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Beauty and the star-system, talent and fragility, the lights of the cinema and the shadows of life: Giunti Odeon pays tribute to one of the most extraordinary divas in the history of cinema, Marilyn Monroe, with three of her most famous and iconic films, authentic masterpieces directed by as many great directors.
Luca Pappagallo brings Pasta alla Buttera to the stage.
In this exclusive show cooking event, Luca Pappagallo takes center stage with a dish that embodies the rustic and authentic traditions of Maremma: Pasta alla Buttera.
With his straightforward style and passion for genuine cuisine, Luca will guide the audience on a journey through bold flavors and rich aromas, tracing the origins of a recipe born among the butteri, the legendary cowboys of Maremma.
A unique opportunity to witness the live preparation of a dish that celebrates local cuisine and rural culture, interpreted by one of the most beloved chefs, known for his ability to highlight the essence of Italian culinary traditions.
Pasta alla Buttera, with all its strength and authenticity, will be the heart of a show that blends storytelling, technique, and taste.
At Giunti Odeon a selection of American classics from the 1980s! Colourful, crazy, experimental, joyful and dark at the same time: the films of that decade are the kaleidoscope of a renewed and euphoric society, but not without its shadows. Here then are the films of masters such as Robert Zemeckis, David Cronenberg, Terry Gilliam, Martin Scorsese and many other cult films to see and see again!
In the narrative form that made him famous—the "novel without fiction"—Javier Cercas, in his new book Il folle di Dio alla fine del mondo (Guanda), seeks an answer to a question no one can ignore. In these pages, he merges his deepest obsessions with one of contemporary society’s fundamental concerns: the role of spirituality and transcendence in human life, which inevitably intersects with religion and the desire for immortality. Join us at GO with the author and Dom Bernardo Gianni to discuss it together.
The Book:
Here is a madman without God chasing the madman of God to the ends of the earth.
With this striking opening, a unique book begins—one that no one has ever had the opportunity to write before. The "madman without God" is an atheist and anti-clerical writer who calls himself a militant secularist, driven by the desire to speak face-to-face with Pope Francis, the "madman of God," as the saint who inspired his name also described himself. But beyond its uniqueness—because never before had the Vatican opened its doors so generously to a writer—this book is profoundly insightful. It is a masterful and personal account from a great author, almost a thriller about the oldest mystery in human history. Is there really life after death?
The Author:
Javier Cercas (b. 1962) is a Spanish writer, a regular contributor to the Catalan edition of El País and its Saturday supplement, as well as a professor of Spanish literature at the University of Girona since 1989.
He achieved success with Soldiers of Salamis (Guanda, 2002); The Motive (Guanda, 2004); The Speed of Light (Guanda, 2006); The Woman in the Portrait (Guanda, 2008); The Anatomy of a Moment (Guanda, 2010); The Tenant(Guanda, 2011); The Truth of Agamemnon (Guanda, 2012); Outlaws (Guanda, 2013); The Impostor (Guanda, 2015, winner of the 2016 European Book Prize); The Blind Spot (Guanda, 2016); Terra Alta (Guanda, 2020); and Independence (2021).
In 2016, he won the IX edition of the FriulAdria Prize "History in a Novel" for "boldly exploring the boundaries between reality and fiction, restoring in his novels both the coherence and symmetry of history, as well as the dramatic force and symbolic potential that we demand from literature." Among his many accolades are the Premio Nacional de Narrativa (2010), the Turin International Book Fair Prize (2011), and the Mondello International Prize (2011).
In 2019, he was awarded the Premio Sicilia, previously given to Isabel Allende and Luis Sepúlveda—an honor recognizing the most significant voices of our time for their outstanding personal, civic, and artistic contributions. In 2022, he received the Premio Fulvia, a prestigious award dedicated to the female character from A Private Matter, the novel Beppe Fenoglio wrote in 1963.
Children... let's read together at GO!
Every Sunday, from 11:00 to 12:00, our readers will take you through the pages of wonderful books, right under the stage at GO! Soft pillows and plenty of stories await you to end the week beautifully!
Each child who participates will receive a card where they can collect a sticker for each reading. Collect all 5 stickers on the card, and you'll receive a complimentary book (chosen from a selection of curated collections).
Free admission and no reservation required. Readings will be carried out only when the necessary attendance is reached.
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 world taking shape, a character gradually taking possession of his own suit, a filmmaker conquering his place in front of and behind the camera. The Keystone comedies record, in real time, and with a dynamism, vitality and energy that are unrepeatable, the birth and evolution of one of the 20th century's most universal characters. It continues with three overwhelming masterpieces by Buster Keaton: ‘Cops’ (1922), ‘The High Sign’ (1921), ‘Neighbours’ (1921).
