La Mafia Uccide Solo d’Estate (The Mafia Kills Only in Summer) – Screening – FREE EVENT
With the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic Inspired by real events, La Mafia Uccide Solo d’Estate (The Mafia Kills Only in Summer) is a black comedy about the history of Sicily from 1970s to 1990s; the movie closes the programme of the Italian Language Week 2017. The movie takes place in Palermo and […]
Leggi di più
Ever Closer Union – The legacy of the Treaties of Rome for Today’s Europe (1957-2017) – Lecture and exhibition – FREE EVENTS
Exhibition: Monday 23 October – Monday 30 October Opening ceremony and talk: Wednesday 25 October (Time: 2:30 – 3:20 pm) Talk venue: R502, Core R, 5/F, PolyU Campus Exhibition venue: Podium level, Communal Building, PolyU Campus *** On the occasion of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome (1957-2017), the itinerant exhibition “Ever closer […]
Leggi di più
10 Nominated Short Movies from Fashion Film Festival Milano – Italian Fashion & Romance Through Cinema Lens – FREE EVENT
FREE ticket registration: https://goo.gl/forms/d6HlKwpbILWbnrLX2 *** Date: 21 October 2017 Time: Session 1 (3.00 – 3.45 pm)/ Session 2: (4.00 – 4.45 pm) / Session 3: (5.00 – 5.45 pm) The content of the three sessions is the same. The goal of many fashion houses is to communicate the brand’s soul through visionary images created by […]
Leggi di più
Il Giovane Favoloso (Leopardi) – Reading and screening – FREE EVENT
With the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic The film Il Giovane Favoloso (Leopardi) tells the story of the short life of the great Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi and it is included in this year’s Italian Language Week. Born in Recanati, Giacomo Leopardi was a noble who soon began to study Latin, Greek, […]
Leggi di più
I Vicerè – Screening – FREE EVENT
With the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic Based on the novel written by Federico De Roberto, I Vicerè is a 2007 Italian historical drama film directed by Italian film director Roberto Faenza. This movie is part of the programme of this year’s Italian Language Week. In the mid 1800’s, in […]
Leggi di più
La Balia (The Nanny) – Screening – FREE EVENT
With the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic Another highlight of this year’s Italian Language Week is the screening of the drama film La Balia (The Nanny) by Italian film director Marco Bellocchio. Based on a famous Luigi Pirandello novel, La Balia takes place during a very turbulent period in Italian history. Neuropsychiatrist Moori and […]
Leggi di più
Uno, Nessuno, Pirandello – Reading and screening – FREE EVENT
With the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic Uno, Nessuno, Pirandello is a documentary which commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Luigi Pirandello (1867 – 1936) and an important highlight of this year’s Italian Language Week. The documentary Uno, nessuno, Pirandello is made of several testimonies by famous Italian artists such as Marco […]
Leggi di più
Ever Closer Union – The legacy of the Treaties of Rome for Today’s Europe (1957-2017) – Lecture and exhibition – FREE EVENTS
Exhibition: Wednesday 27 September – Tuesday 10 October / Closed on Thursday 5 October 2017 (Opening hours: 1:00 – 5:00 pm) Opening ceremony, exhibition tour and talk: Friday 29 September (Time: 1:00 – 3:00 pm) Venue: Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay *** On the occasion of the celebrations for the […]
Leggi di più
Quartetto Noûs – String Quartet Concert – FREE EVENT
FREE ticket registration: http://tinyurl.com/yd45wszr *** TIZIANO BAVIERA: violin ALBERTO FRANCHIN: violin SARA DAMBRUOSO: viola TOMMASO TESINI: cello The Noûs Quartet, composed of four young Italian musicians, was founded in 2011 at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano. The quartet received its training from the Quartetto di Cremona at the Accademia Walter Stauffer in Cremona, at the […]
Leggi di più
European Day of Languages – “Speak Dating” – FREE EVENT
The 4th European Day of languages in Hong Kong Let’s have a “date” with European languages! Take a few minutes to enjoy the beauty of European languages and get some insights into various lifestyles and cultures from Europe! Discover up to 12 European languages: Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Polish, […]
Leggi di più