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OTHER EVENTS CINEMA – Titanus Presents: A Family Chronicle of Italian Cinema date/location: AUGUST 8 TO SEPTEMBER 27 @ NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART Embassy of Italy CINEMA – Alberto the Great date/location: SEPTEMBER 5 @ NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART LECTURE – Understanding of Autism Pathogenesis date/location: SEPTEMBER 10 @ GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY August 11, 2015 at 6:30pm CINEMA – In Grazia di Dio date/location: SEPTEMBER 12 @ AFI Silver CINEMA – Il Pasticciere date/location: SEPTEMBER 13 @ AFI Silver CINEMA – Mine Vaganti date/location: SEPTEMBER 13 @ AFI Silver EXHIBITION – Le Onde: Waves of Italian Influence (1914-1971) date/location: SEPTEMBER @ HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN THEATER/CINEMA – Food Speaks (People Are What They Eat): ‘A Pummarola (Tomato) & La casa delle donne (The House of Women) date/location: SEPTEMBER 17 @ EMBASSY OF ITALY THEATER/CINEMA – Food Speaks (People Are What They Eat): Il Pane (Bread) & Focaccia Blues date/location: SEPTEMBER 18 @ EMBASSY OF ITALY INFO AND SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE 3000 Whitehaven Street NW Washington, DC 20008 Phone: +1.202.518.0998 Web: www.iicwashington.esteri.it Newsletter: www.iicwashington.info/join EMBASSY OF ITALY - 3000 WHITEHAVEN STREET NW - WASHINGTON, DC TUTTI I SANTI GIORNI (EVERY BLESSED DAY) TUTTI I SANTI GIORNI (EVERY BLESSED DAY) Guido is shy, reserved, and very cultured. While Antonia is restless, touchy, and proudly ignorant. He works as a night porter and has a passion for ancient languages and the history of saints. She is an aspiring singer and an employee at a used cars dealership. They both see each other in the early morning when Guido returns from his night shift and wakes her up with breakfast. The two are the protagonists of a funny and romantic love story in a complicated city like Rome, surrounded by crude neighbors. Nevertheless, even though coming from completely different family backgrounds, Guido and Antonia are happy and desperate. Their love seems indestructible, until an obsession of wanting to have a child triggers unforeseen consequences. Director: Paolo Virzì Writing Credits: Simone Lenzi (novel “La generazione”), THE DIRECTOR Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni, Simone Lenzi Cast: Luca Marinelli (Guido Caselli), Thony (Antonia), Micol Paolo Virzì is an Italian director-screenwriter, born in Livorno Azzurro (Patrizia Caiozzi), Claudio Pallitto (Marcello Caiozzi), in 1964. Virzì graduated from the Cinema Experimental Center in Rome, he started by writing a few scripts for cinema Franco Gargia (Professor Saverese), Giovanni La Parola and TV. In 1994, his first feature, “La Bella Vita”, won the (Jimmy) Golden Ciak at the 51st Venice Film Festival. Cinematography: Vladan Radovic Music: Thony Virzì has made since then nine movies including “Ovosodo”, Italy, 2012, 102 minutes which was awarded the special Jury's Grand Prize and the Little Golden Lion at the 1997 Venice Film Festival. Film in Italian with English subtitles .

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LIKE CRAZY FOLLES DE JOIE BAC FILMS Présente / Presents LA PAZZA GIOIA LIKE CRAZY FOLLES DE JOIE
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