26th Edition | International Film Festival for Children Montreal (FIFEM)
Thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, there are two films of Italian production, present in the programming of the 26th edition of the FIFEM (Festival International du Film pour Enfants Montréal). The screenings will take place at the Cinéma Beaubien 2396, rue Beaubien Est – Montreal. IN COMPETITIONTuesday, February 28 […]
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Screening of the documentary film “Selfie” at the Cinéma Public
Selfie is a unique record of the case of 16-year-old Davide Bifolco, who was shot dead by a carabiniere in the Neapolitan district of Traiano. To understand a neighbourhood often portrayed as a ghetto and ‘Camorra’ stronghold, as well as the circumstances of Davide’s death, director Agostino Ferrente seeks out Davide’s friends and meets Pietro […]
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Screening of the film “Il conformista” by the director Bernardo Bertolucci
In Mussolini’s Italy, repressed Jean-Louis Trintignant, trying to purge memories of a youthful, homosexual episode – and murder – joins the Fascists in a desperate attempt to fit in. As the reluctant Judas motors to his personal Gethsemane (the assassination of his leftist mentor), he flashes back to a dance party for the blind; an […]
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Screening of “Escapada”
As part of the ‘INTERRAIL‘ film cycle, EUNIC Montreal (European National Cultural Institutes) presents the belgiam film “Escapada” by Sarah Hirtt. Thursday, January 26th at 6:30 p.m.Italian Cultural Institute1200, avenue du Docteur-PenfieldMontréalFree admission “Escapada”Director: Sarah Hirtt, Belgium, 2019, 89 minutesWith: Raphaëlle Corbisier, María León, Sergi López, Yohan Manca, François NeyckenO. V. in Catalan with French […]
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Gino Bartali: World War II Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist who Inspired a Nation
On the occasion of the “Day of Remembrance 2023”, Ms. McConnon author of the book “Road to Valour: A True Story of World War II Italy, The Nazis, and The Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation” will share the inspiring story of legendary cyclist and Righteous Among the Nations humanitarian Gino Bartali, who made the greatest […]
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Reading club dedicated to the book “The Periodic Table” by Primo Levi
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to present the reading circle, in Italian, animated by Benedetta Diamanti and dedicated to the book “The Periodic Table” by Primo Levi. Tuesday, January 24th 2023, 6:30pmFree event in Italian. Registration Obligatory.The reading circle will take place online, via Zoom. The invitation link will be sent only […]
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Round table ”Entangled Histories. Italy and the Horn of Africa”
As part of Dawit L. Petros. Spazio Disponibile, a major exhibition by artist Dawit L. Petros initiated, organized, and circulated by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery (Toronto), presented at Galerie de l’UQAM from November 4, 2022 to January 21, 2023 Friday, January 20, 2023, 2:00 pm – 5:30 pmCasa d’Italia, 505 Jean-Talon Street E […]
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“Mussolini also did good things. The spread of Historical Amnesia” – Conference and discussion with the historian and educator Francesco Filippi
The title of this book by Francesco Filippi seems like an ineradicable refrain of the way of thinking of a certain national community, Mussolini also did good things. The spread of Historical Amnesia, published by Bollati Boringhieri. Wednesday, January 18th 2023, at 18:30, Luca Sollai will animate the conference with the author of the book, […]
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”L’Italie à l’écran”
”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 Roberto Andò. The selection aims to […]
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L’Italie à l’écran – ”Ariaferma” by Leonardo Di Costanzo – Cinema Le Clap Québec
An old prison built in the 19th century, located in a remote and unspecified part of the Italian territory, is being decommissioned. As a result of bureaucratic holdups the transfers have been blocked and a dozen inmates are left, along with a few guards, waiting to be sent to new destinations. In a suspended atmosphere, […]
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