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June/Giugno
p. 5
p. 15
p.24
Reglflar Features
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Due Parole
The Hill
Cronaca
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p. 8
p.12
Festa di Onorina
Catholic Womens Association
Il Re Pastore
Pasquale e Teresa Morena
Dall'Italia
p.17
In Cammino con Carmelo
p. 18
Personaggi
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Entertainment, Leisure & Sport
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Mamma's Ricetta
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p.29
p. 30
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p. 34
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Cari Fratelli e Sorelle,
La Pentecoste non e' una chiacchiera, ma e' it done delle Spirito Santo
e noi facciamo festa. Tutti noi ab~
biamo ricevuto i1. dono dello Spiriio
Santo ~ nel battesimo e da quel' momento abbiamo cominciato la nostra
vita con i doni che Dio ci ha dato; iI
noSlrO Spirito Santo ci aiuta anche a
,scoprire i doni che Dio ha dato agli
altri.
Lo Spirito Santo e" uno - e' Dio,
ma i doni sono infiniti e ognuno ha i
suoi. Ed e' tanto bello per noi vivere
insieme con divcrsi doni di Dio e
divertirsi a scoprire e ad amare i doni
di Dio che ognuno mettc in pratiea
nella propria vita. Questa e' la comunita' cristiana che si scambia la fede e
la earita', cioe' e' laChiesa, Nella
Chiesa noL edifichiamo la comunione
fratema nel rispetto della !i1x:rta' e
nella varieta' e nella differenza delle
nostre attivita', Lo Spirito Santo apre
iI nostro. cuore c la nostra mente su
tutto . quello che ci circonda. Lo
Spirito Santo e' la nuova legge scritta
nei nostri cuori: e' la vita di Cristo,
energia di amore, luce di sapienza,
varieta' di doni. Per questo 10 Spirito
Santo si c' manifestato·la prima volta
agli Apostoli come fuoco, vento,
tUono.
Noi, iI nostro .Spirito Santo 10
viviamo con la Comunione, con l'Eucarestia che noi adoriamo nella festa
del Corpus Domini. La nostra invocazione, che c' I'invocazione della
Chiesa, chiede a Dio Padre che noi,
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RlVISl'A DELLA COMUNlTA'ITALIANA
Padre Roberto Russo
. uniti daI Corpo e daI Sangue di Cristo
fonniamo un solo corpo. I doni dclla
nostra vita vengono trasformati. Noi
tutti insiemc facciamo comunione con
iI Signore crocifisso e risorto (cioe' ci
doniamo ai nostri fratelli e sorelle).
La comunione e' la sorgenie della
nostra vita. La nostra messa in cui
riceviamo la nostra comunione si
prolunga in· famiglia, con g1i amici,
nelle attivita' sociali e politiche, nei
luoghi di lavoro, nel tempo libero.
Noi con Gesu' diventiamo tutti per
uno e uno per tutti. Siamo fratelli e
sorelle, amici e amichc: e' una esperienza che ha bisogno di vedere, di
toccare, perehe' la comunione
sentire ,che sei Ii, che io posso
chiamare e che tu mi puoi rispondere.
Gesu' c' Ii, io 10 posso chiamare e lui
mi puo' rispondere. Ma ancora piu'
forte e' la·verita' di fede per cui io
credo che la comunione aI Corpo e aI
Sangue di Gesu' mi trasforma. E se io
10 credo, 10 sento anche.
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Ritoma sempre it solito affettuoso
pensiero di Gesu' nel
Vangelo. Gesu' ci dice e
ci chiede tante cose belle
nel Vangelo, cioe' Gesu'
quando ci parla sa che
noi siamo eapaci di ascoltarlo. II falto e' che
dobbiamo credere a
oesu.. chiedendogli sempre di credere in Lui: e'
iI noSlrO peccato che ci
scombina la nostra ,vita,
ma e' la misericOrdia di
Dio chiesta con cUore
umile che ci restituisce la
presenza e I'esperienza
del Corpo e del Sangue
di Cristo nella nostra
vita, nel noSlro cuore,
nella nostra anima.
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Dear Brothers a,nd Sis!ers,
It is a useful exercise to become aware of the energy
and life in the people and in the world around you. Each
person we meet is imbued with life, a life so wonderful
and mysterious thilt it defies scientific definition.
When we are aware ()f the energy and'life aroimd' us,
we are aware of the Holy Spirit of God who moves
around freely, giving life, peace, forgivenesS. growth and
love. And being aware of the Spirit. we become attuned
to it. sensing its presence, opening ourselves to its power.
