{"id":215643,"date":"2021-10-23T12:21:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T16:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/?p=215643"},"modified":"2022-02-23T13:29:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T18:29:18","slug":"the-macaluso-sisters-online-conversation-with-director-emma-dante-nov-14-2021-and-free-online-film-screening-nov-6-15-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/inserra-chair\/2021\/10\/23\/the-macaluso-sisters-online-conversation-with-director-emma-dante-nov-14-2021-and-free-online-film-screening-nov-6-15-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Macaluso Sisters: Online Conversation with Director Emma Dante (Nov. 14, 2021) and Film Screening (Nov. 6-15, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <strong>Nov. 14, 2021 at 2pm EST<\/strong>, the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies presented <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/MacalusoSistersMSU\"><strong>a virtual conversation with acclaimed director Emma Dante<\/strong> <\/a>about her recent award-winning film <strong><em>The Macaluso Sisters <\/em><\/strong>(2020), which was <strong>screened on an online platform<\/strong> via the Accademia del Cinema Italiano Premi David di Donatello <strong>(Nov. 6-15, 2021)<\/strong>. The Nov. 14 conversation included Marica Stocchi, co-producer of the film, and Massimo Mascolo from the Accademia del Cinema to address issues of creativity across media (theater, film, opera) and the role of women in Italian and international cinema today. The conversation was moderated by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~fiorete\">Teresa Fiore<\/a> (Inserra Chair, Italian Program, WLC).<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AbwRKKsozzM\">VIDEO RECORDING OF THE EVENT IN ENGLISH<\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3u_yTdBZuS4\">VIDEO RECORDING OF THE EVENT IN ITALIAN<\/a><\/span>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2021\/10\/Macaluso-Sisters-Event-Photo.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2021\/10\/Macaluso-Sisters-Event-Photo.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Macaluso Sisters Event Photo\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: The Macaluso Sisters I Official UK Trailer [HD]\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W-RClMQnl_U?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Adapted from her prize-winning stage play of the same name, which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peakperfs.org\/event\/le-sorelle-macaluso\/2017-11-16\/\">premiered in the U.S. as part of Peaks Performances<\/a> at 精品成人福利在线 University, Emma Dante\u2019s moving, decades-traversing drama <em>The Macaluso Sisters<\/em> follows a family of five orphaned sisters living in Palermo who grapple with a tragic loss in the family. The film opened at the 2020 Venice International Film Festival where it won the Pasinetti Awards (given by the National Union of Italian Journalists) for Best Film and Best Actress (awarded to the ensemble cast playing the sisters).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2021\/09\/macaluso-film-and-play-vertical.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/inserra-chair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2021\/09\/macaluso-film-and-play-vertical.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"macaluso film and play vertical\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Presented in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daviddidonatello.it\/\">Accademia del Cinema Italiano Premi <em>David<\/em>\u00a0di\u00a0<em>Donatello\u00a0<\/em><\/a>(the Italian equivalent of the Oscar Awards) and in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/programs-of-study\/italian\">Italian Program<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\">Dept. of World Languages and Cultures<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Nov. 14, 2021 at 2pm EST, the Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies presented a virtual conversation with acclaimed director Emma Dante about her recent award-winning film The Macaluso Sisters (2020), which was screened on an online platform via the Accademia del Cinema Italiano Premi David di Donatello (Nov. 6-15, 2021). 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