This evening, the Seattle International Film Festival, the largest in the US, will host a virtual class on Italian history, cinema and food.
Dr. Antonio Iannotta will lead “Bread, Love, and Cinema: Italian History Through Film and Food,” taking students on a journey through Italy’s most important films since 1948 and every notable meal captured on film.
Dr. Iannotta is a film curator and professor of Italian Studies at the University of San Diego. He also directs the San Diego Italian Film Festival.
By the end of the two-hour class, students will have a better idea of how food in cinema tells the history of Italy.
To attend the Webinar register online. The class will be held from 7-9 pm PST via Zoom. The first 100 sign-ups can win a free Neapolitan pizza from Tutta Bella (if you live in the Seattle area.)
Films covered during the class:
Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette) | 1948, dir. Vittorio De Sica
Poverty and Nobility (Miseria e nobiltà) | 1954, dir. Mario Mattoli
An American in Rome (Un americano a Roma) | 1954, dir. Steno
The Gold of Naples (L’oro di Napoli) | 1954, dir. Vittorio De Sica
Rocco and His Brothers (Rocco e i suoi fratelli) | 1960, dir. Luchino Visconti
The Big Feast (La grande abbuffata) | 1973, dir. Marco Ferreri
We All Loved Each Other So Much (C’eravamo tanto amati) | 1974, dir. Ettore Scola
Big Night | 1996, dir. Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci
Facing Windows (La finestra di fronte) | 2003, dir. Ferzan Özpetek
The Seattle International Film Festival hosts educational events throughout the year with their annual festival held in May. The 12th virtual edition of their Cinema Italian Style festival, which runs from Dec 10-17, will feature the best new Italian cinema, pre-recorded filmmaker Q&As and work from festival favorites—including Ferzan Özpetek (Goddess of Fortune), Francesco Bruni (Everything's Gonna Be Alright, fresh from its Rome premiere), and Daniele Luchetti (The Ties)—side by side with debut films from David di Donatello-nominated Leonardo d’Agostini (The Champion) and Giuseppe Bonito (Kidz).
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