Luigi De Magistris will present his latest essay, Poteri occulti. Dalla P2 alla criminalità istituzionale: il golpe perenne contro Costituzione e democrazia (Fazi Editore), together with Lorenzo Guadagnucci.
The book:
As a magistrate, Luigi De Magistris led groundbreaking investigations into corruption and organized crime. In this essay, he highlights how the Italian Republic has been deeply influenced for decades by hidden powers, with collusions reaching the very heart of the state. These powers form a system that is often criminal and increasingly pervasive, intertwining the mafia, secret societies—both legitimate and deviant—intelligence services, entrepreneurs, financiers, politicians, and even segments of the judiciary.
Over the past thirty years, institutional criminality has grown, with hidden powers infiltrating state institutions and using them for illicit purposes, silencing or targeting those who dare to investigate or resist. From the First Republic to today—from the strategy of tension to the Piano di Rinascita Democratica of the P2 Lodge, from state-mafia negotiations to the authoritarian and pro-corruption policies of the Meloni government—this book reconstructs the subversive role of hidden powers in Italian history, describing an ongoing coup against the Constitution and democracy.
De Magistris exposes how modern criminal networks operate in the neoliberal era, denouncing widespread corruption and the resurgence of a new, cross-party P2 Lodge devoted to the looting of public resources. Despite the strength of this criminal system, there are still state officials, like De Magistris himself, who have fought and continue to fight for legality and justice—often at great personal cost.
The author:
After earning a law degree, Luigi De Magistris pursued a career as a magistrate, focusing primarily on crimes against public administration. His investigations implicated both local and national politicians and business leaders, leading to attacks, inspections, and parliamentary inquiries against him, ultimately resulting in the removal of his cases.
Deemed "environmentally incompatible," he was transferred from Catanzaro to Naples and stripped of his role as a prosecutor. In 2009, he resigned from the judiciary and was elected to the European Parliament on the Italia dei Valorilist. On July 20, 2009, he was appointed President of the European Parliament’s Budgetary Control Committee. On May 30, 2011, he was elected Mayor of Naples.
He has authored several books, including Giustizia e potere (Editori Riuniti, 2009), Assalto al PM (Chiarelettere, 2010), and La Costituzione e noi (Loffredo, 2011).
At GO, we read everything… even TAROT CARDS!
Join us at GO for a truly special event (1st floor)! By purchasing one of the books we’ve selected, you can book your free tarot reading at the checkout.
During the reading, you'll discover which Arcanum is linked to your book and uncover the answers to your questions!
Don't miss this magical opportunity—spots are limited!
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At Giunti Odeon a rich selection of films and documentaries on painting, visual arts and comics in the 20th century. This is a selection of very rare titles (with many experimental and artist films) - from the Cineteca di Bologna archive - dedicated to the life and works of Alberto Burri, Umberto Boccioni, Primo Conti, Giorgio De Chirico, Antoni Gaudì, Alberto Grifi, Hugo Pratt, Gino Rossi and many others.
The queen of romance is back at GO! Felicia Kingsley will present her new book, L'amante perduta di Shakespeare (Newton Compton Editori), alongside Annalisa Castagnoli (@anemonebook).
The book:
Nick Montecristo is twenty-six years old and has already lived nine lives. After escaping from prison with the help of a generous and cunning mentor, he reinvents himself once again—this time as a high-end art thief. His intelligence, cultural knowledge, and undeniable charm make him one of the most sought-after in the field.
His first client is a wealthy English collector of rare books, who hires Nick to recover one of the few coveted copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio, stolen from him years earlier by a rival baron. Now that the baron has passed away and his estate has been inherited by his son, the time has come for payback.
Nick travels to the baron’s villa on Lake Como, ready to execute his meticulously crafted plan. However, he doesn’t anticipate the interference of Angelica, an unexpected contender in the inheritance dispute. Young, stunning, and headstrong, Angelica is determined to claim what is rightfully hers—and drags Nick into solving a mystery that may be bigger than either of them. As the gentleman thief gets entangled in the intrigue, he may find himself seriously distracted by the captivating heiress...
The author:
Felicia Kingsley is an Italian romance novelist who balances her writing career with her work as an architect. She debuted with Matrimonio di convivenza, initially self-published before being picked up by Newton Compton.
The publisher has since released several of her novels, including Stronze si nasce (2020), Una Cenerentola a Manhattan (2020), La verità è che non ti odio abbastanza (2021), Bugiarde si diventa (2021), Due cuori in affitto(2022), Non è un paese per single (2022), Ti aspetto a Central Park (2022), and short novels such as Il mio regalo inaspettato (2022), Appuntamento in terrazzo (2022), Una ragazza d'altri tempi (2023), Una conquista fuori menù(2024), and Ex Files. Il diario delle tue disavventure amorose (2024).
