Immagini Popolari Siciliane Sacri
Short documentary drawing parallels between the Sicilian people and their history of sacred visual representation.
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Short documentary drawing parallels between the Sicilian people and their history of sacred visual representation.
It follows Mia and Nino. Mia is trying to find an escape from her unfulfilling life. Nino is a sculptor in his mid-thirties who comes to Mia's aid. Their relationship becomes complicated by the arrival of Nino's brother
This superb version of The Sicilian Vespers was staged by Christof Loy at the Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam in 2010. The performance stars Barbara Haveman, Livia Ághová and Burkhard Fritz, while Paolo Carignani conducts
An elderly restaurant owner runs into trouble because of a gambling debt.
A group of police detectives are trying to prevent shipping abroad of stolen art valuables.
Short documentary drawing parallels between the Sicilian people and their history of profane visual representation.
I Vespri Siciliani must me Verdi's most underrated masterpiece. Most people are put off by the fact that it has 5 acts, therefore they conclude that it must be incredibly long. It is long but not as long as some people m
In March 1282, in Palermo during the Easter celebrations. Duchess Hélène, whose brother has been sentenced to death, is forced by a French soldier to sing. Through her song, she stirs up the Sicilians’ hatred against the
The opening work of the 2019-2020 season of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma was Verdi's grand opera based on a historical uprising Sicily in 1282. Conducted by Daniele Gatti and directed by Valentina Carrasco. Given in th
A reluctant summer together transforms into an enchanting adventure when a young boy discovers his aunt's mysterious Sicilian house holds secrets and, perhaps, ancient spirits lurking within its walls.
A story about the migration from Sicily to Tunisy over the unity of Italy.
Turi, having returned to Sicily from abroad, learns that his sister Maruzza is the lover of Cosimo Barrese, a militant of the Movement for the Independence of Sicily, who, abandoned by everyone, has become a bandit. The
A journey full of symbolism, where everyday stories are intertwined with millennial beliefs, shaping an uncertain post-pandemic present in search of its modernity. However, despite the uncertainties of the present time,
The Targa Florio was a Sicilian mountain road race that, in 1906, gave birth to an era of motorsport that is still going today. Dreamt up by the younger son of a Sicilian dynasty, Vincenzo Florio, the Targa Florio ran un
A story of blackmail, conspiracy, courage and fear. We follow the Italian judge trying to take on the mafia.
A film by Charlie Di Julio.
In 1920s Bagheria, Giuseppe 'Peppino' Torrenuova works as a shepherd to financially help his poor family. Over the next fifty years, Giuseppe's life, as well as the life of the village, is observed. Giuseppe grows up, jo
David begins experiencing cloudy memories of a long-lost life amidst the violent Cortello family in Sicily, a family he ultimately betrayed. And the wages of sin are deadly.