Tuesday 29 April

VISIT: Florentine Gelato Kitchen

Meet at 16,30 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. The cost of EUR 3,00 includes the visit, a gelato of three flavors, and informative literature. Sign-up and payment handled by the department of Italian Language and Art. Sign-up by Monday 28 April. Minimum 6 participants.

 

Wednesday 30 April

VISIT: Gallery of Modern Art

Meet at 14,40 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. Sign-up handled by the department of Italian Language and Art. Sign-up by Tuesday 29 April.

 

Friday 2 May

SEMINAR: Umbria

Meet at 12,45 in Aula E, at the school building on Via Faenza.

 

Sunday 4 May

Picnic at the Cascine Park

Meet at 11,30 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. Bring two ATAF bus tickets and a bag lunch. The trip will be made only with a minimum of 5 participants. 

 

Tuesday 6 May

APERITANDEM

20,00 at Via del Giglio 4. Students from LDM will meet with Italian students to eat, drink, and converse in Italian. Sign-up handled by the department of Italian Language and Art. Sign-up by Wednesday 30 April.

 

Wednesday 7 May

VISIT: The Uffizi Gallery

Meet at 14,40 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. Sign-up handled by the department of Italian Language and Art. Sign up by Tuesday 6 March. Maximum 25 participants.

 

Thursday 8 May

FILM: “Pane e Tulipani” by S. Soldini. Produced: 2000, 100′ Duration

Through a series of strange events, Rosalba, a housewife from Pescara, finds herself in Venice where she tries to get her life back in order.

Meet at 16,30 in Aula E in the school building on Via Faenza.

 

Thursday 9 May

SEMINAR: “Italian Literature: Pirandello” 

Meet at 12,45 in Aula E, at the school building on Via Faenza.

 

Wednesday 14 May

VISIT: The Church of San Miniato

Meet at 14,40 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. Sign-up handled by the department of Italian Language and Art. Sign up by Tuesday 13 March. Bring with you two ATAF bus tickets.

 

Thursday 15 May 

FILM: “Il Piccolo Diavolo” by R. Benigni. WInner of the David Award for Best Actor. Produced: 1998, Duration: 112′

Father Maurice (Maurizio – Walther Matthau), a priest living in a residential college for priests in Rome, is called out one day to “exorcise” the devil from someone. The devil turns out to be in the form of a fun-loving man called Giuditta (Judith – Roberto Benigni). What Father Maurice doesn’t know is that this type of devil will turn his life around.

Meet at 16,30 in Aula E in the school building on Via Faenza.

 

Friday 16 May

SEMINAR: “Tuscany”

Meet at 12,45 in Aula E, at the school building on Via Faenza.

 

Monday 19 May

SEMINAR: “Firenze e i Medici”

Meet at 12,45 in Aula E, at the school building on Via Faenza.

 

Tuesday 20 May

FILM: “Come te nessuno mai”  by G. Muccino. Year of production: 1999. Duration: 88′. Italian Subtitles.

A comedy of love and politics about growing up in the shadow of the ’60s. For 16-year-old Silvio, being a part of his high school’s ‘counterculture’ movement has been reduced to selecting clothes that will mark him a slacker, a hippie, a goth, or a politico. And while Silvio’s school is being taken over by these protest-happy political renegades, all he can think about is how to get Valentina to kiss him in the storeroom and Claudia to fall in love with him.

Meet at 16,30 in Aula E in the school building on Via Faenza.

Monday 3rd March

FILM: “Io, Chiara, e lo Scuro” by M. Ponzi. 1982, Winner of the David di Donatello Prize, duration 103′

Francesco, nicknamed ‘Toscano’, is a very good pool player but he never wins when he plays for money. He meets Chiara, a saxophone player, on a late night bus by swapping his case containing the cue with her one, containing the sax. The two fall in love, but in the meantime Francesco loses a big amount of money playing versus ‘Scuro’, the long-time Italian champion. His only chance to pay the debt is to win the Italian Championships.
20:30 in Aula Roma at the school building on Via Faenza.

Wednesday 5th March
VISIT: Il Duomo
Meet at 14,40 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. RSVP to the department of Italian Language and Art by Tuesday 4th March.

Friday 7th March
SEMINAR: “Leonardo da Vinci: His Life and Works”
12,45 in Aula E in the school building on Via Faenza.

Monday 10th March
FILM: “Mediterraneo” by G. Salvatores. 1991, Oscar Prize for Best Foreign Film, duration 105′
On a magical Greek island during the Second World War, 8 misfit soldiers discover that it is better to make love instead of war. Isolated from the war by their broken radio, they begin to make friends with the locals and discover themselves in the process.
20,30 in Aula Roma in the school building on Via Faenza.

Wednesday 12th March
VISIT: Church of San Lorenzo
14,40 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. Cost of EUR 2,50 and RSVP to be made to the department of Italian Language and Art by Tuesday March 11. Maximum 25 participants.

Friday 14th March
SEMINAR: Roberto Benigni
12,45 in Aula E in the school building on Via Faenza.

VISIT: La Certosa
This monstery, built in 1300 is rich with Florentine masterpieces from the 15th and 16th centuries. Attached to the monastery is a shop selling local artisan products. The visit will be guided by one of the monks.
14,00 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. Bring two tickets for the public bus (ATAF). Cost of EUR 2,00 and RSVP to be made to the department of Italian Language and Art by Thursday 13th March. Minimum of 5 participants.

