A scene from Pizza & the Art of Living (Pizza e l’arte di arrangiarsi), by Matteo Troncone
Director Mario Martone on the set of Il giovane favoloso with Elio Germano (Giacomo Leopardi) and Isabella Ragonese (Leopardi’s sister Paolina)
Valeria Rumori, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, LA- We bring to Los Angeles the best that Italian cinema produces every year. The fact is, for LA, Italian cinema has always been relevant—even cool! Valeria Rumori
Enrico IV, by Marco Bellocchio
Pane e Tulipani by Silvio Soldini- The city of Los Angeles is culturally complex and varied, and we also serve the whole of Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. Therefore, you have to emphasize the collaboration between different institutions, not only Italian, but also American and those representing other countries. Valeria Rumori
A scene from Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare), by Gianfranco Rosi