Film "Il Decameron".  Free of charge and open to all. Pier Paolo Pasolini weaves together a handful of Giovanni Boccaccio’s fourteenth-century moral tales in this picturesque free-for-all. "Il Decameron" explores the delectations and dark corners of an earlier and, as the filmmaker saw it, less compromised time. One of the director’s most popular films, "Il Decameron", trans­posed to Naples from Boccaccio’s… Read more »

Come one, come all to an entertaining Dante Annual General Meeting 4:00 pm AGM (Italian and English) 4:45 pm Greetings from H.E. Alessandro Cattaneo, Ambassador of Italy to Canada 5:00 pm Guest speakers: Brunella Buscicchio, independent curator, and Steven Scherer, former Reuters foreign correspondent in Rome “Il Festival di Sanremo: la canzone nel panorama culturale e… Read more »

The Embassy of Italy invites you to the North American premiere of a documentary film about the legacy of Italian life Senator and Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre, presented at the 2024 Rome Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a talk by the director, Ruggero Gabbai. The event is open to the public at Ciné+ at the… Read more »

Wednesday February 5, 12 - Conversazioni serali - OPL Sunnyside Branch. Drop-in (6-8pm). Occorre parlare l'Italiano almeno a livello intermedio. Free for the first time newcomer, then Dante annual membership is required. Vi aspettiamo!

Pinocchio - Free of charge and open to all. The film will be shown in Italian with English subtitles. Regia: Matteo Garrone Anno:  2019 Lingua: Italiano con sottotitoli in inglese Durata: 125 minuti

Presentato in collaborazione con l'IIC Montréal Dagli anni Quaranta agli anni Settanta, Vittorio De Sica si è ritagliato un posto speciale nel pantheon dei cineasti italiani. Fu uno dei precursori del neorealismo, movimento di cui realizzò alcune delle opere più emblematiche. Maestro delle emozioni sullo schermo, De Sica ha sempre saputo filmare la società italiana con altrettanta… Read more »

La Tenerezza - Free of charge and open to all. The film will be shown in Italian with English subtitles. Regia: Gianni Amelio Anno:  2017 Lingua: Italiano con sottotitoli in inglese Durata: 103 minuti

Monday March 10, 24, 31 - Conversazioni serali - OPL Sunnyside Branch. Drop-in (6-8pm). Occorre parlare l'Italiano almeno a livello intermedio. Free for the first time newcomer, then Dante annual membership is required. Vi aspettiamo!

The National Congress of Italian Canadians (National Capital District) is pleased to present Dr. Gina Valle and her book Echoes of Growing Up Italian. This book presentation will be the focal point of this year's International Women's Day event. There will be select readings from the book followed by discussion. The book features a collection… Read more »

Enjoy a special evening dedicated to Italian art and culture at the National Gallery of Canada! Don't miss the unique opportunity to discover the secrets of drawings on paper while immersing yourself in the Italian language and culture. Experience a guided tour in Italian of the exhibition "Gathered Leaves: Discoveries from the Drawings Vault," led… Read more »

Monday April 14 - Conversazioni serali - OPL Sunnyside Branch. Drop-in (6-8pm) Unitevi a noi e venite a fare nuove conoscenze! Occorre parlare Italiano a un livello intermedio. Free for the first time newcomer.

The King of Laughter is set in the early 1900s when, at the height of his success, Edoardo Scarpetta was called to defend himself in court against Gabriele D’Annunzio who, offended by the parody of his work La figlia di Iorio, accused the Neapolitan comic of plagiarizing the original play to discredit him. The theatre… Read more »