Cartolina 10 & 15 November 2010

The Donaldson Family: Ed and Belinda, with their young children Denver and Castro, are planning a six-month experience of living in Italy. They have all come to our studio to tell about their expectations. We play children’s songs and nursery rhymes, a good exercise in everyday Italian language.

Cartolina 27 October & 1 November

Buildings and earthquakes: Alessandro Palermo is a structural engineer, who’s been working for years with an international group on the research of anti-seismic structures. The group comprises Italian, American and New Zealand experts, and has one of its major laboratories at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch.

Cartolina 13 & 18 October

The Cartolina programmes in October are dedicated to the earthquake.

Earthquakes’ geology: Dr Francesca Ghisetti is a structural geologist, expert in the geological risks in both  Italy and New Zealand. In this programme Francesca explains how earthquakes happen, and everyone can calculate the distance from the epicenter.

Cine Dante - Thursday 30 September

Le chiavi di casa (the keys to the house) is a dramatic family film, based on the book Nati due volte (Born twice) telling the story of a young father meeting his handicapped son for the first time and his attempt to forge a relationship with the teenager. The 2004 film was directed by Gianni Amelio and stars Kim Rossi Stuart and Charlotte Rampling.




Aperitivo Dante: Before the screening come along to Dante Aperitivo between 7.45 and 8.15 for Italian conversation. All welcome.




Note : Metro's exclusive charge to us of $12 will apply, but the showing is a private one for members of the Dante Society, the Italian community and their friends.




8:30 pm Thursday 30 September
Metro Theatre
105 Worcester St, Cathedral Junction

Cartolina 29 September & 4 October 2010

The Italian Film Festival is coming to town! Starting with a gala opening on the 20^th of October at the Rialto, 17 films in two amazing weeks lay in front of lovers of everything Italian. Festival Director Tony Lambert introduces the 2010 Italian Film Festival, the 15th in its history.

Cartolina 15 September

From Tavarnelle to Turin: publisher Peter Dowling is currently working on the English version of the book about the Tavarnelle episode: a few years ago the little town in Chianti discovered that the forces who liberated the area in World War II were not Americans but South Islanders and Maori from New Zealand. (Listeners may remember Cartolina’s interview with the Major of Tavarnelle Stefano Fusi in October 2008). 

Peter will also talk about his attendance at the Turin Book Fair this year. For more information visit http://librointernational.blogspot.com).