DELHI: Double Bill: LO SCEICCO BIANCO – The White Sheik – Satire – 1952
In Italian, with subtitles in English Cinema at the Institute: Incontri in Biblioteca: 1945-2015 Neorealism Two young newlyweds from a provincial town, Wanda (Brunella Bovo) and Ivan Cavalli (Leopoldo Trieste), arrive in Rome for their honeymoon. Wanda is obsessed with the “White Sheik” (Alberto Sordi), the Rudolph Valentino-like hero of a soap opera photo strip and sneaks off to find him, leaving […]
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DELHI: Double Bill: MI RIFACCIO VIVO – I’ll Be Back – Comedy – 2013
In Italian, with subtitles in English Cinema at the Institute: Incontri in Biblioteca: Contemporary italian The entrepreneur Biagio Bianchetti, owner of BB stores, dogged by bad luck and now on the verge of ruin, decides to make the final and ultimate gesture. However, a Supreme Will gives him a second chance that he decides to […]
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DELHI: IO L’ALTRO – I, The Other – Drama – 2006
In Italian, with subtitles in English Cinema at the Institute: Incontri in Biblioteca: Contemporary italian Giuseppe (Raoul Bova), a Sicilian fisherman, and Yousef (Giovanni Martorana), an exiled Tunisian, share a friendship, a fishing business and “Medea,” the vessel on which they ply their trade. Then, while they are at sea, the fears of the post-9/11 […]
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DELHI: 9×10 NOVANTA – Drama / Documentary – 2014
In Italian, with subtitles in English Cinema at the Institute: Incontri in Biblioteca: Contemporary italian The Istituto Luce turned ninety in 2014, its decades-long history intertwined with that of Italy itself, through cinema and that unique treasure trove of images known to all as the Luce Archives. To celebrate its anniversary, some of the most […]
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DELHI: BUONGIORNO PAPÀ – Out Of The Blue – Comedy – 2013
In Italian, with subtitles in English Cinema at the Institute: Incontri in Biblioteca: Contemporary italian Andrea, 38 years old, single, with a career well underway, is handsome and confident, but above all is a heartbreaker who does not want emotional ties and lives only one-night stands. Everything seems to be going well, until one day […]
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KOLKATA: La Baracca-Testoni Ragazzi
By Roberto Frabetti Theatre for kids La Baracca – Testoni Ragazzi Founded in 1976, La Baracca has been working in the field of theatre for children and early years for the past 30 years. The company’s productions are addressed exclusively to children and young people, and they are centred on actors theatre and on an […]
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DELHI: ME NE FREGO! I Don’t Give A Damn! – Drama – 2014
In Italian, with subtitles in English Cinema at the Institute: Incontri in Biblioteca: Contemporary italian The documentary, made with materials obtained from the Archivio Luce, narrates a little known adventure: the fascist attempt to create a unique language, a “new Italian” suitable for dictatorship dogmas. Among neologisms, superficial indoctrination and repression of diversity. A set […]
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DELHI: LO SCEICCO BIANCO – Satire – 1952
In Italian, with subtitles in English Cinema at the Institute: Incontri in Biblioteca: Contemporary italian Two young newlyweds from a provincial town, Wanda (Brunella Bovo) and Ivan Cavalli (Leopoldo Trieste), arrive in Rome for their honeymoon. Wanda is obsessed with the “White Sheik” (Alberto Sordi), the Rudolph Valentino-like hero of a soap opera photo strip and sneaks off to find him, leaving […]
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DELHI: PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION: WOMEN IN BALI
By Bruna Rotunno Curated by Sabiana Paoli & Dr. Alka Pande Sabiana Paoli, in collaboration with Dr. Alka Pande bring to Delhi the photographic exhibition WOMEN IN BALI, from an extensive A journey into the feminine heart of the island where water is still venerated as Holy Water, the sacred origin of all life. […]
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DELHI: PEREZ – Drama – 2014
In Italian, with subtitles in English Cinema at the Institute: Incontri in Biblioteca: Contemporary italian Perez is an Italian neo-noir film that tells the story of Demetrio Perez who is a renowned and incorruptible criminal lawyer from Naples; perhaps one of the best lawyers of his time. He plays by the book and defends the […]
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