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Free three-day festival
of Italian cinema spotlights
nine new and notable films
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the USSR invasion of Hungary in 1956.
Dec. 3
Noon, “Amanda.” Amanda, 24, lives mostly isolated and has never had any friends, even if it's the thing she wants the most.
3 p.m., “Strangeness.” During a trip to
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Sicily in 1920, Luigi Pirandello meets Onofrio Principato and Sebastiano Vella, two actors rehearsing a new show.
7 p.m., “Jailbird.” As the son of two inmates Hyacinth was always more at
home in prison than in the outside world. IAH
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PHILADELPHIA – New Italian Cinema Events and Penn Cinema & Media Studies, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia, PI-Philly, Penn Italian Studies, and the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, present the 2023 edition of New Italian Cinema Events film festival.
The festival has been curated by Nicola M Gentili (Penn, Cinema & Media Studies) with N.I.C.E. directors Viviana Del Bianco, Mila Tenaglia, and Matilde Castagnoli, and aims at showing new and original Italian feature films in Philadelphia.
The N.I.C.E. festival is a unique three- day event that spotlights new feature films that show contemporary Italian stories,
from crime dramas and personal journeys
to comedies played on the edge of an irony that highlights the social difficulties of today’s world, the phenomenon of immigration, sexual diversity, and the various ways and styles of life.
The festival is free and open to all. All film screenings (in Italian with English subtitles) will be held in the Rainey Auditorium at the Penn Museum, 3260 South St. in Philadelphia.
Dec. 1
Noon, “The First Rule.” A glimpse of
the historical period we are experiencing: a suburban high school, structures, students and teaching staff are the exemplary mirror of a social and economic depression that seems irreversible.
3 p.m., “An Italian Gourmet Crime Story.”
Carmine runs a restaurant to launder dirty money, and finds himself collaborating with
Italian Cultural Center
of the Delaware Valley opens in Tinicum Township
Consuelo, a chef in search of perfection. 7 p.m., “The Last Night of Amore.” A
police lieutenant named Franco Amore on the night before his retirement is called to investigate a crime scene.
Dec. 2
Noon, “Olimpia’s Way.” A "dance hall road movie" about Olimpia, a legendary ballroom dancer, who, at age 70 dusts off her orchestra's tour bus.
3 p.m., “Fireworks.” The troubled relationship between Gianni and Nino, set in the narrow-minded and prejudencial Sicily of 1982.
7 p.m., “A Brighter Tomorrow.” A movie director struggles with his relationship with his family, and with his latest movie, about the impact on the Italian Communist Party of
The Lazzaretto Building is home to the Italian Cultural Center of the Delaware Valley.
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The Coalition of Italian-American Organizations of Delaware County (CIAO Delco) on Oct. 7 inaugurated the Italian Cultural Center of the Delaware Valley, in the Lazzaretto Building in Tinicum Township, Delaware County.
The event emcee, Melissa Cannavo- Marino, host of L’Associazione Regionale Abruzzese Delco’s (ARA Delco) weekly radio programs, opened the ceremony with a brief presentation on the mission and goals of the center, before a blessing was offered by Rev. Msgr. Ralph J. Chieffo, pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Media, Pa.
The idea of a cultural center to highlight the rich heritage and accomplishments of the Delaware Valley’s Italian Americans has been a long time coming.
The center features curated exhibits,
artifacts, and multimedia presentations
that delve into the profound impact Italian immigrants and their descendants have had on the social, economic, industrial, and artistic development not only in the region, but around the world.
The cultural center is also in the process of creating a specialized library to serve as a resource for people seeking to expand their understanding of Italian contributions to America.
The center’s president, Maura Febbo, thanked the many supporters who donated funds or family artifacts to the center. She also thanked the center’s vice president, Justin Del Borello, and Nick Rapagnani, president of ARA Delco, who she said has quietly worked behind the scenes to make the center become a reality, and Mike Di Pilla, historian.
Details about the center’s full opening will be announced soon. IAH