Category Archives: Foto

A Tale of Two Italian Cities

Posted on January 13, 2022 by babbityjean

Appearing within a week of each other in late 2021, two articles in the New York Times featured the Italian cities of Brescia in the Lombardy region and Trieste in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region.  Each city was highlighted for its different … Continue reading →

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Lina Wertmüller (in italiano)

Posted on January 6, 2022 by babbityjean

Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spañol von Braueich nata a Roma nel 1928, corrisponde per il grande pubblico al nome di Lina Wertmüller, la famosa regista italiana proveniente da una famiglia cattolica di lontana origine svizzera per parte di … Continue reading →

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Lina Wertmüller (in English)

Posted on January 6, 2022 by babbityjean

Born Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spañol von Braueich in Rome in 1928, the famous Italian film director Lina Wertmüller came from a devout Catholic family of distant Swiss descent on her father’s side.  She called her childhood “an … Continue reading →

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