We move in accordance with the Spirit. in the same
movement which caused the heavens and the earth to be
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made when the Spirit hovered over the waters and the
word of God was spoken.
We, like the disciples, are energised for the work of
God, becoming dynamic messengers of the Good News,
according to our own gifts. The Christian messenger does
not simply bring Christ to others, but identifies the Christ
who is already there. Where there is gOodness, it is
Christ's goodness. Where there is healing, it is his
healing. Where there is forgiveness, it is his forgiveness.
We show people where Christ is already at work in
their midst, and in this way, as working with the Holy
Spirit. we build up the Body of Christ.
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COMUNITA'ITAlJANA
Romano and Friends
F. Spirito
President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro swore' in the 54th government of the Italian republic
headed by Romano Prodi following the elections of 21st April. Romano who?
Below we have attempted to help you become aquainted with the new man at the top
and the lesser known members of his,cabinet.
Romano Prodi
Prime Minister
Prodi, 56, is a university professor
and industrial executive whose previous government experience is confined to a S month stint as industry
minister in 1978-79, when'he framed
a law (bearing his mime) on government intervention to' save tottering
firms. He holds degrees from Bologna
University - where he studied under
the economist he named as defence
minister today, Beniamino Andreatta and the London School of Economics.
Prodi's term as industry minister
under premier Giulio Andreotti served
as a springboard for his appointment
as chairman of Iri, the Istituto per la
Ricostruzione Industriale, a public
holding company which is Italy's
largest industrial group (bigger even
than Fiat), Prodi stayed at the Iri helm
from 1982 to '89, and managed to
return the cash-strapped giant to
profit. The end of his first term at Iri
coincided with the'broader demise of
the "era of the professors" or academic experts rather than politicians
in some top public-sector industrial
posts. Two years· after leaving Iri
Prodi described his experience there
as "nlY Vietnam," a reference to
tussles with politicians.
After leaving Iri in 1989, Prodi
returned to university teaching and
the Bologna-based economic thinktank he founded in 1981, Nomisma.
But he was ealled back to the Iri post
by the Ciampi government in 1993,
after then-chairman Franco Nobili's
involvemcnt in a kickbacks ease. The
second term was much shorter, barely
a year, but in that time Prodi launched
another privatis.1tion programme by
selling two of Italy's largest banks,
Credito Italiano and BanC3 Commerciale Italiana, as well as st.1rting the
sales of Sme and the steel firm IIva.
After the 1994 electoral victory of
the centre-right Frcedom Front Prodi
wcnt to Prcmier Silvio Berlusconi and
resigned (he was replaced by Michele'
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Tedeschi), paving the way for a
political career.
After rumours that he might take
over the lead of the (ex-Christian
Qemocrat) People's Party, he was
named premiership candidate of the
new centre-left Olive Tree alliance
and embarked on a deliberately
low-profile bus tour where he spent
months canvassing opinion and "meeting the people" as a contrast with
Berlusconi's use of the media circuit.
Prodi was bom in a small town
near Reggio Emilia in 1939 into a big
family (seven brothers and sisters)
with which he retains close ties. He is
married arid has two children.
Prodi' is a keen cyclist and regular
churChgOer, and often Says that growing up' in a large family taught him
"how to listen."
helm of PDS daily LVnita','
Veltroni is married and has two
daughters. He was born in Rome on
July 30, 1955, ,and completed his
education at Rome's Film Institute.
Veltroni started out in the Communist youth organisation Fgci in
1970 at the age of IS. Like D'A!ema,
he soon rose to the top, bocoming
Rome provinCial secretarY and a
member of the national executive in
1975. He was elected to Rome city
council in 1977 and became head of
political advertising for the Rome
Communists in the same. year.
In the mid-80s he was elected to
the national executive and in 1987
was appointed chair of the advertising
and information committee. He Was
elected to the Lower House later that
year, and re-elected in 1992, the year
he took over L'Unita' from D'A!ema.
Veltroni has published a number
of books on politics, TV, and political
figures he admired, such as Enrico
Berlinguer (The Broken Dream) and
Robert Kennedy (The Interrupted
Challenge). In keeping with his attempts to foster moderation' in tone
and focus on issues rather than personalities - 'buonismo' - his latest
work is titled ''La bella politica."
