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Movie Reviews
Movie reviews - May 9 to 23
IRON MAN 3 Odeon: May 10–12 Prepare for a heavy metal! Tony Stark is up against an enemy, the Mandarin, whose reach knows no bounds. With his back to the wall Stark embarks on a harrowing quest for retribution. As he fights his …
Don't Miss
The don't miss list - May 9 to 23
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. ARTISAN/Artigianato e Palazzo May 16–19 Corsini Gardens, via della Scala, 115, Florence This annual celebration of top-quality handmade …
Exhibit Reviews
Beholder beware
Are today's artists falling again for beauty?
Beauty is a concept not immediately associated with visual art in the modern era. Although some artists pioneered the sublime detachment of abstraction, others appeared more concerned with the turmoil, grittiness and uncertainty of existence. Indeed, many practitioners may even have …
Movie Reviews
Movie reviews - from April 24 to May 9
NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON Odeon: April 29–May 5 You can change your life in an instant. Raimund Gregorius, a stuck-in-a rut Latin teacher in Berne changes his life when an incident propels him into a literary investigation that takes him to Portugal. …
Don't Miss
The don't miss list - April 24 to May 9
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. EU/Festival d’Europa May 7–12 Various locations in Florence A celebration of and opportunity to reflect on the present …
Best Events
May Walks and Visits
Alexandra Lawrence and The Florentine present the May 2013 schedule of the Walks and Visits series.
So you think you know Florence? TF's editor-at-large and licenced guide Alexandra Lawrence will take you to hidden corners, helping you to discover the 'real' Florence beyond the Uffizi and the Duomo.
Saturday, May 4, 10:30am to 1pm Fiesole Walk Meeting point: Piazza Mino, …
Economy + Society
Florence is 'capital of Europe'
Festival d'Europa returns May 7 to 12
by Kevin Manley
As the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, Florence and the region of Tuscany have long had a ‘European calling.’ For this reason, Florence was chosen as the home of the European University Institute (EUI), which studies the activities and development of …
Best Events
Singing the joy of spring
Cantar Maggio in Pistoia
Cantar Maggio is a tradition that almost certainly dates back to Etruscan and Celtic rites of spring. Anticipating fertility and a good harvest, it was celebrated by farmers and mountain residents all over Italy for centuries. Yet when it was banned …
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Universities unite!
Prato Campus Week
From May 4 to 11, Prato will be filled with beats, food and even group sporting events, all part of a joint program of Prato’s three universities, promoting interaction not only among themselves, but also with universities in nearby Florence. With …
Movie Reviews
Movie reviews - April 11 to 25
Movie reviews by James Douglas SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Odeon: April 9–11 David O. Russell’s wonderfully unconventional ‘bipolar’ romantic comedy has a lot of interesting things to say about this disorder, cleverly wrapping its traumas in a frothy off-beat comedy that is pitch perfect, compassionate and …
Don't Miss
The don't miss list - April 11 to 25
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. POETRY/Shakespeare Week April 15–18. British Institute, Lungarno Guicciardini 9, Florence The Tempest takes centre stage at the …
Exhibit Reviews
Striking a balance
The Uffizi's latest show offers a focused alternative to the blockbuster
In the late 1960s, the modern blockbuster art exhibition arrived and changed the museum landscape. Pioneered by such major institutions as New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, these ambitious shows combined the art-world equivalents of Cinemascope, Technicolor, surround sound with a …
Exhibit Reviews
By choice and coincidences
Four international artists at Villa Il Palmerino
Forty years ago this month, I set out from London as a teenager on my ‘grand tour’ that was to take me from art history studies at the British Institute in Florence to an archaeological dig in Herculaneum, via Magic Bus …
Best Events
Fly high, fly late
Florence's White Night is April 30
The 2013 Notte Bianca, or White Night, promises to deliver a full charge of creative energy thanks to the artistic direction of Florence-based digital storyteller Felice Limosani, who has coordinated a nighttime festival of installations, performances and music.
Changing perspective allows for …
Movie Reviews
Movie reviews - March 28 to April 11
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Odeon: April 9-11 David O. Russell’s wonderfully unconventional ‘bipolar’ romantic comedy has a lot of interesting things to say about this disorder, cleverly wrapping its traumas in a frothy off-beat comedy that is pitch perfect, compassionate and sharp. Jennifer …1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45 | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90 | 91-105 | 106-120 | 121-135 | 136-150
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