Moomins and the Winter Wonderland

Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

The beloved Finnish fairytale characters the Moomins come to Scandinavia House in this holiday film! It’s winter time in Moomin Valley, but Moomintroll doesn’t want to hibernate — this year he wants to explore the winter. And as the snow begins to drift and cover the garden, Moomintroll climbs out his window one day only to find that mysterious and…

Czech Jewelry Designers Meet NYC

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

An opening of the exhibition of jewerly created specifically for the CCNY Gallery. The connecting motto of the exhibition is "Communication". Whether it's a conversation between partners, a personal interaction with the outside world or a contact between the Czech and American cultural scene, communication is a basic human need and desire. In addition, the jewelry is an interesting and…

Easy

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

N.I.C.E. Closing Night New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.) Film Festival celebrates its 28th edition in the United States. Easy (Italy/Ukraine, 2017, 91 min.) Directed by Andrea Magnani Screening to be followed by Q&A with Andrea Magnani in conversation with Stefano Albertini, NYU. Isidoro, known to all as Easy is lonely and depressed. His career as a young go-cart driver was…

A Place They Called Home: Reclaiming Citizenship. Stories of a New Jewish Return to Germany

Center for Jewish History 15 W. 16th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Contributors to a new book of essays written by the descendants of Jewish holocaust survivors from Germany discuss their own stories, and historian David Sorkin (Yale) will offer historical context based on his current studies of the history of citizenship and Jewish emancipation in Europe. Dena, a New Hampshire retiree, feels at home in Germany the moment the vineyards across the Rhine…

Soirée Musicale: French Songs from the 19th and 20th Centuries – Concert

La Maison Française (NYU) 16 Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

NYU Steinhardt students in Vocal Performance and Piano Studies perform songs studied in the French Song Repertoire course taught by Dr. Manuel Laufer and Dr. Scott Murphree. Carolyn Boulay, soprano Kaeja Cox, soprano Flávia Darcie, mezzo soprano Regina Fierro, soprano Mara Friedman, mezzo soprano Jessica James, soprano Shinae Kim, piano Madeline Kuhn, soprano Chang Liu, piano Samantha McCaleb, soprano Toni McFall,…

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, NY, United States

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, NY, United States

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, NY, United States

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, NY, United States

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, NY, United States

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…