Giorgio Napolitano
Interior Minister
Waiter Veltroni
Deputy Premier
(with mandate for cultural heritage
and sport)
Known for his professional interest
in journalism, films, and the Kennedy
myth (particularly the beliefs and
policies of Robert Kennedy), the 40ye.1r-old deputy premier is No.2 to
Massimo D'Alema in the (ex-Communist) Democratic Party of the Left,
was No.2 to Prodi in the victorious
Olive Tree alliance, and enters government after recently lcaving the
Giorgio Napolitano, (sec photo)
considered a pragmatic moderate with
social democratic leanings in the old
Italian Communist Party (PC!), was a
champion of the party's transformation into the Democratic 'Party of the
Left (PDS) in February 1991. Before
today the previous high point of his
career was his election as Speaker of
the Lower House in 1992.
Napolitano, 70, was first elected in
1953 and re-elected in every general
election until April 21 last, when he
missed out by a handful of votes.
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The Hill
Dear Readers,
Can you believe, in spite of the
weather, (as I write, it's really, really
cold outside and pouring with rain.)
that June is just around the comer?1
You see readers, I'm trying to get into
the spirit of the summer seaSon. As I
write OGI is just, around the corner
and I recall that on ihe last occaSion
of this exciting, sporting :i-yearly
event, we were sitting on. tIie grass
verge of, the track in blistering sunshine.
After the OGI comes the Annual
Procession of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel, as always on, the third Sunday in July. Let's ,hope that the
weather makes a dramatic turn in the
near future, let's face it, rain at this
time of year is bearable but cold
March winds tomt, will cast a
shadow on both the above events
However, let's turn to the future
with optimism as, ~rocession Sunday
draws nigh. I thought we might dwell
on a recap of the, days long passed
when Procession Stin9;lywas,possibly
the highlight of the year for the
residents of ,'11 Quartiere' and for the
children especially.
I went off to see Vince Magrino
an old family friend. Vince is one the
few remaining' children of second
generation immigrants who still live
in Clerkenwell ~ a mere five minutes
walk from '11 Quartiere ltaliano', the
Olive Besagni
hallowed triangle that was once
the home of so many of our
forebears, most of who'ffi ar~
rived here penniless from their
homes in the mountains and
small villageS in both the North
and South of ltalia. These rami"
lies 'in the ,old days worked
. hard and agrunst
the odds
those of' unemployment and
.prejudice; but the unity of their
fellow Italians in the. coinmunity gave them strength and
almost all of' their offspring
now have a good life' here in
their chosen country. With the
Procession .in mind I went to
see Vince knowing' that he still
keeps an oPen house on PrOcession Sunday.. He prepares for,
the day as his mother and
grandparents did,before him, he
prepares the food and the wine,
sorts out just the right music
and is. ready for the influx.
When the Procession has
passed and the Walk aroUnd the
S~grn' ,~hrough the 'milling
throng is over, Vince hurries to
Quartiere'. His knowledge about the
his home and Within the'ensuing hours, doiens of friends and families; and.life 'and 'times, of 'The
relatives ,viII have been ruet with HiW are fuelled by his increOible
cordiality and affection at 'his present photograph collection of his' family,
home, which is still in cloSe proximity relatives and friends.:, In fact Vinee
to The Hill and of course talk of the has tehiphoncid ,me at times when he's
old days is rife. Vince told me that he noticed a discrepancy in my monthly
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feels as if he has never" left '11 articles.
In iheyear 1895, Vince's gr:inilparents" Maria and Vincenzo Pulisciano 'made the journey to Erigland
from their home. in a, small village
called Senerchia in the Province of
Avellino, SOilthernlciJy. ,(Senerchia
was one of' the villages that Was
destroyed by, the tragic earthquake in
1979). The couple came with their 7
year old son Danano, (who in his
adult years 'in the' 1920's/30's was
well known in The Quarter as 'Johnny
the Barber'), I would say they were
luckier than some of the other immigrants at that time, they had at least
,an address to go to, for one of their
<;eusins ,Carolina Tremarco had preceded them. (Virice told me that he
has a, document for the time which
describes the Tremarco family's oCcupation astrnvclling musicians, "prob-
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a wry smile). Famiglia Puliseiano
were soon in business, they set upa
Barber's shop in· -Warner St. The
business, like the family, thrived and·
increased. Gerardo was born in 1899.
Carmela 1901. Rosa (our storyteller's
Mamma) 1903, and finally Emma
1904. Vincenzo Senior made a good
living and judging by the photographs
the children were well' fed and well
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clothed.
In 1918 Nonno Vincenzo, purchased the business and premiscSof a
larger Barber'sSh~p at No 19 Gt
Bath Street. The owner of the shop
was a Salvatore Fama. (Apparently
Salvatore Fama was a tenor. After he
sold the business he turned professional 'and made several recordings,
the Puliseiano family still have in
their possession a. reCord of him
singing 'Santa Lucia') Vince showed
me the hand written agreement or bill
of sale. Believe it or not the price for
the' premises, business fittings ·and'
stock included Was £15, a £2 deposit
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clinched the deal!'
