Showing posts with label Italian Film Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italian Film Festival. Show all posts

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Learn Italian and WIN!




Dear students and Dante members,


Thank you to Cinema Italiano Festival, the Italian Film Festival in New Zealand, we have 30 invites to two Opening Gala Nights in Auckland to give away to new and to returning students.

For returning students: 
All you have to do is to pay for your usual class by Thu 20 April and you are in to win an invite for you and a friend to the Opening Gala Night of Fellini's masterpiece LA STRADA  on 4 May, 6:35pm, at The Capitol Cinema. Italian food and drinks included, info here.    
Ten winners will be randomly selected on 21 April and notified by email. 

For New Students:
Come to our Dante Open Day on Wed 19 April, 5-7pm, Freemans Bay Community Centre, 52 Hepburn St, Freemans Bay. The first 10 new students to enrol to a class will receive one invite to the Opening Gala Night of Cinema Italiano at the Bridgeway Cinema on Wednesday 3 May, screening the comedy Belli Ciao. This is always a great party, with live music plus Italian food and drinks: info here. What a wonderful way to start your learning experience with us!!

Please click here for the Term 2 timetable



 

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Cinema Italiano Festival Programme Presentation












Last night Cinema Italiano Festival launched its programme! Excellent movie selection, speeches, hosting and Italian flair! Go to Cinema Italiano Festival to find out more about screening times, and see you at the cinema! http://www.cinemaitalianonz.com/





 

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Festival Italiano Girls Night Out: Italian movie, drink and Goodie Bag!


Women Drive Me Crazy Pazze di me
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Genre: Comedy
Language: Italian with English Subtitles
Director: Fausto Brizzi
Cast: Francesco Mandelli, Paola Minaccioni, Chiara Francini, Valeria Bilello
Released: 2013
Duration: 94 Minutes
Rating: M Offensive language and sexual references
Distribution: Palace Films
 Fausto Brizzi, director of 2013 festival hit ‘Love is in the Air’, makes a triumphant return this year with yet another hilarious perspective on family, love and relationships. Andrea (Francesco Mandelli) lives as the only man in a house of seven eccentric and overbearing women. Each female has a dominating characteristic, be it an intense hatred of men, a promiscuous tendency, or simple self-obsession. Their inconsiderate antics are the sole reason that, one by one, Andrea’s girlfriends are driven away from him.When Andrea meets the lovely Giulia (Valeria Bilello), he decides to pretend he is an orphan in order to prevent her from ever meeting his family. But his façade does not hold up long, and even though she forgives him, disasters inevitably ensue, putting his relationship with her and all the other women in his life to the test. Andrea is left asking how he can possibly maintain a real relationship given his family– will he be forced to choose between them and a girlfriend?
Awkward situations and ridiculous moments collide without respite in this riotous romp of one man battling the formidable women in his life.

BERKELEY TAKAPUNA

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Sunday, August 31, 2014

And the winner of a double pass for the Italian Film Festival is.....

The winner of the Dante competition "scrivi una recensione e vinci is..... Monique Feron with her review of the movie “Divorzio all’Italiana”. The film was directed by Pietro Germi in 1961 starring Marcello Mastroianni and Stefania Sandrelli and won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen.





Monique wins a double pass for the Italian Film festival at Berkeley Cinema in Takapuna.

This is her review:

Ho preso in prestito un DVD dalla Biblioteca Dante Alighieri perché non ho il tempo andare al cinema. Ho voluto un DVD senza violenza. Preferisco i film divertenti o romantici.
Grazie a Flavia per la sua raccomandazione – “Divorzio All’Italiana” con l’attore Marcello Mastroianni.

Mi sono ricordata che molti anni fa ho visto il film “Ieri, Oggi e Domani” con Sophia Loren e Marcello Mastroianni. Mi è piaciuto molto. Allora ho deciso di prendere questo DVD “Divorzio All’Italiana”..
La prima produzione di questo film è stata nel millenovecentosessantuno. Due anni dopo, questo film ha vinto “Golden Globe per il miglior film straniero e Marcello ha vinto il premio come miglior attore.

Questo film è fatto in bianco e nero, cosa che in qualche modo ha aggiunto magia.

Forse un altro titolo per questo film sarebbe “Vince Sempre La Donna”.

Fondamentalmente il film racconta la storia di un uomo che dopo pochi anni di matrimonio si annoia e comincia a guardare dove l’erba è più verde – in altre parole,  lui comincia a guardare le altre donne.

Normalmente la moglie faceva tutto per il suo marito, però dopo qualche tempo, quando si accorge che lui non è più interessato a lei, decide di trovare la sua felicità altrove!

Naturalmente, quando il suo marito scopre che ha trovato la sua felicità altrove, il suo interesse si è riacceso!

Questo film ha tutte le svolte ed i giri per catturare l’attenzione di tutti. Ci sono tante sorprese incantevoli e Mastroianni è riuscito a fare tutto questo.

Penso che molte donne apprezzeranno la fine del film.

Bellissimo!


The Italian Film Festival in Auckland will open on 24 September at Rialto Cinemas, and 25 September at Berkeley, Takapuna.


The Festival will run in Auckland until 12 October 2014.
Visit the website http://www.italianfilmfestival.co.nz/ for more information.



Saturday, August 2, 2014

Win A trip to Rome and other fantastic prizes with the Festival Italiano Raffle

In occasion of our Festival Italiano'14 the Dante Auckland is proud to announce the annual raffle with fantastic prizes! There are only 3000 tickets so be quick for your chance to...


First Prize

A fabulous trip to Rome offered by United Travel Newmarket


The prize includes: 
1 return economy class airfare to Rome on Cathay Pacific
 3 nights accommodation in a standard room at Hotel Rimini
Rome Hop on Hop off Tour (2 day ticket)



Second Prize, offered by the Blues!


In Italy we support the Azzurri, and in Auckland we support the Blues
Win a Blues Rugby jersey signed by the Blues team and framed.





Third Prize, offered by Aceto Downunder!


A $250 Aceto Balsamico di Modena Hamper form Aceto Downunder.
Aceto Balsamico di Modena is the most luxurious and delicious balsamic vinegar in the world,
 used by the top chefs and the discerning gourmands!




Fourth Prize, offered by O'Sarracino!


      O'Sarracino dinner for two (value $160).
      O'Saraccino is an elegant Neapolitan restaurant voted by Metro as one of Auckland' top 50 restaurants.

And five more prizes offered by 

Italian Film Festival in NZ


5 x double tickets for the Italian Film Festival 2014
Take your date out of an Italian night in Auckland with this  great selection of Italian movies! Click below to watch the trailer.



Tickets on sale at the Dante Alighieri Society of Auckland, $5 for one or $20 for a pack of 5. Remember that there are only 3000 tickets for sale, so be quick! 
The winning tickets will be draw on September 28th, 3:30pm, 
at the Festival Italiano

 Questions? info@dante.org.nz


All money raised will go towards the Dante Auckland school for children to run our classes and holiday programmes. The school of the Dante Auckland doesn't receive any funding from Italy or New Zealand and relies entirely on its own finances, donations and the work of our volunteers. This raffle is our yearly fundraiser so thank you all for your support. 

(And don't forget to Like the Festival Italiano on FB to win even more prizes!)