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Italian Film | BENVENUTI AL SUD – “Welcome to the South” screens Thursday, April 25, 2013, at 8 p.m. in the Basement Auditorium (MEZ B0.306) of MEZES Hall, at The University of Texas at Austin. Free and open to the public. The film is presented in Italian with English subtitles. Arrive early; fire code regulations limit occupancy in the auditorium to 100 persons.

Presented by the Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Walk into an intimate 500-seat tent and be transported worlds away to Old-World Italy, filled with acrobats, equestrian showmanship, canine capers and clowns. Join Zoppé – An Italian Family Circus on the Long Center’s West Lawn as they whisk you away with their enchanting exhibition of a traditional European circus, bringing to life a 160-year-old tradition that began near Venice, Italy.  April 12-14, 2013.

VALLANZASCA | “Angel of Evil,” the true story of Italy’s most notorious gangster, screens Thursday, April 11, 2013, at 8 p.m. in the Basement Auditorium (MEZ B0.306) of MEZES Hall, at The University of Texas at Austin. Free and open to the public. The film is presented in Italian with English subtitles. Arrive early; fire code regulations limit occupancy in the auditorium to 100 persons.

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“Due Partite” (The Ladies Get Their Say) screens Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 8 p.m. in the Basement Auditorium (MEZ B0.306) of MEZES Hall, at The University of Texas at Austin. Free and open to the public. The film is presented in Italian with English subtitles. Arrive early; fire code regulations limit occupancy in the auditorium to 100 persons.

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“Il Dolce e L’Amaro” (The Sweet and The Bitter) (Porporati, 2007) will screen Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at 8 p.m. in the Basement Auditorium (MEZ B0.306) of MEZES Hall (Tower Area), at The University of Texas at Austin. Free and open to the public. The film is presented in Italian with English subtitles. Arrive early; fire code regulations limit occupancy in the auditorium to 100 persons.

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“Benzina” (Gasoline) (Stambrini, 2001) will screen Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at 8 p.m. in the Basement Auditorium (MEZ B0.306) of MEZES Hall (Tower Area) at the University of Texas at Austin. Free and open to the public. The film is presented in Italian with English subtitles. Arrive early; fire code regulations limit occupancy in the auditorium to 100 persons.

Plot Summary:  Fiery, dark-haired Stella, an intense auto mechanic, and nervous, blonde Eleonora (aka Lenni) are young and in love, and are from opposite ends of the social spectrum. They operate a gas station peacefully, until Lenni’s mother appears and voices her disapproval of their lesbian romance. When Stella takes action in the heat of the moment, blood flies and the young women end up with a corpse on their hands. The lovers realize they must flee in order to stay together. Source IMDB

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“Basilicata Coast to Coast” (Papaleo, 2010) will be screened Thursday, Nov 29, 2012, at 8 p.m. in the Basement Theatre (MEZ B0.306) of MEZES Hall (Tower Area).  Free and open to the public.  The film is presented in Italian with Italian subtitles. Arrive early; fire code regulations limit occupancy in the auditorium to 100 persons.

A music group and a journalist cross the region of Basilicata by foot to attend a music festival. Source: IMDb

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ALMOST BLUE (Infascelli, 2000) will be screened Thursday, Oct 25, 2012, 8 p.m. in the Basement Theatre (MEZ B0.306) of MEZES Hall (Tower Area).  Free and open to the public.  The film is presented in Italian with English subtitles. Arrive early; fire code regulations limit occupancy in the auditorium to 100 persons.

A serial killer, called the Iguana, is terrorizing Bologna. He is able to continuously change identity. Grazia is investigating trying to find out the truth about the Iguana. Only a blind boy obsessed by “Almost Blue,” a jazz song, could help the investigation. Source: IMDb.

Sponsored by the Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts, with support from the Center for European Studies, The University of Texas at Austin.

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VINCERE (Bellocchio, 2009) will be screened Thursday, Oct 11, 2012, 8 p.m. at MEZES Hall (Tower Area), MEZ B0.306 (Basement Theatre).  Free and open to the public.  Italian with English subtitles.  Arrive early; fire code regulations limit occupancy in the auditorium to 100 persons.

The story of Mussolini’s secret lover, Ida Dalser, and their son Albino. Source: IMDb

Sponsored by the Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts, with support from the Center for European Studies, The University of Texas at Austin.

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HABEMUS PAPAM (We Have A Pope), will be screened Thursday, Sept 27, 2012, 8 p.m. at MEZES Hall (Tower Area), MEZ B0.306 (Basement Theatre).  Free and open to the public.  Italian with English subtitles.

A story centered on the relationship between the newly elected Pope and his therapist. Source: IMDb

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Sponsored by the Department of French and Italian, College of Liberal Arts, with support from the Center for European Studies, The University of Texas at Austin.