Italian-American Herald - November 2024

Three free days of cutting-edge Italian cinema in Philadelphia
By Al Kemp
PHILADELPHIA – The 24th edition of New Italian Cinema Events presents three days of free screenings of new and original Italian feature films from Dec. 6 to Dec. 8 at the Penn Museum, 3260 South St.
From the festival’s inception, organizers have chosen cutting-edge, thought-provoking cinema that presents fresh perspectives on the issues of the day. This year’s offerings range from dramatic films that tell stories of social distress, related to problems inherent in
See FILM FESTIVAL - page 10
The 2023 film "Romantiche" is a character study of four different types of girls living in different districts of Rome.
Open windows to history and culture
Books and film adaptations illuminate Italian ways of life
THE CHEF’S PERSPECTIVE Elevate your
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with frittatas
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By Jeanne Cannavo
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what is the worth of a book? Books are valuable in that they help us escape from our everyday lives and open up new worlds where we can learn about new things, people, and cultures. Italy has produced a plethora of writers who have penned novels which range from the classics to more
contemporary authors who touch on many aspects of life in Italy.
From classics by Dante Alighieri, Francesco Petrarca, Giovanni Boccaccio, and Niccoló Machiavelli to more contemporary authors such as Elena Ferrante, Roberto Saviano, Alberto Moravia, Italo Svevo
and Paolo Giordano, Italian authors
have touched on a multitude of subjects which open windows into the history, art,
science, and culture of Italy. Many of these works have been adapted for cinema and translated into English.
For a great classical historical novel about Sicily, “The Leopard” by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa takes you through the tumult of Sicilian life and society during the period of the Risorgimento when
See BOOKS AND MOVIES - page 4
Truelove Seeds: A growing business that connects people with their cultural heritage
By Ken Mammarella
On one green-thumbed hand, Truelove Seeds is about thoughtful and thought- provoking concepts like food sovereignty, cultural preservation, rematriation and sustainable agriculture.
On the other, also green-thumbed, hand, the company is a way for co-founder Owen Taylor to connect with his Italian
roots – and for so many of its customers to connect to their roots.
“Every row will take you to another corner of the world,” he said during a tour of the company’s rented plot in Glen Mills, Pa. “And a lot of the Italian things are in the corners.”
The Italian Collection is one of 11 Truelove seed collections. The best seller is the San Marzano tomato. That’s one of
Owen Taylor is co-founder of Truelove Seeds.
See TRUELOVE - page 8
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