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A Beginner’s Guide to the Films of Nanni Moretti

by Lucy McCabe | Mon, 05/15/2023 - 13:00

Born to Roman parents in 1953, Nanni Moretti is one of the few Italian directors after Federico Fellini whose name has risen to adjectival status. If there’s…

Culture

Postage stamp commemorating F.T. Marinetti and the Futurist movement

Dishing on Italian Film: Futurist Cuisine and Marco Ferreri's Masterpiece

by Eric Millman | Fri, 02/03/2023 - 09:09

Turin, 1931. A few feet from where Antonio Carpano was said to have invented vermouth nearly 150 years prior, the Taverna del Santopalato — that’s the “…

Food & Drink

Dishing on Italian Film: Fegatelli all’aretina and Mario Monicelli’s Florentine Superhit

by Eric Millman | Wed, 11/16/2022 - 11:27

If you’ve ever been to a Tuscan market, you might’ve spied a strange-looking pack of meaty morel-looking morsels called fegatelli all’aretina. Though largely…

Food & Drink

Dishing on Italian Film: Picchiapò and an Ettore Scola Classic

by Eric Millman | Tue, 09/06/2022 - 04:24

In Rome, there is a certain sanctity in satiety. A visit to any trattoria makes abundantly clear the role that meat – at its best unctuous, economical, and…

Culture

Tuscany in Film and Print: Our Recommended Books and Movies

by ��ý Magazine Staff | Thu, 05/12/2022 - 02:25

If you're researching your next trip to Tuscany, how about a little cinematic and literary inspiration? From the film adaptation of Frances Mayes' iconic Under…

Culture

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What’s Coming: the Best of ��ý’s Media in 2022

by John Bensalhia | Thu, 02/10/2022 - 10:07

John Bensalhia looks ahead to 2022's Italian-based music, movies and TV... (Please note that dates are subject to change) Table of Contents ALBUMS 1.…

Culture

The Best of Classic Italian Animated Cartoons

by John Bensalhia | Thu, 01/13/2022 - 01:28

John Bensalhia looks at some notable examples of televised animated cartoons either produced or co-produced in ��ý. Kids (and maybe the odd grown-up or two…

Culture

Italian TV Shows to Watch This Fall

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 10/06/2021 - 04:59

Days are getting shorter and temperatures are getting chillier: as we get deeper into the fall season and inevitably start to spend more time inside, it’s a…

Lifestyle

Welcome to the Hobbits’ Shire… of Abruzzo

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 09/23/2021 - 10:59

Welcome to the Hobbits’ Shire… of Abruzzo. In the countryside of Bucchianico, near the town of Chieti, Nicolas Gentile is building his Halfling’s Shire…

Culture

��ý Wins Three Prizes at Venice Film Festival

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 09/15/2021 - 03:26

The Venice Film Festival, ��ý’s most glamorous film festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, returned in style to Venice’s beachfront Lido, with…