Istituto Di Cultura - Montreal

''L'Italie à l'écran'' is a cycle of films, born from the collaboration between the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal and the Cinéma Le Clap, dedicated to the discovery of the new production of Italian cinema by offering the latest films by directors Mario Martone, Emanuele Crialese, Emma Dante and R...

12 Italian illustrators and artists were invited to create an artistic work in homage to the author of the Divine Comedy. Alongside these creations, the exhibition offers a journey through the most famous adaptations of the comic poem. Representing the Divina Commedia in comics may seem irreverent, almost sacrilegi...

On the occasion of Italian Design Day 2023, the Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal and the Consulate General of Italy in Montreal present an exhibition on the Milanese architect and designer Umberto Riva (1928-2021), master of 20th-century Italian design culture. One of the most remarkable aspects of Riva's career,...

At the beginning of the 20th century, in the north of Italy, in Ughettera, the cradle of the Ughetto family. Life in this region having become very difficult, the Ughetto dream of starting over abroad. According to legend, Luigi Ughetto crossed the Alps and began a new life in France, changing forever the destiny of his...

Are we in a new cold war? What is the origin of the current tensions which oppose the Atlantic democracies to Russia and China? Federico Rampini, Italian essayist based in New York, author of numerous books on this subject, offers a broader perspective on two thousand years of history and the point of view of "the other". Monday...

May 22, 2023 marks the 150th anniversary of the disappearance of Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873), among the greatest authors of Italian literature thanks to the timeless masterpiece The Betrothed. Michael F. Moore with the new translation of I promessi sposi (The betrothed) offers an exceptional opportunity to discover...

Rome, 70s. The young Borghetti family has just moved to one of the many newly built apartments blocks in the city. But the family is no longer as united as before. Clara and Felice are no longer in love, but they are unable to separate. Clara takes refuge from her loneliness and in her three children, especially in Andrea,...

The Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke unveiled its 10th edition, which will take place from April 6th to April 13th, 2023. In total, more than 90 films from 40 countries and 25 events will be presented. This year the Italian productions that will participate in the tenth edition of the Festival are: Friday...

Five musicians - a violin, an accordion, a guitar, a double bass and drumer - of extraordinary compositional and executive sensitivity with an innate live attitude characterized by enthralling and highly expressive performances. Their intimate music mixes Mediterranean sounds with tunes that border on classical music. A...

The Italian Embassy in Ottawa, the Italian Consulate General in Montreal and the Italian Cultural Institutes in Montreal and Toronto celebrate the Italian Research Day in the World. Scheduled for April 15th - Leonardo da Vinci's birth date - GRIM intends to give visibility to all Italian researchers abroad, enhancing their...

Reading club dedicated to the novel "La felicita’ del lupo" by Paolo Cognetti. Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 6.30pmFree participation. Registration mandatory.Discussion in Italian animated by Samuele Ellena.The meeting will be held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Montréal. "Silvia laughed. And wha...

Irene has entered her forties and has no husband, no children, and a job many people dream of: she’s the “surprise guest”, the much-feared client who arrives in incognito to make a note of, assess, and judge the standards of luxury hotels. In addition to her job, in her life are her sister Silvia, married wi...

Paolo Cognetti and Andrea Marcolongo, thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, will participate in events dedicated by the Festival Metropolis bleu to the contemporary Italian literature. Below, the program for the week of the Festival: Thursday April 27th – 4pm Librairie Galli...

Friday April 28th 2023 at 8pm, at Casa d’Italia, 505 Rue Jean-Talon E, Montreal, the internationally renowned jazzman, Gavino Murgia he will perform in a European jazz as dynamic as melodic. Collaborator of Bobby McFerrin, Rabih Abou-Khalil and Paolo Fresu, Gavino Murgia is an extraordinary musician. ...