April 25th at 4:30pm - University of Chicago - Harper Memorial 130. SCREENING OF THE ROAD TO RECONCILIATION (LA VIA DELLA CONCILIAZIONE) - BY RAFFAELE BRUNETTI AND PIERGIORGIO CURZI - ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL USA

The Via della Conciliazione with St. Peter's Basilica in the background is one of Rome's most famous images. But few realize that this street has not always been there and, in fact, it should not be there. Michelangelo, who designed the dome of St. Peter's, and Bernini, the colonnade's architect, had envisioned a surprise effect on pilgrims emerging onto St. Peter's Square...Presented on the occasion of the Italian Film Festival USA, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute. Free and open to the public. For more information about this film or this year's Festival, please click here.