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The shop in Gt Bath Street in !he
heart of "11 Quartiere" Was to be the
family home for many years. The
rooms above the shop were let out to
lodgers, relatives and other immigrants. 'Pulisciano's Barbiere ltaliano'
in 19 Bath Street is remembered by
all the families living in '11 Quartiere'
the family were a volatile, hospitable
group, several of them were of a
thespian nature,
mainly in the musical field. The
lovely photograph
iaken on Procession Sunday circa
1912 is of the three
Pulisciano girls,
the taller of the
two is Carmela.
Standing next to
her is Vince's
mother Rosa, and
the seated one is
.Emma the young-
est.
One of the
lodgers, a cousin
from Avellino
namely Adamo
Magrino set his
cap at the young
Rosa and the couple were married in
the year 1923.
The couple in
the studio photo
are Rosa and
Adamo Magrino,
Vince's Mama &
Papa, the year
1928. In the Procession photo
taken in Bath
Street 1936 the
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Pulisciano Barber's shop Can be seen
clearly in the background.
Rare indeed in those times, Rosa
and Adamo remained childless. Fourteen years elapsed before the couple
were blessed with a son, VinCe. Our
story teller, was born in 'Utiiversity
College Hospital in 1937. It was
about this period that the authorities
were moving the families out of '11
Quartiere'. As a result when Vince
was two years old the family moved
into improved living accommodation
in Phoenix Street, .Moimt Pleasant.
There was of course no Procession
during WW2, SO Vince was to be 10
years old before he was able to take
part.
The young lad Wlilking in ·front of
the alter servers is Vince aged 11 and
the year, Procession Sunday 1948.
I promise qiyself another visit to
Vince when I can give more time to
perusing those old photographs and
extract some further Hill stories from
Vince.
Readers, I trust that you are not
tiring of the sometimes repetitive, I
know, tales of the stories of those far
off imigrant days. But you know, I
was really pleased, wlien, having seen
my revival of the musieal 'Down The
Hill', a young Italian woman who has
lived here in England for at least 20
years said to me, "Thank you for
sho\\ing that play, I had no conception at all of the way of life - lived by
Italian immigrants in those days. I
now understand a little more of the
highs and the lows that those people
went through, so long ago".
See you on Procession Sunday,
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Attivita della comunita
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La grande festa di Onorina jn favore dei lavori della
Chiesa si e~ svolta"nelle due sale del nostro ' Social ,Club,
sabato 30 marzo. Solo adeSso ho preparato un articolo,
perche' ci sono tarite rose da dire.
Infatti- non'e' siata una brava Associazioneche ha
organizzato cord suoi ,'earl Alnici nia e' Slata Onorina
(vcdete destra)' con 'le Sue donnette (per' me sono le
"donnine") che si sono messe in testa di partecipiu'e e con
loro tanti altri earl Amici e gli Amici degli Amici.
Ringraziamotanto j) Social Club che ha saputo
organizzare le due sale iri un modo cosi' elegante - anche
I'occhio vuole la sua parte" e questa eleganza e' servita a
far capire che la festa sarebbe stata veramente apprezzata.
Ringraziamo la Famiglia Morena e 'la Famiglia Conti che
hanno curato j)' servizio di tutta la cena: e' stato tanto
tanto commovcnte vcdere' queste Ilrandi famigJie cosi'
impegnate e piene di entusiasnio: i nonni, i figli, i nipoti buoni; ,gentili, educati. Un grande bacione a tutti e ad
ogriimo di voi. . '
, ,Atmosfera di allegria e di serenita' in tutte e due le
sale con la musica di Marcello e di Ronchetti; che hanno
suonato con j) cuore e con I'intelligenza. E,come facciamo
poi a rirordare'i cari Amici che non sono potuti venire,
ma che hanno voluto partecipare ugualmente, mandando
preziosi, doni e grosse offerte: ,che Dio bencdica, sempre j)
lino cuore generoso. ,Pensate 'che tutti i premidella
loticria, sono stati offerti ,dai presenti e dagli assenti: ci
sonoi premi che ha donato la nostra cara Katie Pollcdri,
c'e' stato il favoloso' biglietto aere<> donato daI riostro
alnicone Alfio che e' il i1irettore di questa ottirna agenzia
,di Viaggi che si chiaina' A VIAGGI: e queStipremi' sono
diventati ancora':piu' belli perche' Ii ha sorteggiati la voce
piu' conosciuta della Comunita" italiana cd'e' la voce di
Armo Collini, che insieme ai suoi familiari,ha dato una
forte spinta allafCsta. Infatti,ha regalato tutto,j) dolci che
gli ospiti si sono mangiato Con tanta gioia;
Tutti i earl ospiti sono Slati trattati veramente bene con
. j) 'mangiare. 11 nostro Mario Saccardi ha la sua casa nel
Paradiso dei cuochi italiani ,che sono tanti e bravi: per
questo noi italiani non andremo mai all'inferno; perche' ci
piace rnangiare bene e i nostri coochi italiani vengono daI
'Paradiso. Ma in Paradiso non, puoi volare se non hai
anche la benzina: e alIa benzina ci ha pensato Bepi
Giacon con i suoi familiari 'che hanno donato un vino
CCcezionale 'e 10 ha donato abbondantemente per tutti
,quelli che hanno partecipato. Ogni coSa che-si e' fatta
,durante la festa e' stato come uno scoppiodi fuochi di
artificio: ha riempito tutto di luce, di arte, di poesia, di
musica. Abbiamo, sentito vibrare nei nostri cuori e nella
nostra anima quell'amicizia che viene da Dio e che ci da
j) coraggio per andare avanti insieme.'
