CASA ITALIANA
ZERILLI-MARIMÒ
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Free events. Open to everyone.
NEXT WEEK AT CASA ITALIANA
In collaboration with Italy on Screen Today
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of
Carlo Collodi (1826-1890)
Author of Le avventure di Pinocchio (1883)
Carlo Lorenzini, better known by his pen name Carlo Collodi, was born in 1826 in Florence and has remained one of the most read and beloved authors of childhood literature thanks to his fantasy novel The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883). As we celebrate his 200th birthday, Italy on Screen Today has decided to shine a spotlight on the legacy of his greatest work by collaborating with Casa Italiana on two days of events, featuring a panel discussion between experts in the fields of cultural and pediatric history on September 9th and screenings of Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio and Luigi Comencini’s Le avventure di Pinocchio at Quad Cinema on September 10th. The second screening on September 10th will be followed by a Q&A with CUNY Professors Giancarlo Lombardi and Morena Corradi.
Panel Discussion
The Many Lives of Pinocchio
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 • 6:30-8:00pm
Auditorium, Casa Italiana
Coordinated and moderated by Vanessa Roghi (Tiro a Segno Visiting Fellow in Italian American Studies at NYU), the panel features Larry Wolff (NYU) on Education and the History of Childhood, Perri Klass (NYU) on Child Mortality and Immortality in Pinocchio, David Forgacs (NYU) on Visualizations of the Character of Pinocchio, and art historian Giulia Silvia Ghia, representing Education and Youth Policies for the City of Rome.
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Screening
Pinocchio (2019)
Thursday, September 10, 2026 • 3:15pm
Directed by Matteo Garrone
Written by
Matteo Garrone, Massimo Ceccherini
Starring
Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni,
Rocco Papaleo, Gigi Proietti
In ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles
Runtime: 125 min. |
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Screening
Le avventure di Pinocchio (1972)
Thursday, September 10, 2026 • 7:00pm
Directed by Luigi Comencini
Written by
Luigi Comencini, Suso Cecchi D’Amico
Starring
Andrea Balestri, Nino Manfredi,
Gina Lollobrigida
In ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles
Runtime: 135 min. |
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