Holocaust Remembrance Day at Italian Cultural Institute on Wednseday

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The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago and the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, will present the documentary "L'orologio di Monaco," by Mauro Caputo on Wednesday, Jan. 27th at 6p.m. Holocaust survivor Dov Boros, born in Budapest, will speak briefly before the screening.

The Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago will commemorate the occasion by screening the docu-film L'orologio di Monaco (The Munich's Clock) made in 2014 by Mauro Caputo. The movie originates from the short story collection written by writer, playwright and film director Giorgio Pressburger, who also lends his voice to the film. The movie was presented in the Official Selection of the Rome International Film Festival within the "Special Events" category and subsequently at the 13th edition of the Mittel Cinema Fest – Italian Film Festival in Central Europe, which is dedicated to the diffusion of Italian cinema in Mitteleuropa.

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Source: http://italiansinchicago.com/

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