4, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
LGBTQ in Italian Theater
Commemorating 50 years from the Stonewall uprising, Kairos Italy Theater presents an evening dedicated to Italian LGBTQ theater, featuring Laura Caparrotti, Mario Merone, Gianmarco Colucci, Alice Lussiana Parente, and Giacomo Rocchini, with historical remarks by Matthew Zundel (NYU) and Brian DeGrazia (NYU). February 25, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
Presentation of “It Will Be Chaos”
Directors Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo in conversation with David Forgacs (NYU). February 8, 2019
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- Art
Pasolini: Framed and Unframed
A panel featuring: David Forgacs, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Italian Studies, NYU Ara H. Merjian, Associate Professor, Dept. of Italian Studies, NYU Luca Peretti, Visiting Assistant Professor in Italian, Ohio State University Karen Pinkus, Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature, Cornell University Karen Raizen, Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian, Bard College
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- Cinema & Television
A Conversation with “Gomorrah” star Salvatore Esposito
Author and actor Salvatore Esposito in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU), Angela Vitaliano (journalist, Grazia), and author Alessandro Iovino. February 4, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
Peter Stastny presents “Redemption Blues”
On the occasion of Giorno della Memoria 2019. Director Peter Stastny in conversation with Paola Mieli (Après-coup Psychoanalytic Association). January 31, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
Paola Randi presents “Little Tito and the Aliens”
Part of Italy on Screen Today. Director Paola Randi presents Little Tito and the Aliens in conversation with journalist Silvia Bizio. December 11, 2018
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- Cinema & Television
Andrea Magnani presents “Easy”
This event was the closing night of the 28th edition of New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.). A conversation between director Andrea Magnani and Stefano Albertini (NYU), after the screening of Magnani’s latest film, “Easy.” December 10, 2018
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- Cinema & Television
Ara Merjian introduces “Bicycle Thieves”
In conjunction with the exhibition “NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932-1960,” an introduction by Ara Merjian, NYU. December 6, 2018
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- Cinema & Television
Presentation of “Quanto Basta”
As part of the 28th edition of New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.), a Q&A with director Francesco Falaschi, in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU), on the occasion of the screening of “Quanto Basta.” December 4, 2018
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