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Grazie di coore a tutti con tanto, tanto affetto. Grazie
a Onorina che ha messo tanto sacrificio e preoccupazione
per far riuscire bene questa festa in favore della Chiesa,
perche' anche Onorina, come tanti altri di noi, vuole bene
a questa Chiesa.
P. Russo
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Catholic Women Association
Mai mi stanchero' di parlarc delle nlic donnine, cosi' belline, cosi' carlne, cosi' buoninc. Con la loro gioia di'vivere
e di fare ci hanno organizzato un'altra festa per la Chiesa. Festa cbe e' andata bene, ancbe se non abbiarno mangiato la
"mucca pazza". Un pranzo ottimo - noi non sappiarno fare pranzi cattiviJ"Un vino profumato e aromatico, come e' iI
profumo delle nostre donnine. Una musica dolce e forte, come e' il carattcre delle nostre donnine.
Questa festicciola senza pretese si e' riempita di carl, affettuosi amici, umili nel cuore, grandi nella generosita'. GIi
ospiti, le organizzatrici, tutle le pcrsonc inv9Jte neJla
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cucina hanno messo in pratica quello cbe c' iI Vangelo.
Ognuno ha saputo offrire al suo prossimo iI dono
dell'amicizia, dell a serenita" della bonta'.
Durante if pranzo sono stati festeggiati i coniugi
Giuseppc e Patricia Pagliara' che con i loro figli Areangelo,
Robcrto c Antonio hanno festeggiato if 250 di Matrimonio
(Argento). Naturalmente prima in Chiesa, davanti al
Signore, hanno rinnovato i loro voti matrimoniali.
P. Russo
Sopra: le dpnnine
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Sollo: Giuseppe (nefmezzo) e Pa/rizia (des/ra) con'ijig/l
e gli amici
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It was with light hearts that thirty five of us gathered at Gatwick Airpon to be shepherded by Cavaliere Sistina on
our visit to wonderful Sicily. We arrived at Catania and were transponed by coach to the Hotel Tre Torri in style.
The abiding memory must be of flowers, such as mimosas, buglos. oxalis pes caprae, the most enchanting little
irises by the temple of Juno at Agrigento and so many treasureS of architecture and works of an: quite extraordinary I
Under the careful and kindly aegis of Cav. Sistina. we visited so many remarkable places; places never to be
.
forgotten and we were fonunate that we had lovely weather.
. How to describe the lovely places? We saw the temples of the "Golden Age" of Greece at Agrigento; guilt when
Sicily'was pan of Magna Graecia in the 5th century B.C.. We saw the exquisite Cappella Palatina in Palermo - a jewel
of apparently Byzantine an but built by a Norman King, the stunning Cathedral at Monrcale, the "Villa Ercu1ia",
probably built by the Emperor Maximilian, containing the finest Roman mosaics known and all carefully preserved for
us.
On the day before our depanure we went to see the Church of St. Calogero the Anchoret, who lived there in the 5th
century. The church provided us with a great surprise because the lovely example of what appears to be Roben Adam's
"Etruscari Style" and all perfectly restored last year in characteristically clear pastel colours and pure gold leafl
In the crypt we were funher surprised by more beauty and touched by the little cave where this holy and humble
man lived.' On our re\um from Naro we glimpsed the Baroque 'sPlendoiJrs of Pal ma' di Montechiaro, where they
photographed the film ,"The Leopard"., We visited Eraclea Minoa's Greek amphitheatre, in its beautiful setting beside
the sea and the ,Convent of Santo Spirito in
Agrigento - all this in one shon week. And
many of us did a lot of shopping.