She writes under a pseudonym: "Felicia is a name very similar to my real one, and it has always felt like a good omen, a wish for happiness. Kingsley is a surname I often used for my fictional characters when writing fanfiction in high school, so I kept it out of affection."
At GO, a special event will take place featuring the winners of the Racconti nella Rete literary prize. During the event, the 2024 anthology, published by Castelvecchi, will be presented.
The presentation will be led by Demetrio Brandi, president of the prize, and will include the participation of authors Lorenzo Bellandi, Simona Visciglia, Ilaria Pizzini, Lucia Macchiarini, and Antonella Zanca.
Following the presentation, there will be a screening of the short film "Epifania d’Agosto", winner of the competition’s short film section. Directed by Giuseppe Ferlito and produced by LuccAutori and Scuola di Cinema Immagina, the film stars Alessio Casini, Silvia Picchiani, Eleonora Bonini, and Andrea Inserra.
The prize:
Renowned for the high quality of its submissions, the Racconti nella Rete® literary prize has selected a remarkable collection of stories for its twenty-third edition. More fascinating stories can be discovered on the official website (www.raccontinellarete.it). As in previous years, this edition highlights stories that explore emotions, relationships, family dynamics, and love, featuring original plots and innovative narrative approaches. This demonstrates that new ideas can always emerge, despite the large number of texts submitted over the years.
Founded in 2002 by Demetrio Brandi, the prize has established itself as Italy’s most important competition for emerging writers. Each year, original and engaging stories spark a wonderfully productive creative process, offering readers a unique and valuable experience—one that both entertains and inspires reflection. Among the 500+ authorspublished in the Racconti nella Rete® anthologies, many have gone on to achieve great literary success.
The competition is open to all, regardless of age, and welcomes submissions of short stories, children's tales, or short film scripts. The project runs throughout the year via www.raccontinellarete.it and is supported by a series of anthology presentations in various Italian cities. The official award ceremony takes place during the LuccAutori®festival, scheduled in Lucca in October.
The 2024 anthology will feature a cover illustration by Marilena Nardi.
The 2024 Winners
Here are the twenty-five authors selected for this year's anthology:
Alfonso Angrisani, Lorenzo Bellandi, Anna Rita Bevacqua, Patrizia Carnevali, Massimiliano Ciarrocca, Simone Colombo, Roberto Di Salvo, Francesca Emanuelli, Fabio Fulfaro, Claudia Gambarotta, Lucia Macchiarini, Stefania Magnani, Francesco Maltarello, Giorgio Marconi, Giacomo Marchi, Virginia Martini, Damiana Marzano, Paola Mereu, Andrea Polini, Paola Romanelli, Monica Savoia, Salvatore Tomasello, Rossella Toscano, Marco Turella, and Antonella Zanca.
AutografiaGOgò has a new event on the calendar: Hazel Riley will be signing copies of her new novel, Game of Desire (Sperling & Kupfer)!
The Book:
Are you ready to play with the goddess of love?
Aphrodite Lively has never been free to choose her own destiny. Daughter of Cronos, she was raised in the luxury and danger of Olympus, an island where gambling intertwines with unspeakable secrets. In her family, she has always believed that her worth lies not in her dreams or intelligence, but solely in her beauty.
But when three girls who resemble her are found dead, the message is clear: she’s next. To protect her, her father assigns her a bodyguard—Thymós, a former soldier with a shadowy past and an unreadable gaze. A man born to obey, yet when it comes to her, everything becomes a challenge.
The attraction between them is instant and dangerous—a game neither of them wants to play. As Aphrodite fights to prove she doesn’t need saving, she will soon discover that the enemy is much closer than she thinks. Because in the Lively world, love is a gamble. And losing means death.
The Author:
Hazel Riley is the pen name of an Italian author born in 1997 with Sardinian roots. She has been writing for as long as she can remember and started publishing her stories on Wattpad at fifteen.
With a degree in Communication, she continues to nurture her passion for writing, reads plenty of romance novels, and studies marketing. In 2023, Sperling & Kupfer published her novel Discesa agli Inferi. Game of Gods in Italy, followed in 2024 by Ascesa al Paradiso. Game of Titans and Game of Chaos. Redenzione.
On Wednesday, April 16, we are delighted to welcome Stefano Bollani to the GO stage as a writer, presenting his latest book, Il Tempo della Stravaganza (Mondadori)!
