October 16th, 2015 – In September 1943, scared of ending up a hostage in the hands of the Republic of Salo, the septuagenarian Luigi Einaudi decided to escape to Switzerland and crosses with a mule the Gran San Bernardo. The future President of the Republic will remain in Lausanne until December 1944, to then come back and play a vital role in the construction of a new Italy. Luigi Einaudi “relives” today in a documentary film by Villi Hermann, Swiss director, screenwriter and film producer. The Italian Cultural Institute of Munich, in facts, has decided to screen “Luigi Einaudi. Diario dell’esilio svizzero”(in Italian with German subtitles) on Wednesday, October 21 at 7pm at the headquarters of the Institute (Hermann-Schmid-Strasse 8, Munich). The event falls within the scope the 15th edition of the Week of Italian Language in the World. The introductory speech will be given by Fabian Matthias Osterwalder, Consul General of Switzerland. (Red)
