Italian Film Series to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy (1861-2011)

The URI Italian Program celebrates Italian Heritage Month and the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy (1861-2011) with the following films on the subject of the Italian Risorgimento: 

October 24 - Roberto Rossellini’s dramatic film "Viva l’Italia" (1961);

October 26 - Mario Soldati’s film adapation of eponymous Fogazzaro novel, “Piccolo mondo antico” (1941).

These events have been made possible by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate General of Italy in Boston.

The films are free and open to the public.