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Bernardo Bertolucci to Receive Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes Wednesday 13 April 2011

Bernardo Bertolucci will receive an honorary Palme d’or at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, This important award is given to a talented film director, whose work is authoritative but for some reason ...

Pope John Paul II beatification in Rome: ticketing scam Tuesday 29 March 2011

Pilgrims to the Vatican and Rome for the beatification of Pope John Paul II on May 1st are being asked by Italian police to be careful of any ticketing schemes. They are emphasising that the beatification ...

Nemi, strawberry capital of Italy Monday 21 March 2011

Maybe you have never heard of the town of Nemi, near Rome, but here in Europe it’s famous for being the strawberry capital of Italy! In June this lovely town, which lays among the beautiful Albani Hills, ...

Bernardo Bertolucci jury president at Venice Film Festival? Friday 18 March 2011

Venice film festival artistic director Marco Muller has lots of new ideas for what should be his last festival! In fact, according to Il Manifesto, he’s planning to offer the presidency of the jury ...

Verdi's Nabucco on Italian television to celebrate 150 years of unification Friday 18 March 2011

To celebrate 150 years of Italian unification, Italy went back to what it knew best about its traditions and could most celebrate. National broadcaster RAI treated Italians to a live performance of Giuseppe ...

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