We,returned refreshed, physically as well
as spiritually, and we are most grateful to the
"Federazione, Italiani nel Mondo"" without
which "this' rurulzing eXperierice would" not
have been possible. We are grateful too to
the Cavaliere, - "11 Re Pastore" - who looked
after us all so well.
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Hugb Norwood CoIlins
Just time for a photograph!
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Pasq1J.a1e e Teresa Morena
Tanti, tanti earl auguri alia famiglia di Pasquaie e Teresa
Morena. Questa bella fotografia e' stata presanel Social Club
della Chiesa italiana, dove Pasquaie e Teresa si sOno ritrovati
insieme ai loro figli Angelo Peter, Luciano, Marco, Carlo e a
tanti earl amici e parenti per iI battesimo dell'ultimo nato.
La cerimonia nella Chiesa e' stata tanto, tanto bella. Nelle
nostre preghiere abbiamo sentito proprio la benedizione di Dio
Padre. 'Abbiamo sentito che Dio vuole veramente bene alle
famiglie che fanno la sua volonta' e che credono nella sua
protezione. Dio benedica le famiglie, non le abbandona se le
famiglie hanno fiducia ,nel suo amore. Non dico che dobbiamo
fare tutti come la famiglia Morena. ma con loro condividiamo
la nostra fede nella Divina Provvidenza.
Che Dio ci benedica.
Foto:- R. RU3~O
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1996 Golf Matchpi ay
A record number of 46 competitors have entered the 1996 Competition, run this year in aid of the British
Ski Club for the Disabled, an extremely worthy cause. BACKHlLL
hope to raise in excess of £1,000 to
purchase a mono-ski for the BSCD.
In addition to the, funds raised by
the Competition a golf afternoon,
followed by dinner (open to nongolfers) is planned for early October
at Hadley Wood Golf Club - details
of which will appear in subsequent
editions of BACKHILL.
Adriano RaIIi, a member of the
BSCD, has kindly written a few
words which are reproduced below:
"'Well, another ski season is' over and
I must say that for me it's been the
best yet. I've had two holidays this
year. The firs!" to Winter Park, Colorado and the second to Tigncs in
France. Most would say I'm pretty
fortunate, given the fact that r use a
whcelchair, but I couldn't have done
it without 'a little help 'from my
friends'.
This all started about four years
ago when, after a life-time of watching everyone else gojng off and
having a good time skiing. I finally
contacted the British Ski Club for the
Disabled (BSCD). This is National
organisation with charitable staius
based at various dry ski slopes
throughout Great Britain. It, is run by
volunteers and funded through voluntary contributions. You don't have to
be a skier to hel p, as there,care many
varied tasks that contribute to the
whole package. If you' do ski. you can
learn to 'buddy' (ski with a disabled
person) or train as a guide. The
overall aim is promoting skiing for
all. Their experience and expertise has
enabled me to learn to ski on a
a
Peter Occone
Easier than the
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culty in Europe
with access to
hotel accommodation and mountain lift systems,
this resort
claimed in the
brochure to be
wheelchair
friendly and totally acoessible. I
was not disappointed.
mono-ski. This has made otherwise
It's amazing what mountains you
unimaginable snow-capped mountains can climb."
acoessible with all the thrill and
exhilaration of a brilliant sport. I
As the Competition organiser, I
won't say it was' easy but that has wish to thank all the supporters of the
made it all the more challenging.
Tournament for their kind generosity
In recent years you may have seen and look forward to a sucoessfuI golf
amputee, monolbi. blind or any other' day and dinner which will be open to
type of skiers on the slopes. Hope- BACKIDLL readers and their friends.
fully, as facilities and accommodation
improve it will become more common
Results of the Preliminary
and the sport can become fully inteRound
grated. It's surprising that once on the
C. Visone beat R. Del Nevo
mountain it can be, no more difficult
G. Timanti beat D. Ralli
to get around than in central London
P. Giacopazzi beat J. Adams
and the scenery is much betterl
P. CapeJfa beat L. Rapacioli
The BSCD Club organise monthly
L. Brian beat B. Ralston
meetings at local dry-ski slopes (I go
F. Pini beat F. Sidoli
to Hillingdon) and trips abroad to find
P. RalIi beat F. Bastiani
the white stuff. This can be costly, as
A. Amasanti beat R. Dulwich
ski equipment is expensive, and it
R. Evans beat A. Belli
depends very much on people getting
R. Comes beat A. SUva
involved and supporting in any way
J. Plester beat T. Gaton
they can.