Tuesday 18th March
VISIT: Florentine Gelato Kitchen
16,30 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. Cost of EUR 3,00 includes visit, a gelato of 3 flavors, and informative materials. RSVP to be made to the department of Italian Language and Art by Monday 17 March. Minimum 6 participants.

Mercoledi 19th March
VISIT: The Uffizi (Part I)
14,40 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. RSVP to be made to the department of Italian Language and Art by Tuesday 18 March. Maximum of 15 participants.

Thursday 20th March
FILM: “La tigre e la neve” by R. Benigni. Winner of the Nastro d’Argento Prize. 2005, duration 118′
Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic soul, and women love him. But he is in love with Vittoria, and the love is unrequited. Every night he dreams of marrying her, in his boxer shorts and t-shirt, as Tom Waits sings. Vittoria travels to Iraq with her friend, Fuad, a poet; they are there with the second Gulf War breaks out. Vittoria is injured. Attilio must get to her side, and then, as war rages around him, he must find her the medical care she needs. In war, does love conquer all?

Friday 21st March
SEMINAR: “Life in the Renaissance”
12,45 in Aula E in the school building on Via Faenza.

Tuesday 25th March
SEMINAR: “Le Cinque Terre”
12,45 in Aula E in the school building on Via Faenza.

Wednesday 26th March
VISIT: Church of SS. Annunziata and Ospedale degli Innocenti
15,00 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. RSVP to be made to the department of Italian Language and Art by Tuesday 25th March.

Thursday 27th March
FILM: “Il Postino” by M. Radford and M. Troisi. Winner of the Italian Cinema Festival Prize. 1994, duration 112′
With the arrival of the famous chilean writer Pablo Neruda, cast into exile on a small island in the mediterranean, the postman Mario becomes fascinated by Neruda’s prose. With the excuse of delivering the mail daily to his cottage, Mario begins to learn from Neruda the art of poetry.
14,00 in Aula E in the school building on Via Faenza.

Wednesday 6 February

VISIT: The Historic Centre of Florence

Appointment at 14:40 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. Sign up at the administrative office (department of Italian Language and Art) by 5 February.

Thursday 7 February

FILM: L’Ultimo Bacio (The Last Kiss) by G. Muccino, 2001, 105′ duration.

Carlo and Giulia are expecting a baby and seem happy to the outside world. They are surrounded by family and friends in times of need. One day, Carlo meets a girl and falls in love with her putting his marriage in jeopardy.

16,30 in Aula E at the school building on Via Faenza.

Friday 8 February

SEMINAR: Italian Geography

12,45 in Aula E at the school building on Via Faenza.

Monday 11 February

FILM: I Vitelloni (The Vitelloni) by F. Fellini, 1953, 103′ duration.

The film is set in Rimini and follows a group of young people: the intellectual Leopoldo, the womanizer Fausto, the mature Moraldo, the immature Alberto, and the incurable gambler Riccardo.

20,30 in Aula Roma at the school building on Via Faenza.

Tuesday 12 February

APERITIVO: 19,00 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. 10 Euro includes 1 drink and a dinner buffet in a reserved room. Sign up and pay at the administrative office (department of Italian Language and Art) by 11 February. Minimum 5 participants.

Wednesday 13 February

VISIT: Church of Santa Maria Novella

14,40 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. Cost of 2,50 Euro to be paid at the administrative office (department of Italian Language and Art) by Tuesday 12 February. Maximum 25 participants.

Friday 15 February

SEMINAR: Italian Gestures

12,45 in Aula E at the school building on Via Faenza.

Monday 18 February

FILM: I Soliti Ignoti (The Usual Unknowns) by M. Monicelli, 1958, 111′ duration.

A band of robbers find an opportunity for an easy hit: crack a safe in total silence by breaking through a faulty wall in a private residence. The robbers enter but through the wrong wall; they find themselves in the kitchen. In the refrigerator there is food- they sit down and eat dinner.

20,30 in Aula Roma at the school building on Via Faenza.

Wednesday 20 February

VISIT: The Brancacci Chapel

14,40 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. Cost of 3,00 Euro to be paid at the administrative office (department of Italian Language and Art) by Tuesday 19 February. Maximum of 25 participants.

Friday 22 February

SEMINAR: Sicily

12,45 in Aula E at the school building on Via Faenza.

Saturday 23 February

TRIP: Pisa

12,45 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. Cost of 18,00 Euro includes: roundtrip ticket between Florence and Pisa, guided tour of the city, and informational material. Sign up and pay at the administrative office (department of Italian Language and Art) by Thursday 21 February. Minimum of 7 participants.

Monday 25 February

International Convention on the writer Rodolfo Doni: “Spiritualita e storia nell’opera di Rodolfo Doni”. 9,00-19,00 at the school church on Via Faenza (next to Via Faenza 43).

FILM: Travolti da un Insolito Destino Nell’Azzurro Mare d’Agosto (Swept Away by an Unexpected Destiny in the Blue Sea of August) by L. Wertmuller, 1974, 125′ duration.

Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti spends her vacations on a yacht in the Mediterranean, together with her rich friends. Gennarino, a rough sicilian sailor, is constantly at her beck and call until because of a damaged engine the two find themselves alone in the open water. Washed up on a desert island, roles are reversed until…

20,30 in Aula Roma at the school building on Via Faenza.

Wednesday 27 February

VISIT: The Accademia Gallery

14,40 in front of the school building on Via Faenza. Sign up at the administrative office (department of Italian Language and Art) by Tuesday 26 February. Maximum 25 participants.

Friday 29 February

SEMINAR: Florence and the Medici

12,45 in Aula E at the school building on Via Faenza.