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Goong-Goong: From Tuscany to Shanghai

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

The Story of a Chinese Patriarch Through the Eyes of His Italian Daughter-in-Law Goong-Goong: From Tuscany to Shanghai The Story of a Chinese Patriarch Through the Eyes of His Italian Daughter-in-Law Author Patrizia Chen in conversation with Nancy Yao Maasbach (Museum of Chinese in America) Goong-Goong is a remarkable book. Not exactly a memoir, or history, and not really even about its…

Stories of Maidan

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

It’s been 5 years… Join us for “Stories of Maidan” RAZOM and the Ukrainian Institute of America are organizing a night to mark the 5th years since the beginning of Maidan revolution in Ukraine. We invite you to listen and share “Stories of Maidan” on Friday, December 7th, at 6:30 pm at the Ukrainian Institute of America. Join us for…

Spanish Cinema Days | Film Screening: The fury of a patient man

King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center 53 Washington Square South, New York, United States

The Fury of a Patient Man (Raúl Arévalo / Spain / 2016 / 92 min) Synopsis Madrid, August 2007. Curro (Luis Callejo) is the only one arrested for the robbery of a jewelry store. Eight years later, his girlfriend Ana and their son are waiting for Curro to get out of prison. Jose is a solitary and reserved man who…

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…