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Exactly one year ago Italy first, then the US found themselves in the eye of a storm caused by a new, incredibly contagious virus.  We were hit by a wave of fear. Thick clouds forced us inside our homes, incredulous: …

You’ll find more than a couple of winning Italian “notes” in Nomadland and The Father. And notes is the right word, because it was composer Ludovico Einaudi to create the music for these two “wonderful independent movies that speak about …

Luna Rossa is the story of a dream, but also the beauty of a boat that flies on water. A prototype of perfect engineering and nautical know-how, it is a winning example of Made in Italy. Passion and tenacity  are …

What does it mean to be Italian-Americans? How does our family heritage affect our culture and who we are?  In occasion of this year’s Italian Heritage Month, L’Italo-Americano had the pleasure of discussing about it with Guglielmo Botter. Architect and …

“Nessuno Escluso” a Milano alla Fabbrica del Vapore – Sala delle Colonne. La coinvolgente mostra di Christian Tasso a cura di Adelina von Fürstenberg, prodotta da ART for The World, (www.artfortheworld.net) dove l’artista fa emergere – attraverso le sue fotografie – …

Imagine 37 thousand tons above your head, 116 meters towards the sky, your eyes lost in admiration of the 700 figures in  the  3.600 square meters of Vasari and Zuccari’s Last Judgement.  A lantern brushes up against the sky, while …

What does being — or better, feeling — and identifying as Italians mean,  when living outside of Italy? What is Italy, for all those born from migrant parents, people who left il Belpaese and crossed the ocean to find a …

South of Italy, 1958. Olive trees and fields are all you can see around. Ciccio (Riccardo Scamarcio) is a 40 years old sharecropper with a dream: changing the status quo and fighting with his mates against those who exploit the …

“Working to this movie is already an Oscar to me. I don’t even want to think about it. I mean, the idea makes my heart race. We’ll see, we’ll see, we’ll see.” Italy is already cheering its favorite movie icon, …

Italy’s message to the world of cinema is loud and clear: let’s go, it’s time to start over again. Bari and Venice, with their international festivals that this year have taken place only three days apart, tell us  that we …