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A conversation with the L.A.-based artist, Nicola Verlato, on his tribute to...
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Contemporary Florentine Artist
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Italian Female directors make their voices heard at Cinema Italian Style
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Nancy and Tina Sinatra remember their father Frank
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The visual master, Mauro Borrelli, from Veneto through Napa Valley to Burbank
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Conversation with Fausto Roma on the Traces of Jazz
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Remembering the author, poet and playwright Dan Fante
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In conversation with Sergio Donati: Once Upon A Time… Italy made great cinema!
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Fabio Biondi and his Europa Galante at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
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Francesca Cavallo and Timbuktu: the first iPad Magazine for children
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Book Riders: Literary Tours based on Classes taught by Marta Ciccolari Micaldi
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One-on-one with Elena Manferdini: Bolognese engineer-turned-designer in L.A.
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Musical Journey across Partinico, Sicily with Dweezil Zappa
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Professor Franco Marrocco presents The Red Studio and Other Works at the...
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How Tiziana Rocca brought the Taormina Film Fest to Los Angeles
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Valeria Golino talks about her last role under the spell of Naples
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Conversation with comedian Frank Ferrante and his stage persona, Groucho
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Life and career of John Aprea, “napoletano d’America”
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