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A place for books, cinema and encounters.

A new chapter in the city's cultural history: a bookstore by day, a cinema by night—an extraordinary space where books, movies, and events come together.

Cinema

Now showing

Monday 15/12 - Monday 15/12

David Lynch Retrospective - Short Films (original version with Italian subtitles)

Regia: DAVID LYNCH

Cast:

David Lynch's short films represent the primordial core of his imagination: works born between painting, animation and sound experimentation, in which the tensions, visions and surreal humour that run through his entire filmography already emerge. From his first disturbing animations to hybrids between live action and dreams, to forays into the most grotesque comedy, these films show a free, artisanal and radical Lynch. A retrospective that allows us to observe closely the birth of a unique language, in which cinema becomes a sensory, unsettling and deeply personal experience.

DAVID LYNCH'S SHORT FILMS:

SIX MEN GETTING SICK – 4'

A repetitive and disturbing visual vortex in which six stylised figures seem to reject not only matter but also inner tension. In this hypnotic cycle, Lynch explores the body as a place of fear and obsession, anticipating themes that will run through his entire oeuvre.

THE ALPHABET – 4'

A childhood nightmare about the birth of language. Letters become animated, threatening entities, manifestations of compulsory learning and a terror that emerges from the depths. Lynch blends animation, sound and real images in a disturbing and symbolic flow.

THE GRANDMOTHER – 34'

The loneliness of a child oppressed by his family finds refuge in a creature evoked by his own need for affection. The short film alternates live action and animation in a dense, unsettling tale about the desire for protection and the shadows of childhood.

THE AMPUTEE 1 & 2 – 5' and 4'

A woman recounts a personal story while a nurse attempts to treat a wound. The immobility of the protagonist and the detached tone of the story create a contrast that amplifies the discomfort. Two variations of the same experiment, dry and crudely ironic.

LUMIÈRE – 1'

A minute of spectral atmospheres and luminous vibrations: Lynch pays homage to the origins of cinema by interpreting its mystery rather than its form, as if the film itself were breathing.

THE COWBOY AND THE FRENCHMAN – 26'

A surreal comedy that brings together stereotypes of the American West and grotesque European characters. Through misunderstandings, cultural rituals and unexpected humour, Lynch enjoys disrupting the collective imagination with lightness and imagination.

DUMBLAND – 33’

A deliberately brutal exploration of everyday absurdity. Rough drawings, exaggerated humour, extreme situations: Lynch observes stupidity as a form of primordial chaos, transforming it into a comic and disturbing universe.

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News

Give the Gift of the new History of Cinema Workshop: Great Italian cinema (1945-1975), this Christmas!

Giunti Odeon celebrates thirty golden years of Italian cinema with a new film history workshop curated by Marco Luceri and dedicated to the period (1945-1975) when Italian films conquered the world: from Neorealism to La dolce vita, from Italian comedy to spaghetti-westerns and much more! Schedule of meetings (in Italian): 3, 10, 17 and 24 February and 3 March, every Tuesday (6.30 p.m. – 8 p.m.). Participation fee and registration: £120 (€60 for under 25s) – The pass (nominal and valid for all 5 meetings) can only be purchased at the bookshop cash desk (every day, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.). For those who purchase the pass by 31 December, the price is €60 for everyone.

Events

Monday 15/12 - ore 10:00

Charlie Chaplin & Buster Keaton

The films of two immense masters of the history of cinema offered at Giunti Odeon in splendid and extremely rare restored versions. We start with the 34 comedies interpreted and shot by Charlie Chaplin for the Keystone Company between 2 February and 7 December 1914. In less than twelve months Chaplin went from being an almost unknown vaudeville actor to a film star. He learnt to conceive, direct and edit his own films: just one year of whirlwind activity and a wor...

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The bookstore

Books on Stage
La libreria di Giunti Odeon

A new and original library format set against a backdrop of rare beauty, a stage that since 1922 has shaped the history of cinema in Florence. A century later, Giunti Odeon marks a new beginning, bringing together future and heritage in a single experience of culture, leisure, and entertainment. Rediscover the pleasure of the bookstore at the heart of the city.

What's new in the bookstore

Come l'arancio amaro

Così eravamo. Giornalisti, orchestrali, ragazze allegre e altri persi per strada

Il Dio dei nostri padri. Il grande romanzo della Bibbia

Il male che non c'è

L'economia è politica. Tutto quello che non vediamo dell'economia e nessuno racconta

L'inverno della Lepre Nera

La montagna nel lago

Le nostre mogli negli abissi

M. L’ora del destino

PaperPuccini

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The restaurant

Caffè Odeon, a place to nourish mind and body

Open daily: 11:30 AM - 12:00 AM

Caffè Odeon in Florence was born from the encounter with the Giunti publishing house, and from the project to give new life to the historic Odeon cinema, transforming it into a multifunctional cultural center.

The idea is simple and ambitious: to create a space open all day, like the great Mitteleuropean cafés, where you can enjoy dishes from different gastronomic traditions, a varied pastry selection, a carefully curated coffee service, as well as wines, cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages.

Eating, drinking a coffee or a good glass of wine have much in common with reading a book or watching a film: they are different ways of experiencing stories, through the senses. It is this connection that makes our dream a reality.

A place of history and beauty

Since 1922, the most beautiful films, the most distinguished guests, and the most remarkable events have taken the stage at the magnificent cinema-theatre in Piazza Strozzi, Florence. Come visit us.

A place of history and beauty

Since 1922, the most beautiful films, the most distinguished guests, and the most remarkable events have taken the stage at the magnificent cinema-theatre in Piazza Strozzi, Florence. Come visit us.

Odeon, a century of cinema and culture.

A book filled with images, documents, stories, and curiosities retraces the history of one of Florence's most iconic places, from its origins to the present day. Discover more.