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Movie reviews - Jan 20 to Feb 2
by James Douglas
For showtimes, see the events listing.
Odeon, Piazza Strozzi, 2
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SHAME
January 20, 21, 22, 25
‘This is a great act of filmmaking and acting. I don't …
Top Picks
The don't miss list - Jan 19 to Feb 2
by Alexandra Korey
Our events listing keeps you up-to-date on the latest and greatest in culture, music and other English-friendly entertainment; this is a selection of the best of them.
HIP/Vintage Selection
January 25 to 29, Stazione Leopolda, viale F.lli Rosselli 5 (Florence)
Running during the Pitti Filati trade fair, Vintage Selection, now in its 19th edition, …
News - Tuscany
Carnival time!
Viareggio's annual street festival
In Tuscany, the arrival of the new year brings with it Viareggio's annual Carnival celebrations: five weeks of floats, masks, period costumes and parades in the …
The Arts
How much do you like yourself?
by Rose Mackworth-Young
The worries and dreams of Italian teens
What do young girls think about
themselves? How much do the judgements of others define their own
personality? What are their worries? Their passions? Their dreams?
These are some …
Expats in Florence
Keith Sheldrake
by Joelle Edwards
The entrepreneur who followed his heart
We all know the fairytale scenario of a young female foreigner being swept off her feet by a romantic Italian and moving to Florence to live happily ever after. After all, it's not easy for an Italian man to start a new life away from Italy, …
Italian Sketches
Zucchero 'Sugar' Fornaciari
by Deirdre Pirro
From rock to blues
When he appears on stage, frequently wearing a velvet top hat or some other eccentric headgear, Adelmo Fornaciari, in art Zucchero (‘Sugar'), looks more like a …
Life
Culture quirks
by Julie Butterfield
Italians on digestion, cappuccino, and the ?cold breeze'
The TF staff must often come to terms with the most common truisms about Italy, Tuscany and Florence. After six years in print, we've pretty much …
The Arts
Delayed exposure
by Martin Holman
EXHIBIT REVIEW - Meet a photographic genius
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, photographer Brian Duffy created the look of modern, creative Britain. With contemporaries David Bailey and Terence Donovan, Duffy (he was always known by his surname) enlivened the pages of the world's leading style magazines with fashion shots and advertising images that were as restless, defiant and iconoclastic as he was.
The current Duffy exhibition at the Alinari National Museum of Photography will …
Filming Filippo
Silk ceilings, wooden spoons
by David Battistella
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada in 2011 to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King's 2000 book …
In Other Words
A comet and a kiss
by Linda Falcone
On a trip home for the Christmas holiday, I met up with a Florentine friend in San Francisco, where the rogue moved two years ago for …
Florentinisms
Conigliolo, Ghevido, Bastone da pollaio
by Alexandra Lawrence, Francesco Stefanelli
Your in-progress dictionary of the Florentine dialect
Conìgliolo: Variation of coniglio (‘rabbit').
Example: ‘La mi dia anche un conìgliolo, così lo fo' arrosto pe' i bambini.' (‘Go ahead and give me a rabbit, too. …
Food & Wine
Artusi's ricotta tortelli recipe
by Emiko Davies
Comfort food
Tortelli or their smaller versions, like tortellini, have to be one of Italy's ultimate comfort foods. They hold a special place in the hearts of many …
Florence for Students
Get lost, will you?
by Lara Breckon
Finding Florence with the Ataf bus game
There are many ways to find the multitude of faces and places of a more authentic kind of Florence than the one you will see in and around piazza Duomo and the Ponte Vecchio. Finding Florence is an effort all study abroad students should make to …
Florence for Students
How to volunteer in Florence
by Jessica Dysart
Give something back
Muhammad Ali once said, ‘Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.' Volunteering is a way to give back to …
Florence for Students
Being an angel of beauty
by Taylor Neal and Mariana Cameli
NYU students volunteer at the Stibbert
The Stibbert Museum is located in a small, quiet park located off via Bolognese. When three New York University (NYU) students were given the opportunity to …
Florence for Students
Forza Viola!
by Melinda Gallo
Fiorentina fun facts
Part of living abroad for an extended period is getting to know the local sports teams, and Florence has many to follow, from water polo and …
The Arts
David Battistella Filming Filippo
Making a film based on Ross King's book 'Brunelleschi's Dome'
Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada earlier this year to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King's 2000 …
News - Florence
We want writers!
The Florentine is looking for new talent
Do you have a flair for the written
word? Do you blog or take photos? Would you like to help chronicle daily life
and the unique experience of …
Features
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January 18, 2012
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October 17, 2011
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Write the mayor
Fostering dialogue between Florence's mayor and the English-speaking community
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