“Un avant-goût de design italien!” – Exhibition
The Department of Architecture of Laval University, with the Italian Cultural Institute of Montréal and the Consulate General of Montréal, organizes the exhibition entitled “Un avant-goût de design italien!” The exhibition presents a selection of emblematic everyday objects that celebrate the Italian passion for tableware: plates, cups, glasses, cutlery, coffee pots, teapots and cocktail objects […]
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Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke 11th edition
The Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke unveiled its 11th edition, which will take place from April 9th to April 14th, 2024. In total, more than 80 films from 35 countries and 15 events will be presented. This year the Italian productions that will participate in the 11th edition of the Festival are: Friday April 12th, […]
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Conference ”Reclaiming Collective Mourning. On recent creations of Romeo Castellucci” by Piersandra Di Matteo
Throughout history and across cultures, the crisis of presence has given rise to rituals, votive offerings, and funeral cults. Since the beginning of Modernity, Western culture has employed strategies to conceal death as a tangible event, operating towards collective repression. Mourning has undergone changes akin to the transformations in conception between the “body” and the […]
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Exhibition “Hugo Pratt. Legacy, work and biography”
“Hugo Pratt. Legacy, work and biography” offers a full immersion in the fantastic world of Hugo Pratt and his best-known character: Corto Maltese. The exhibition, designed by Patrizia Zanotti, covers the stages of Pratt’s life and his creations. From Europe to Africa, from South America to Asia, follow in the footsteps of the author’s most […]
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Screening of the film “We wanted more“ by John David Seidler
In 1981, Taiwan hosted its first Women’s World Cup, at a time when the German Football Association did not promote women’s soccer but reluctantly tolerated it. In Germany, women’s soccer was officially banned until 1970. Tuesday March 26th at 6:30pm Italian Institute of Culture in Montreal 1200 Av. du Dr Penfield Free admission-RSVP “We wanted […]
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Screening of the film “Disco Boy” by Giacomo Abbruzzese at the Cinéma Public
Ready to do anything to escape Belarus, Aleksei heads for Paris and joins the Foreign Legion. He is sent to fight in the Niger Delta, where Jomo, a young revolutionary, is fighting against the oil companies that have devastated his village. While Aleksei looks for a new family in the Legion, Jomo imagines himself as […]
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”Wooden Diamonds: Olive culture and collective resilience” – Exhibition
Wooden Diamonds is a photographic reportage in three acts by Filippo Ferraro. The project explores the ties between the population of Salento to its olive groves: how does this relationship allow them to (re)define themselves collectively? ACT I: THE DISASTER – Since 2013, a killer bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, has destroyed 700,000 hectares and decimated almost […]
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Launch / Conference by Francesco Filippi author of: ”But we built roads for them. Lies, Racism and False Memories about Italy’s Colonial Past”
On the occasion of the release of the English translation of his text on the Italian colonial experience, the historian Francesco Filippi will discuss this topic during the conference with the Institute’s public. Francesco Filippi will analyze Italy’s presence in north-eastern Africa, dismantling the myths, lies and stories that have nourished the collective memory of […]
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Musica da cinema : Morricone & Rota
Let yourself be transported by the powerful and expressive musical themes of some of the world’s greatest films, works by Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone, two of the most famous Italian soundtrack composers. Some of their concert works will also be presented, including the Concerto per Trombone by Rota performed by the Italian trombonist Giuliano Rizzotto. Thursday, March 14th […]
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Screening of “The last night of Amore” by Andrea Di Stefano and Q&A with actor Pierfrancesco Favino
On the night before his retirement, the Franco Amore lieutenant is called to investigate a crime scene where his best friend and long-time partner Dino has been killed during a diamond heist. We soon find out that Amore was involved in the diamond heist and learn how the love of his wife Viviana will help […]
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