This year, there were several difAnybody wishing to obtain more
ferent trips abroad but I chose a resort
called "Winter Park" home of The information about how they can help
National Ski Centre for the Disabled the British Ski Club for the Disabled
after seeing it on a holiday pro- can contact Adriano Ralli on 0181-.
gramme. Having experienced diffi- 3403652 (evenings only).
Wanted
Gavin Weightman Associates Ltd. o~ behalf of L.W.T. and Granada T.V. are looking for people
who owned or worked' in Italian restaurants in the '50s and '60s.
They want people to r.ecount their memories of the atmosphere, clientele, competition etc. for a
documentary about .eating out in Britain since the last war. The documentary will be shown in
October this year.
'
Anyone interested please contact Carolyn, Tom or Gavin on 0171-704 2452 or write to Gavin
Weight man, Gavin Weightman Associates Ltd., Suite 5, 24 Highbury Grove, London, N5 2EA
with your full name and address and telephone number.
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10th Birthday Celebration
Saturday 29th June 1996
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limited places available - Avoid disappointment - book now on 01B1-207 5713
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09.30-18.00 at Villa Scalabrini
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free big t'?P circus for all the family (no live animals)
A Tyler Moores Big Top Entertainments production
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. Access to the field
from 09.30 to· 15.30
Stalls •••
• Poienta e salsicce
- B-B·Q
- Polli arrosto
- Dolci
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• Arts & crafts
• Bar
• Risotto
• Pizze
• Panini
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Grand Raffle
At12.00
Children's Attraction,s •••
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• Character balloons
- Circus workshop
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• Sack races for all ages
• Five-a-side football for children in age groups
seven to nine years and nine to 11 years
limited places available for team events - fax
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Dall'ltalia
Palermo Chief Prosecutor Gian
Carlo Caselli spoke of a return to
"nonnality" for the judiciruy at a
seminar with over 200 students.
Speaking of the Italian justice system,
Casclli said extraordinal)' .situations
such as the fight against· the Mafia
and political corruption had forced the
judicial)' to overstep its nonnaI functions in an effort to achieve two
''vital'' goals for the preservation of
democracy. "Now that the judiciruy
has cnsured an equal division of
power and played its decisive role ill
toppling a political system polluted
\vith corruption and crime," continued
Caselli, "it must only intervenc in
situations where it is absolutely necessary."
Per un tracciato di 78 chilometri, di
cui 66 in galleria, sono.partiti i.lavori
dell'opera piu' complcssa del "sistema
dell'alta velocita' ferroviaria,. la linea
che colleghera' Fircnze con Bologna
in soli .30 minuti rispetto agli attuali
55. Alia firrna dell'accordo integrativo
con la Fiat, rappresentata dal presidente Cesare Romiti, I'amministratore
delegato di Fs, Lorenzo Necci ha
definito la nuova strada ferrata come
"un'opera piu' complessa del canale
deUa Manica ma dai costi piu' contenuti", 3.959 miliardi, che occupera' 10
mila persone c sara' realizzata in sei
anni.,
news from Italy
E' aumentato del 15% iI saldo attivo
della bilaneia commerciale ortofrutticola Sccondo i dati dell'Aneioa (Associazione importatori esportatori ortofrutticoli c agrumari) resi noti aI
Macfrut, la rassegna ortofrutticola internaZionalc aperta a Cesena, nel
1995 I'attivo tra esportazioni c importazioni e' stato di 1.924 miliardi
contro i 1.664 del 1994. Le importazioni hanno awto un dccremento
del 4,1% in quantita', passando dai
20.920.000 quintali del 1994 ai
20.067.000 del 1995, mentre sono
aumentate del 9,4% in valore (da
2.723 a 2.985 miliardi).
In Europa iI m~ di aprile ha
rcgistrato un incremento delle immatricolazioni di auto dell'll,9%. Lo
ha rcso noto I'Anfia, sottolineando che
sono ammontate a 1.139.500 contro
1.018.300 dello stessO mese del '95.
La facciata della Stazione ferroviaria
Leopolda di Firenzc, costruita nel
1848 dai Granduchi di Lorena, viene
restaurata da Gae Aulenti. L'intervento terrninera' entro' iI 21 giugno
quando questo spazio, scoperto e
valorizzato da Pitti Immagine, ospitera' i capi di stato e di govemo
europei a conelusione del vertice di
Firenze per "G.A. Story", un lavoro
teatrale su Giorgio Arrnani, di Robert
Wilson, considerato uno dei piu'
grandi registi del momento. L'intervento era stato inserito daI Comune di
Firenze tra quelli progranunati per
abbellire la citta' in occasione del
vertice europeo.
