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Tuesday 6/05 - Tuesday 6/05
Andy Warhol: American Dream (original version with Italian subtitles)
Regia: Lubomir Slivka
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At Giunti Odeon, the splendid docufilm dedicated to one of the greatest masters of 20th century art. Like an on-the-road trip, the film explores the enigmatic personality of Andy Warhol (1928-1987), investigating his family ties and the roots that shaped one of the 20th century's most iconic artists. Often asked about his origins, Warhol replied with a now-famous phrase: “I come from nothing”. His parents, Ondrej Warhola (who anglicised his surname upon his arrival in the United States) and Júlia Justína Zavacká, emigrated from what is now Slovakia during a period of intense migration to America. The documentary starts from these roots to reveal previously unseen aspects of the artist's life, interweaving his family background with his extraordinary career. Through intimate interviews and personal material, the film takes viewers on an emotional and spiritual journey, exploring Warhol's origins and the legendary years of the Factory in New York. The narrative offers a new perspective on the artist, revealing lesser-known details that will capture the attention not only of Warhol's admirers, but also of a wider audience.
A significant part of the documentary was filmed in Warhol's parents' home village, where Byzantine Christianity was deeply rooted. Faith and religion, central themes in the artist's life, are intertwined with his art, showing the introverted and melancholic side of a man who transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary. The film visits symbolic places such as Warhol's birthplace in Pittsburgh, the Carnegie Tech University where he studied and his first home in New York. Other crucial places in his life are also documented, such as the place where he was the victim of an assassination attempt, the hospital of his sudden death and his burial place in Pittisburgh. Enriching the narrative of Andy Warhol. American Dream are contributions from his nephews Donald Warhola, Vice President of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and James Warhola, illustrator and artist. With never-before-seen material and new perspectives, the docu-film sheds light on Warhol's complexity, revealing his most intimate side and the profound impact his work had on contemporary culture. Andy Warhol. American Dream was made with the support of the Warhol family, the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, the Andy Warhol Museum in Medzilaborce (Slovakia), the Slovak National Gallery, the Prague City Gallery and the Andy Warhol Foundation.
Events
Tuesday 6/05 - ore 10:00
Godard, Truffaut and the Nouvelle vague
François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard: two great masters of film history, undisputed protagonists of an unrepeatable season as the French Nouvelle vague. First friends, then rivals, very different from each other, but both bound by a visceral love for cinema: at Giunti Odeon a series of documentary films recounting their contrasting relationship.
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La libreria di Giunti Odeon
A new innovative library format, within the backdrop of rare beauty that has housed a stage since 1922, which has made the history of cinema in Florence. A century later, Giunti Odeon marks a new beginning to personally experience the future and history in a single cultural, leisure, and entertainment experience. Rediscover the pleasure of experiencing the library in the heart of the city.
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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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Nourish your mind and body: discover our bistro
Il Caffè Odeon di Firenze nasce da un incontro e da un sogno. L’incontro è quello con la casa editrice Giunti e col progetto sulla nuova vita da dare allo storico cinema Odeon di Firenze, come centro culturale polifunzionale. Il sogno era quello di poter avere uno spazio, aperto tutto il giorno come i grandi caffè mitteleuropei, in cui proporre piatti provenienti da diverse tradizioni gastronomiche, insieme ad una pasticceria altrettanto ricca e ad una caffetteria di grande qualità, senza trascurare bevande analcoliche sofisticate, vini e cocktail.Assaporare un cibo, bere un caffè fumante o sorseggiare un buon vino sono cose che hanno molto in comune con il leggere un libro o guardare un film: si tratta sempre di usare i nostri sensi per vivere delle storie, che ci riguardino direttamente o ci portino in altri mondi, ed è proprio questo che ha fatto sì che l’incontro permettesse al nostro sogno di avverarsi.
Odeon, the history of cinema in Florence
All the most beautiful films, the most illustrious guests, and the most important events have had the grand hall of the historic center as their stage. Discover its history.
A century of cinema and culture
From 1922 to the present, the history of Florence's Odeon cinema in a book full of pictures, documents, stories and curiosities.
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