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A Retrospective of Pawel Pawlikowski’s films

Museum of the Moving Image 36-01 35th Avenue, Astoria

Since making his first film nearly 30 years ago, Academy Award–winning director Pawel Pawlikowski has established himself as one of the most accomplished and adventurous filmmakers working today. Born in Warsaw, Poland, he emigrated to England as a teenager, and made his first films there—documentaries with peripatetic themes and titles (From Moscow to Pietushki: A Journey with Benedict Yerofeyev, Dostoevsky's…

Russia Without Putin Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War- A Book Talk with Tony Wood

Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City

On Tuesday, December 11th please join us for “Russia Without Putin Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War- A Book Talk with Tony Wood”. It is impossible to think of Russia today without thinking of Vladimir Putin. More than any other major national leader, he personifies his country in the eyes of the world, and dominates Western…

Call Me By Your Name

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City

Followed by a Q&A with author André Aciman This screening is part of the third edition of Italy on Screen Today. Call Me By Your Name (2017, 132 min.) Directed by Luca Guadagnino Written by James Ivory, based on the novel by André Aciman Starring Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg Followed by a Q&A with author André Aciman, in conversation with journalist…

Paolo Milano and Renato Poggioli. Exile and Creativity Series.

Italian Culture Institute 686 Park Avenue, New York

An evening dedicated to Paolo Milano and Renato Poggioli, two Italian intellectuals instrumental in the development of a cultural dialogue between Italy and the United States, particularly in the fields of literature and comparative literature. Paolo Milano came to the United States in 1938 due to the racial laws and remained until 1957;  Renato Poggioli, a fervent antifascist, left Italy…

The ‘Politics’ of the Lens: Sub-Carpathian Rus’ in Czech Photography, 1919-1923

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York

An illustrated talk by Edward Kasinec, Hoover Institution, and Harriman Institute, with Hee Gwone Yoo, New York Public Library Free. Suggested donation $5.00 Light refreshments. Recent years have witnessed the discovery of several photographic sources dealing with Sub-Carpathian Rus’ in the years 1919-1923, shortly after its incorporation into the Czechoslovak State. These sources range from the color photography by Rudolf…

Little Tito and the Aliens (2018)

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City

Introduced by director Paola Randi This screening is part of the third edition of Italy on Screen Today. Little Tito and the Aliens (Tito e gli alieni) (2018, 92 min.) Written and Directed by Paola Randi Starring Valerio Mastandrea, Clémence Poésy, Luca Esposito Introduced by director Paola Randi in conversation with journalist Silvia Bizio. After his wife's death, the Professor goes to…