Bella Notte! A Taste of Italy/Film: Pranzo di Ferragosto

Event Date: 
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Free Event
Arts & Culture
Cost:
Included Items: 
Free admission to film, followed by a sampling of Italian cannoli!

Join American Art, the Embassy of Italy, and the Italian Cultural Institute as we celebrate the good food and films of Italy!

This screening will be followed by a sampling of Italian cannoli!

Pranzo di Ferragosto ("Mid-August Lunch"): Gianni is a middle-aged man living in Rome with his elderly mother. Facing mounting debts, he is forced to stay home and entertain her and three other feisty old women during Italy's biggest summer holiday, Ferragosto. This series is made possible through a collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC, and the Italian Cultural Institute. Film in Italian with English subtitles (2008, 75 minutes).

Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum, McEvoy Auditorium.

Free tickets available at 5:30 p.m. in the G Street lobby on the day of the program.

See who's going!

Event Link: http://americanart.si.edu/calendar/event.cfm?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D114845347