Hannah and the Others is a book dedicated to the lives of three European intellectuals during the Second World War: Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil, and Rachel Bespaloff. By following the steps of these three women's independent and intertwined journeys to the United States during the 1940s, Hannah and the Others focuses on their engaging discussions of power, war, and violence.

Each summer, the Cineteca of Bologna, one of Europe's most renowned centers for film restoration and preservation, presents an eight-day "Cinema ritrovato" ("Rediscovered film") festival of early silent cinema, restored films and director portraits. Eight memorable days to  dive into the pleasure of unique screenings, to discover the best restorations of the year (film print or digital), to meet renowned experts on film history as well as protagonists of the current cinema. In the summer of 2013, more than 300 titles were presented in four cinemas  and on a giant screen at a free outdoor screening in Bologna's Piazza Maggiore, which turns into a 3,000-seat open air movie theater for the entire summer ("under the stars of cinema").  The 2014 Cinema Ritrovato will run from June 28 to July 5. 

Thanks to a new collaboration between Brown and the Cineteca, we are now able to show a sampling of these films on campus. The collaboration between Brown and the Cineteca also includes an intensive, for-credit summer program, running from mid-June to mid-July: students
enrolled in this program attend the Cinema Ritrovato festival and a workshop at the Bologna  Cineteca, in which they learn how to write, shoot and edit a short film under the direction of one of Italy's young award-winning directors (Adriano Sforzi).  The program of the Cinema Ritrovato on Tour is curated by Guy Borlée (Cineteca di Bologna)
and Massimo Riva (Italian Studies, Brown University).

In collaboration with The Cineteca of Bologna (Italy)
The Malcolm S. Forbes Center for Media and Culture
The World Cinema Project. Made possible by the Elana Horwich Fund for Italian Art and Culture. 
For more information: Italian_Studies@Brown.edu; 401-863.1561 

Sounds of Italy is a musical festival celebrating the Italian excellence in music. The first edition of the festival will see the best Italian musicians in the Boston area perform over the course of four special shows, all at the Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge. Please click on the calendar for a larger version, or browse through our website for more information about this initiative.