La Giornata del Design Italiano nel mondo – Italian Design Day, the perfect occasion to share with you the fantastic story of Olivetti – the great mind, an entrepreneur and innovator.

Olivetti, l’occasione perduta- Il racconto dell’avventura pionieristica di Olivetti nel mondo dell’elettronica

Podcast: https://linktr.ee/olivetti

The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. It is on one hand a romantic comedy but the themes of mercy, justice and religious intolerance keep modern audiences enthralled.

Synopsis

A Venetian merchant, Antonio, arranges a loan with Shylock enabling his friend Bassanio to court the heiress Portia. The bond states that if Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock is entitled to a pound of flesh. Bassanio successfully woos Portia. Antonio’s wealth is lost and Shylock demands the pound of flesh in court. Portia disguises herself as a lawyer and successfully defends Antonio. Shylock is stripped of his wealth.

Stories of entrepreneurship and excellence! Two fictions enrich the #FareCinema program that highlight the creative and entrepreneurial capacity of Italy.

▪️ “Enrico Piaggio, an Italian dream” (2019) , dedicated to the life of the Tuscan entrepreneur, and
▪️ ”Luisa Spagnoli” (2016), a two-part mini-series on the biography of the founder of Perugina.
Both titles, subtitled in English, are available from 14 to 20 June on MyMovies: 🔗https: //www.mymovies.it/ondemand/iic/

13/7 Three Perfect Daughters (È per il tuo bene)  – Italy 2020, 96’ | Comedy  

Three friends are unhappy with their daughters’ romantic relationships.

Three fathers trying to hinder the love affairs of their respective daughters. 

• Having fun with the language is key!
• Be regular and persistent! 
• Keep it varied! 
• Listen Italian news or Italian radio 
• Watch italian movies (Netflix is great option, here you will find some titles: Italian with movies)
• Eat in Italian restaurants!

The period of Venetian rule in Cyprus (1489-1570) – a time when Nicosia was the administrative centre of the island – is considered very important, as it shaped local social, economic and cultural life, and determined the European character of the island. This short period has left also a rich linguistic heritage.

Venus, Venice and Cyprus: Leventis Museum celebrates island’s ties with ‘La Serenissima’

The portal MUBI (streaming service/ curator/ publisher/ distributor/cinema lover) and Cinema Made in Italy are hosting this year’s festival, 16-29 April.

Experience with one month for free:

Mubi – Italian cinema on line

Two Italian movies have been selected for the Cyprus Film Days 2021 – Favolacce and Sole – which return to Rialto in Limassol and Zena Palace Cinema in Nicosia, from the 16th to the 24th of April 2021.
The Festival is organised by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth.

More info: Cyprus Film Days

In the period of Lent, when Easter is approaching, in the southern Langhe (Piemonte), especially in the Roero and Monferrato area, in the area now a UNESCO heritage site, there was an ancient custom among young farmers: to go and “sing the eggs ”- that is to go to the richest farms in the week before Easter and ask for eggs as a gift, singing and playing.

Colomba pasquale or Colomba di Pasqua (“Easter Dove” in English) is an Italian traditional Easter bread. The dough for the colomba is made in a similar manner to panettone, with flour, eggs, sugar, natural yeast and butter. The dough is then fashioned into a dove shape (colomba in Italian) and finally is topped with pearl sugar and almonds before being baked. Some manufacturers produce other versions including a popular bread topped with chocolate, or pistacchio spread like the once done by Fiasconaro, that you can find at Phiale Wines & Foods!