A new exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in Venice: Tancredi Parmeggiani and his paintings This is a long-awaited return to Venice and to Peggy Guggenheim’s museum of Tancredi Parmeggiani (1926-1964), among the most original and passionate Italian painters of third quarter of the 20th century, and the only artist after Jackson Pollock to be put [ Read More ]
by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Arrigo Cipriani, born in 1932, often jokes about being the only person named after a bar: had it not been for the fascist regime – which banned foreign names – he would be called Harry. So at the time Arrigo seemed the perfect Italian fit. Cipriani not only is a man [ Read More ]
Synopsis Giacomo Leopardi is a child prodigy who grows up under the stern gaze of his father, in a house that is a library. His mind roams but the house is a prison: he reads everything, but the world is outside. In Europe things are changing, revolutions are breaking out, and Giacomo desperately tries to [ Read More ]
Synopsis Jude is an American, Mina an Italian. They meet by chance in New York City. After a whirlwind romance, they get married and she becomes pregnant. A brand new life begins for both of them. Since the early months of pregnancy Mina is convinced that her child will be special; it is her mother [ Read More ]
Synopsis Around the world everyone knows that honest hard work gets you nowhere. In sunny Orlando, Florida, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash is evicted from his home by a charismatic, gun-toting real-estate broker Mike Carver, and is forced to move his mom and young son into a shabby motel. All is lost, until [ Read More ]
Synopsis On the shores of Lake Geneva lies the small Swiss town of Vevey. It’s the end of the seventies. On his release from prison Eddy—a 40-year-old Belgian small time crook— is met by his friend, Osman. They have made a deal: Osman will let Eddy stay in his shed and in exchange, Eddy will [ Read More ]
Synopsis Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor—famous for portraying an iconic superhero—as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself. VENEZIA [ Read More ]
THE AVANT-GARDES OF FIN-DE-SIÈCLE PARIS: Signac, Bonnard, Redon, and their Contemporaries Curated by Vivien Greene September 28, 2013 – January 6, 2014 The exhibition The Avant-gardes of Fin-de-Siècle Paris: Signac, Bonnard, Redon, and their Contemporaries focuses on the avant-gardes of the late nineteenth century, with special attention paid to the Neo-Impressionist, Nabi, and Symbolist movements. [ Read More ]
by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Venezia salva, is Serena Nono’s screen adaption of Simone Weil’s tragedy: in 1618, a conspiracy hatched by the Spanish Ambassador and the Viceroy of Naples, tried to take hold of Venice, on the night preceding the Feast of the Ascension, a Venetian religious and secular feast. Director, Serena Nono, who comes [ Read More ]
Claudia Cardinale to be guest host for the Venezia Classici section Claudia Cardinale will be the guest host of Venezia Classici, the section devoted to restored films and to documentaries about cinema of the 70th Venice International Film Festival (28 August – 7 September 2013), directed by Alberto Barbera and organized by the Biennale di [ Read More ]
