ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE MELBOURNE
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MARCH, APRIL, MAY 2013 EVENTS
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INTRODUCTION by the new Director of the ICI (Italian Cultural Institute)
While waiting to meet all the Members and the Friends of the ICI very soon, I wish to introduce myself. My name is Lina Panetta and I am the new Director of the Italian Cultural Institute. I came to Melbourne at the end of January, but mine is a "return" to Australia, since I worked at the ICI in Sydney in the mid 90s. I fell in love with Australia so much that I've done my best to come back! I have lots of ideas and projects for cultural events and language courses to organise. However, within the next few months, I'll have to give priority to some urgent, expensive maintenance works for Elm Tree House, the beautiful building which has been home to the Italian Cultural Institute since 1970. So, soon you'll see the sign "Lavori in corso/works in progress"! I ask you to be patient and keep supporting the ICI with your membership and renewal of it if it has expired. It will be worthwhile! I am looking forward to meeting you all here at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and I wish you all a very Happy Easter! Arrivederci a presto! Lina Panetta
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Term 2: ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSES 
Term 2 will see a more varied range of cultural courses, alongside the offer of language courses of all levels.
Term 2 will start on Monday 15 April and finish on Monday 24 June.
Please visit our website for all details on dates and fees:
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TERM 2: Monday 15 April - Monday 24 June 2013
- CINEMA, food and emotions
- L'italiano al Cinema
- CINEMA, citta' e linguaggi
- A taste of Italian Art
- VCE Italian
- Latino per tutti
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RETROSPECTIVE:  MARCO BELLOCCHIO
Five decades into an accomplished career, master Italian auteur Marco Bellocchio remains one of Italy's most stylistically inventive and politically attuned filmmakers.
4 films by the Italian film director:
- Dormant Beauty (Bella addormentata)
- Vincere
- In the Name of the Father (Nel nome del padre)
- Good Morning, Night (Buongiorno, notte)
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18 - 23 April
at the ACMI
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First of a series of seminars organized in collaboration with RISM (Research in Italian Studies in Melbourne),
Dr Brigid Maher (La Trobe University) on The 1980s as a decade of transformation, as seen in the novel "Riportando tutto a casa" by Nicola Lagioia (2011).
Content of Dr Maher's talk
The 1980s brought considerable change to Italy: greater affluence in some sectors of society, the advent of commercial television, increased globalisation and Americanization, and some significant technological developments. In this talk Dr Maher will explore how these different kinds of transformation are portrayed in Nicola Lagioia's 2011 novel "Riportando tutto a casa". Starting out with the arrival in Italian homes of the television comedy show Drive In ("the laughter that was to bury us all"), the novel depicts the period as one of both personal transformation (these are the narrator's formative years) and societal transformation
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30 April, 5.30pm
Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with RISM (Research in Italian Studies in Melbourne)
IN ITALIAN
Free event
Bookings essential
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 ELIO PETRI
A rare opportunity to view a collection of Elio Petri's films.
A retrospective of 6 Italian films directed by Elio Petri (1929-1982), one of the most eclectic Italian film makers. Not always loved by critics due to the anti-aristocratic "flashiness"of his directorial style, and often considered "inopportune' by the main political parties, he can be seen today, along with Pier Paolo Pasolini, as the most modern of 1960s Italian directors:
- The Assassin (Wed 15 May 7pm)
- The 10th Victim (Wed 15 May at 8.55pm)
- Property is No Longer a Theft (Wed 22 May at 7pm)
- I giorni contati (Wed 22 May at 9.10pm)
- Todo modo (Wed 29 May at 7pm)
- We Still Kill the Old Way (Wed 29 May at 9.15pm)
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15 to 29 May
Italian Cultural Institute
in collaboration with Melbourne Cinémathèque For tickets
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DIEGO MARANI
The Italian writer Diego Marani will be at the Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne. Invited as a guest at the Sydney Writers Festival, Diego Marani is a wellknown writer and translator, whose books have been translated into English (Text Publishing House).
Diego Marani will be presenting the first translation into English of 'New Finnish Grammar', which was shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Award and the Best Translated Book Award.
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28 May, 6.00pm
Italian Cultural Institute
in collaboration with AALITRA and TEXT Publishing IN ENGLISH
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NEXT EVENTS NOT TO BE MISSED
3 July 
Carlo Lucarelli has been invited by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics of Monash University to run workshops at the Translation Winter School and Festival " Murder and Mayhem in translation". The famous Italian crime writer will be our guest at the ICI to talk about his most recent books. 8, 9 and 10 June
Violinist Davide Monti will play in " Celebrating Corelli" concert Saturday 8 June, Sunday 9 June (St Ambrose Church, Woodend) and with "Accademia Arcadia" on Monday 10 June. These concerts are part of the Woodend Winter Arts Festival, and organized in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne. 17 June, 5.30pm
Monday 17 June at 5.30pm Dr Sabina Sestigiani (Swinburne University) will give a talk on " Leonardo Sciascia and Peter Robb:a discordant view on the anti-mafia pool in Palermo in the 1980s"
Part of a series of talks organized in collaboration with RISM (Research in Italian Studies in Melbourne). This talk will be IN ITALIAN.
This seminar analyses Leonardo Sciascia's sceptical opinions in regard to the anti-mafia pool in Palermo in the 1980s and Peter Robb's portrayal of the mafia and anti-mafia phenomenon in his Midnight in Sicily. Sciascia's famous article "I professionisti dell'antimafia" published in the Italian daily Il Corriere della Sera in 1987, and the sensation it caused in Italy will be discussed.
23 August
Lectura Dantis, music and readings in Italian and in English of a selection from Dante's Divina Commedia, Friday 23 August
October, date TBC
There will be a special " Verdi Night" at the ICI, with excellent young opera singers from the Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust.
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NEW! NEW! NEW!
From the 1st of March 2013 it is possible to hire the Main Hall of the Italian Cultural Institute. For all details: www.iicmelbourne.esteri.it
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"Mercatino dei LIBRI USATI"
Starting on the 15th of April, pre-loved books in Italian will be for sale at the Library of the ICI for only $1.00 each! Wide selection and some interesting titles!!!
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LOOKING for Volunteers to join the "Pollice Verde Club"
(Green Thumb Club)
Our lovely garden here at the ICI needs some care....Join the "Pollice Verde Club" for a few hours per month and you will receive a free ICI membership!
BOOKINGS: please call (03) 9866 5931 or email iicmelbourne@esteri.it
Let us know when you could be available so as we could organize the "Pollice Verde Club" by having a few volunteers working together!.
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DISCOUNTED tickets for ICI Members
Members of the Italian Cultural Institute will be eligible for the discounted rate for all lectures and seminars on " Ancient Mediterranean Studies Series" organised by La Trobe University (March - December 2013). For more information on topics and dates: latrobe.edu.au/humanities/litc
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Restaurant Partners 10% discount (only for ICI Members)
Please remember to show your ICI card at the following restaurants, to have 10% discount
Cafe' Latte (Toorak); - Ecco Restaurant (South Yarra); - Fleischer Cakes (Malvern); - Pizzette (South Yarra); - San Luca (Melbourne); - Seasons Provedore (Carlton)
20% discount off drinks at:
The Italian Corner (Fitzroy)
A free glass of wine upon purchase of a meal at: La Notte (Carlton)
A free cup of coffee with a purchase of $3.00 or more at:
Brunetti (Camberwell)
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Istituto Italiano di Cultura Melbourne
233 Domain Road
3141
South Yarra, VIC 3141
Office hours:
Mon - Thu 9.00am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm - 6.00pm
Fri 9.00am - 1.00pm
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