Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Chicago

500 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450
Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Tel: 1 312-822-9545 
Fax: 1 312-822-9622
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Highlights

Literature

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Heart and Soul: A Psychological and Spiritual Guide to Preventing and Healing Heart Disease

Dr. Bruno Cortis is a board-certified internist, a practicing cardiologist, a pioneer in angio-plasty and laser applications, and the founder of the Exceptional Heart Patients Program in Illinois. For the past 25 years, Dr. Bruno Cortis has worked with >>>

Cinema

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

"Il Posto" (1961, 193 min) directed by Ermanno Olmi

When young Domenico (Sandro Panseri) ventures from the small village of Meda to Milan in search of employment, he finds himself on the bottom rung of the bureaucratic ladder in a huge, faceless company. The prospects are daunting, but Domenico finds reason >>>

Literature

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Murder and Media in the New Rome

Murder and Media in the New Rome explores a sensational crime and trial that took place in Rome in the late 1870s, when the bloody killing of a war hero triggered a national spectacle. A young southern wife's murder of her impotent soldier husband exploded >>>

Cinema

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

"Accattone" (1961, 116 min) directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

The first of Pier Paolo Pasolini's highly acclaimed films and the winner of numerous film festival prizes, Accattone uses a talented cast to present a vivid picture of the Roman slums. Based on one of the filmmaker/poet's novels, this film tells the >>>

Art

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Master Mask Maker Antonio Fava

The Commedia dell'Arte, the famous theatre style born in Renaissance Italy, remains a major influence in today's theatre. Maestro Antonio Fava's work has kept this art form vital. His masks, writings and performances bring an immediacy and connection >>>

 

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