This June, Magazzino Italian Art premiered the 5th iteration of its annual film series, Cinema in Piazza, presented in partnership with the Cold Spring Film Society and Artecinema. With excitement, we welcomed guests back to the museum’s central courtyard to enjoy light refreshments, engaging panel discussions, and a selection of film screenings.
On the evening of Sunday, June 19, 2022, we screened Swept Away (1974). In celebration of the career and legacy of Lina Wertmüller, we screened her noteworthy film Swept Away, with an introduction by Dr. Elizabeth Alsop beforehand, in which she shared information about the production, contemporary reception, and legacy of Swept Away. With a cross-cultural look at both Italian and American perception, Dr. Alsop also situated the film within the broader context of Lina Wertmüller’s career. Dr. Alsop offered comments on some of the film’s most salient and controversial themes, drawing on the work of leading critics and film scholars. To view the lecture and Q&A, click here.
Doors opened at 7:00 p.m., with the program beginning at 7:30 p.m. Guests were able to provide proof of vaccination in order to attend.
About Artecinema
Artecinema is an international festival of films on contemporary art established in Naples in 1996, curated by Laura Trisorio which, for several years, has been awarded medals from the President of the Republic of Italy. Each year the festival presents a selection of some thirty documentaries from all over the world about the most important artists, architects and photographers of the last fifty years. Artecinema is one of the most anticipated events of the sector and provides an opportunity for a learning experience as well as social gathering and cultural exchange. www.artecinema.com
About Cold Spring Film Society
The Cold Spring Film Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer-run arts organization based in Cold Spring, NY dedicated to fostering goodwill, community fellowship and appreciation of the moving image arts by screening enjoyable films in local venues. Their annual outdoor Summer Film Series at Dockside Park provides an evening of free entertainment in the village’s unique outdoor spaces for people of all ages. In addition to their Summer Film Series, CSFS also programs an indoor Winter Film Series and partners with other local organizations like Boscobel House & Gardens, Hudson Valley Shakespeare, Butterfield Library and the Haldane schools to provide additional screenings and film enrichment programs throughout the year. For more information or if you’re interested in helping out at screenings, please visit coldspringfilm.org or check us out on facebook/coldspringfilm or twitter/coldspringfilm and instagram @coldspringfilm.
About Dr. Elizabeth Alsop
Dr. Elizabeth Alsop is Assistant Professor of Communication and Media at the CUNY School of Professional Studies, and an affiliated faculty member in film studies at The CUNY Graduate Center. Her research on postwar Italian cinema, feminist media history, film aesthetics, and contemporary television has appeared in Feminist Media Studies, [in]Transition, The Journal of Film and Video, The Velvet Light Trap, and various edited volumes. She has also written about film and television for The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, and The LA Review of Books. She is currently at work on a book on the cinema of Elaine May.
