One of the first things I learned about Campo Imperatore, L’Aquila was that it was the location for many movies. Later, when I said to a friend of mine from Abruzzo that I was heading off to visit Rocca Calascio I was told that Ladyhawke was filmed there. I didn’t swoon at the thought of [...]
If I have a piece of information related to Abruzzo that I just want to pass on without comment I usually use Twitter. In this case I’ve decided to write a short post because I know that many readers of this blog are very interested in Ignazio Silone and not everyone follows using Twitter.
Bitter Spring: [...]
A few years ago, I was given a present of Henri Cartier-Bresson: Europeans, a collection of photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 – 2004). I was new to photography and having access to a collection of images by such a highly regarded photographer was fascinating. I’d be surprised if anyone who has a copy of this [...]