(9 Mar) – A tribute to a great protagonist of Italian cinema, a figure that best represents the image of Italy in the world. On the occasion of Michelangelo Antonioni’s birth centenary, New York will host a retrospective of the great film director, screenwriter, editor, writer and painter, who is one of the cornerstones of Italian culture in the world. The project, strongly wanted by the Italian Culture Institute in New York, was developed in collaboration with the Museum of Moving Image, with Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò NYU, with the Queens College City University of New York and CinecittaLuce. The event will start on March 20, with a screening of the movie “The girl friends” (1955), adapted from novel by Cesare Pavese and awarded with the Silver Lion at the 20th International Film Festival of Venice. The tribute to Antonioni will continue on April 8 and 9 with a screening of 16 documentaries by Antonioni at the Museum of the Moving Image. The retrospective will be closed with a symposium at New York Casa Italian Zerilli Marimò. (Ram/Peg)
