EXHIBITION: A preview to desolation – Curated by Premjish
A Preview to Desolation – Curated by Premjish “Don’t start with the good old days, but the bad new ones.” – (Bertolt Brecht). The bad new days are our times, our last few decades, which are characterized by an unstable existence and precariousness caused by an unprecedented economic, political and social turbulence. A state of emergency […]
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FILM: The Fifth Wheel – Comedy | 2013
Cinema at the Institute: Commedia all’italiana THE FIFTH WHEEL Director: Giovanni Veronesi Year: 2013 | Duration: 113 min Cast: Elio Germano, Ricky Memphis, Alessandra Mastronardi, Virginia Raffaele In Italian with subtitles in English Ernesto is a simple man who tries to pursue his own ambitions without losing sight of the real values in life. Upholsterer, […]
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DOUBLE BILL: Conversations around Gender & Sexuality
The Italian Embassy Culture Centre invites you for viewing two gripping performances reflecting on gender politics and sexuality. The first performance of the evening ‘TUJHE BANAYA GAYA HAI MERE LIYE’ (You have been created for me) captures varied gender equations, the society’s innate permissiveness towards the quintessential ‘chedkhani’ or eve-teasing and how this collective tolerance […]
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FILM: That’s Life – Adventure/ Comedy | 1998
Cinema at the Institute: Commedia all’italiana THAT’S LIFE Director: Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Massimo Venier, Giacomo Poretti Year: 1998 | Duration: 109 min Cast: Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti, Marina Massironi, Antonio Catania, Francesco Pannofino In Italian with subtitles in English Milan. Aldo, a detainee, must be escorted to court. To accompany him is […]
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FILM: The Divine – Biography/ Drama | 2008
Cinema at the Institute: Retrospective Paolo Sorrentino THE DIVINE Director: Paolo Sorrentino Year: 2008 | Duration: 110 min Cast: Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Piera Degli Esposti, Paolo Graziosi In Italian with subtitles in English Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino (The Family Friend) writes and directs this cinematic portrait of seven-time Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, whose […]
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‘The Edge of an Era’ by Carlo Pizzati
Launch and discussion of The Edge of an Era (Juggernaut Books, 2017) by Italian journalist, Carlo Pizzati who will be in conversation with journalist, Manu Joseph. Introduction: Parth Mehrotra, Non-fiction editor, Juggernaut Books “The edge of an era” is a collection of three conversations about the return of barbarism, the threat to cosmopolitan identity, the […]
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DELHI: ITALIAN FILM SCREENING @ European Union Film Festival: L’INTREPIDO
L’INTREPIDO Director: Gianni AmelioGenre: Comedy / DramaDuration: 104 minsYear of production: 2013Cast: Antonio Albanese, Livia Rossi, Gabriele Rendina, Alfonso Santagata, Sandra Ceccarelli Set in modern day Milan, INTREPIDO: A LONELY HERO is a Chaplinesque odyssey through the world of work – every type of work, but primarily unskilled manual labour – as seen through the […]
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RIFF on TOUR @ 2° Bengal International Short Film Festival 2017
Schedule: 6:20 pm -Parla che ti sento (Talk as I can feel) YEAR- 2016DIRECTOR– IDRIA NIOSIDURATION– 12’54”CAST– Riccardo Ballerini, Federico D’AndreaSYNOPSIS– A good-looking man, evidently in a state of inebriation. An apparently deaf boy, an over-the-top guy, an insolent and impudent guy. A meeting? Maybe a crash, a casual one will put the man in a […]
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FILM: Welcome Mr. President – Comedy/ Drama | 2013
Cinema at the Institute: Contemporary Italian WELCOME MR. PRESIDENT Director: Riccardo Milani Year: 2013 | Duration: 100 min Cast: Claudio Bisio, Kasia Smutniak, Giuseppe Fiorello In Italian with subtitles in English In a small mountain village lives a man with a challenging name: Giuseppe Garibaldi. He is a simple man, loves fishing, friends and has […]
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IN CONVERSATION: Prof. Osumund Rahman, Harminder Sahni & Pankaj Vermani: Online Fashion – Consumer behavior and preferences
Critical conversations on Design – Online Fashion: Consumer behavior and preferences Speakers– Prof. Osumund Rahman – Associate Professor – Ryerson University, Canada; Harminder Sahni – Founder and Managing Director – Wazir Advisors; Pankaj Vermani – Founder and CEO, Clovia. Free entry upon presentation of a valid photo ID.
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