The book:
Get ready to leave behind the solid ground of certainty and walk the thin wire of paradox. In Il Tempo della Stravaganza, Stefano Bollani takes us on an irresistible adventure filled with narrative somersaults, philosophical acrobatics, and breathtaking leaps of imagination. Fourteen narrative "finds"—brilliant, unpredictable, and delightfully extravagant—open the doors to a mysterious and astonishing era, where past and present join hands and dance a waltz.
With his contagious irony and a lightness that defies gravity, Bollani turns our convictions upside down and invites us to see the world from fresh, surprising, and often hilarious perspectives.
Il Tempo della Stravaganza is a hymn to imagination, a celebration of free thought, and an invitation to seek beauty everywhere.
The author:
Stefano Bollani is an Italian composer, pianist, and singer, also known as a writer, theater actor, and TV host. After earning his conservatory diploma and a brief stint as a session musician in the pop music world, he established himself in jazz, performing on the world’s most prestigious stages and collaborating with some of the greatest musicians.
With Mondadori, he has published Parliamo di musica (2013) and Il monello, il guru, l’alchimista e altre storie di musicisti (2015). In March 2021, together with his wife Valentina Cenni, he created the show Via dei matti numero zero, which aired successfully on Rai3—35 episodes of music featuring many distinguished guests.
IN UN MONDO INTRISO DI CONFLITTUALITÀ, LA SFIDA DI UNA NUOVA IDEA DI GIUSTIZIA with Marcello Bortolato e Edoardo Vigna
At GO, we present a thought-provoking event titled IN UN MONDO INTRISO DI CONFLITTUALITÀ, LA SFIDA DI UNA NUOVA IDEA DI GIUSTIZIA (In a World Steeped in Conflict, the Challenge of a New Idea of Justice), inspired by the book Oltre la vendetta. La giustizia riparativa in Italia (Editori Laterza) by Marcello Bortolato and Edoardo Vigna.
The book:
Restorative justice—an approach aimed at healing the rift between those who commit wrongdoing and those who suffer from it—is no longer just a theoretical ideal of legal philosophers; it is now fully established in Italian law. Understanding what it is and how it works is therefore essential.
This system does not seek to replace traditional criminal proceedings but operates as a parallel and fully functional tool. It involves not only the victim and the offender but also judges, mediators, and, in some cases, entire communities affected by the crime—such as neighborhoods, towns, or associations. Instead of relying solely on the "public revenge" of traditional punishment, it offers an alternative: a path toward reconciliation, allowing society as a whole to attempt to mend the fractures that every criminal act creates.
The authors:
Marcello Bortolato, a magistrate since 1990, has presided over the Supervisory Court of Florence since 2017. He was a member of two commissions for prison system reform (2013 and 2017) established by the Ministry of Justice and has authored numerous publications on penitentiary law.
Edoardo Vigna, journalist at Corriere della Sera, is the head editor of the Pianeta 2030 section. Since 2005, he has written the international politics column for 7 magazine. He is also the author of Sette mesi di Berlusconi (with E. Marro, Ediesse 2001), analyzing Silvio Berlusconi’s first government, and Europa. La meglio gioventù (Neri Pozza, 2019).
A book that analyzes the concept of the "gang" in modern society, highlighting how it shapes young people, fosters conformity, loneliness, and violence, and reflects the dynamics of the digital world. Silvio Ciappi will present his book Il branco (Giunti Psicologia.io) in conversation with artist Tommaso Daliana, known as Tommy Dali.
The Book:
Welcome to the age of the pack. But what is the pack? And why does it speak to today’s youth? The pack is also the new dimension of contemporary society—a horizontal world that demands happiness and success, conformity, and compliance, where even violence and pain are turned into spectacle. The pack desires what others already desire and counts: likes, connections, achievements. It watches, types, and urges individuals to correct themselves, to adjust their image within the emptiness of the digital realm. The pack fuels loneliness and violent behavior, forming the foundation of senseless, cynical violence that erupts without apparent cause, often hiding behind the face of the good boy next door. It is the union of enraged and disillusioned beings who feel the weight of social failure, inadequacy, boredom, and shame. Is there a way out of all this?
The Author:
A criminologist, psychotherapist, and clinical and forensic psychopathologist, Silvio Ciappi is also a university professor and clinical supervisor. Recognized as one of the leading experts on violent crime, he has conducted forensic investigations on some of Italy’s most high-profile criminal cases. As a consultant to the European Commission, he was a member of the ministerial commission on crime victims and the parliamentary inquiry into the death of David Rossi, head of communications for Monte dei Paschi di Siena. He has authored books, interviews, and articles on psychopathology, criminology, and victimology, some of which have been internationally translated. For Giunti, he has published Odio. L’altra faccia del dolore (2023) and Predatori. Dahmer, Bilancia e altri serial killer (2023).
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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