Cine Dante - Thursday 26 November

This month's film is Casomai by director Alessandro D'Alatri.

8:15 pm Metro Theatre, 105 Worcester St, Cathedral Junction.

Dante aperitivo:  One hour before the film you are invited to come along to the cinema for Aperitivo Dante, an hour of Italian conversation and company.

Note: the Metro's usual charge of $13.50 will apply but the showing is a private one for members of the Dante Society, the Italian community and their friends. We'll offer nibbles. Soft drinks and wine are available from the Metro's cash bar. 

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Cartolina 25 & 30 November

This week it’s gold and jewels! Craig Anderson, of Jewelers & Watchmakers of NZ Inc., is a regular visitor to gold fairs in Italy, like the famous Vicenza Oro. He tells of his Italian experience, and of different attitudes to jewels in Italy and New Zealand. We play songs by Antonello Venditti.
 

Wednesday 25 November at 7.30 pm, repeated on Monday 30th at 10.30 am.

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Renato ("Michael") Amato research project

Dr Sally Hill (Senior Lecturer in Italian at Victoria University of Wellington) is working on a research project on the life and works of Italian New Zealand writer Renato (known as “Michael”) Amato (1928-1964), who was born in Potenza, studied in Turin and worked in Naples and Rome before moving to New Zealand in 1954.
Sally’s research looks at what immigration to New Zealand meant for Renato Amato, particularly in terms of questions of cultural identity and how he made the change from writing in Italian to English. She would love to hear from anyone who remembers him. If you are able to help, please contact her on 463 5298, email: sally.hill@vuw.ac.nz or by phoning Nina Cuccurullo on 463 5293 or 383 7142 (evenings). And here is the rest of it.

Cartolina 11 & 16 November 2009

Wednesday 11 November at 7.30 pm, repeated on Monday 16th at 10.30 am: 

This week Cartolina delves into fashion issues, with two guests. Marilyn McLachlan of Kimberley’s, talks about the pleasure and pains of imported Italian fashion, and Plains FM Station manager Nicki Reece talks about being elegant in Italy and New Zealand. We play Hey Big Spender and Vecchio Frack.


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Cartolina 28 October & 2 November

Wednesday 28 October at 7.30 pm, repeated on Monday 2 November at 10.30 am:: Radio La vita e` bella.

Cartolina is delighted to introduce her sister radio program in Auckland, with the wonderful name of “La vita e` bella”. Meet the producers Cristina, Luca, Emanuele, and hear their experience. The new Italian radio program is aired in Auckland through Planet fm every Sunday evening from 9.10. Out of Auckland you can’t listen live, but you can catch up with each program in pod cast, from the Planet fm website, just follow the links. It’s one hour of live entertainment, in Italian and English. Best wishes to the three producers. In bocca al lupo, ragazzi!

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Cartolina 14 & 19 October

Wednesday 14 October at 7.30 pm, repeated on Monday 19th at 10.30 am::
The 2009 Italian Film Festival starts in a few days.
The festival director, Tony Lambert, tells us about the wonderful line-up of the 17 films in program at the Rialto. All kinds of films are included: comedy, drama, thriller, politics, immigration, history, jazz music, art, cooking, and a documentary on Ferrari. Two amazing weeks, starting with gala opening on 21 October.

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