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).

Cartolina 1 & 6 September 2010

Teresa Gargiulo: Winner of a Dante scholarship in last year’s Literary Competition organized by the Christchurch Dante Society for the World Week of the Italian Language, Teresa has stories to tell on the phone from Siena, where she’s been attending a one-month Dante language school. We play songs inspired by Tuscany.

Cine Dante - L’ultimo bacio 26 August

Carlo is about to marry Giulia who is pregnant. Giulia's mother is obsessed about her age, there's Marco who is also on the point of considering marriage and Adriano who hates his wife. Feelings are disclosed, then the mood intensifies and eventually things worsen. Carlo, views matrimony as a final transformation after which you can only be serious or sad, he yields to a last fling thanks to an attractive student. A final pleasant reassurance.

Aperitivo Dante: Before the screening of Il Divo 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 26 August
Metro Theatre
105 Worcester St, Cathedral Junction

Cartolina 18 & 23 August 2010

Italian singer and composer Marco Beasley formed in 1984 the group Accordone with Guido Morini, specializing in music from the Italian 16^th, 17^th and 18^th centuries. One of the features of a concert by Accordone is that they weave together old music with new music, specially composed by both Marco Beasley and Guido Morini. We play examples of music of both kinds.