10 Ways to Rediscover Italo Calvino on His Centenary
Italo Calvino, born on 15 October 1923 and passing on 19 September 1985, is honored a century after his birth with ten diverse media recommendations. The documentary 'Lo scrittore sugli alberi', directed by Duccio Chiarini, debuted at the Venice Giornate degli Autori 2023. Giovanni Falaschi's 2019 publication features 17 letters penned between 1971 and 1983. The video game 'If On A Winter’s Night, Four Travelers', released in September 2021, pays tribute to Calvino's legacy. An exhibition at Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome is scheduled from October 2023 to July 2024. The song 'Oltre il ponte' was revived in 2005, and a graphic novel titled 'Se una notte d’inverno un narratore' mirrors his 1979 work. Lorenzo Mieli is developing a TV adaptation of 'Il barone rampante'.
Key facts
- Italo Calvino was born 15 October 1923 in Santiago de Las Vegas de La Habana, Cuba, and died 19 September 1985 in Siena, Italy.
- Documentary 'Lo scrittore sugli alberi' directed by Duccio Chiarini premiered at Venice Giornate degli Autori 2023.
- Giovanni Falaschi's book 'Una lunga fedeltà a Italo Calvino' (Aguaplano, 2019) contains 17 letters from 1971–1983.
- Video game 'If On A Winter’s Night, Four Travelers' released September 2021 by Dead Idle Games, creators Laura Hunt and Thomas Möhring.
- Exhibition 'C’è un’immagine che mi gira per la testa…' at Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome, curated by Mario Barenghi, runs October 2023–July 2024.
- Song 'Oltre il ponte' (1958) set to music by Sergio Liberovici (1959), covered by Modena City Ramblers with Moni Ovadia in 2005.
- Graphic novel 'Se una notte d’inverno un narratore' (2016) by Gianluigi Pucciarelli and Redhouse Lab.
- TV adaptation of 'Il barone rampante' produced by Lorenzo Mieli, announced at BFI London Film Festival.
Entities
Artists
- Italo Calvino
- Duccio Chiarini
- Giovanni Falaschi
- Laura Hunt
- Thomas Möhring
- Mario Barenghi
- Sergio Liberovici
- Moni Ovadia
- Modena City Ramblers
- Gianluigi Pucciarelli
- Redhouse Lab
- Mario Monicelli
- Vittorio De Sica
- Federico Fellini
- Luchino Visconti
- Giovanni Boccaccio
- Franco Maria Ricci
- Lorenzo Mieli
Institutions
- Scuderie del Quirinale
- Dead Idle Games
- Aguaplano
- Einaudi
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Accademia Carrara di Bergamo
- BFI London Film Festival
- Artribune
Locations
- Santiago de Las Vegas de La Habana
- Cuba
- Siena
- Italy
- Venice
- Rome
- Mexico
- Milan
- Bergamo
- New York