President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro emphasised the need for national unity
when he went to the north eastern city
of Udine to attend the 69th and
possibly biggest ever reunion of
present and former member of the
country's Alpine regiments. Estimates
of the numbers of 'Alpini' who gathered in Udine from all over Italy and
the world, ranged up to 600,000, and
perhaps as many as 300,000 of them
marched through the city.
L'ambasciatore .italiano presso la
Santa Sede, Bruno Bottai, e' iI nuovo
presidente della ·Societa' Dante Alighieri, ente di diffusione della lingua e
della cultura italiaoa all'estero. A
larga maggioranza - informa un
comuniCato ~ i nOVanta 'delegati italiani e stIanieri, eonvocati a Palazzo
Firenze .aRoma, hanno designato in
Bottai iI nome del 15/0 presidente.
Si c' inaugurato aRoma iI 214/mo
anno accademico dell'Accademia na-'
zionale delle Scienze (detta dei 40).
Fondata nel 1782, l'Accademia annovcra attualmente fra i suoi 40 membri
cinque premi Nobel, con l'ultimo
L'assemblea della Conferenza epis- "arrivo" di Leo Esaki. L'Accademia,
copale italiami ha approvato I'accordo prcsieduta da Giantommaso Scaraseia
con i valdesi suI ''Testo comune di Mugnozza, ha Ira l'altro la responsastudio e di proposta per un indirizzo bilita' scicntifica del piano nazionale
pastorale dei matrimoni misti". Circa della Biodiversill!'.
Sono Vittorio Zucconi per iI giomalla celcbrazione dei matrimoni iI docuismo c Vittoria Ronchey per la narramento stabiliscc che si puo' sccgliere Si avvia alia conclusione·i1 restauro • tiva, i vincitori del ''Premio Ernest
tra rito cattolico 0 valdesc 0 davanti della parete sinistra, quclla in con- Heming\vay - Lignano Sabbiadoro
all'ufficiale di stato civile. Nei primi dizioni piu' critiche, della "Leggenda 1996". I riconoscimenti sono stati
due casi se gli sposi 10 chiedono "c' della Vera Crocc" nella basilica di consegnati a Lignano. Vitlorio Zucammcssa c gradita" la partecipazione San Francesco ad Arezzo. La soprin- ,coni, premiato per la "riconosciuta
del ministro di culto dell'altra confes- tcndenle Anna Maria Maetzke ha' professionalita' e la grande esperienza
sione. Nel terzo caso i ministri delle annunciato che sara' terminato entro intemazionale", ha prevalso sugli altri
rispettivc coRrcssioni si incarieher- I'aono ed ha ricordato che il ciclo di due selezionati nella tema dei finalanno di prepararc la coppia alia affreschi piu' importante di Piero della isti, Bruoo Vespa e GiancarloPema.
comprensione del valorc religioso e Francesca e del '400 risChiava di Vitloria Ronchey c' stata premiata per
del vincolo cristiano che si crccra' perdere iI colore e di disgregarsi iI romanzo ''La Fontana di Bachanchc da un atto' civile. 'Circa ,l'edu- progressivamente mentre ora tale de- cisaray" (Moridadori). Al sccondo
cazione dei figli il testo invita a grado e' stato fermato c I'opera c· posto, pari merito, sono risultati Robsvolgcrla "con spiril~ ~ul1lcnico".
st."'lbilmente sicura..
crto Piumini e Frediano Sessa.
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In Cammino con Carmelo
Carissimi fratelli e sorelle,
E' molto difficile coinmunicarvi
l'esperienza fatta 'in Terra Santa.
Siamo partiti hi 44, tutti con grande
paura e· trepid:izione, per la glierra
nel Libano. E' stato invece un vero
pellegrinaggio che ci ha riempito
tutli di gioia di emozione.
Camminare
calpcstiue quella'
terra che GcsU" stesso "ha toccatol
Abbiamo celebrato ogni giorno la S.
Messa, molto parteeipata ,e vissuta
in modo speeiale e comunitario.
. Abbiamo gioito, pian to, fallo
tante spesc, pregato insicme.' E' stata
una grande famiglia.
Un ringraziamento particolare a
P. Gabricle dei Padri Sca1abrini che
ci ha aiutato 11 Capire e a vivere in
modo intenso quei giorni benedetti.
,CL auguriaino di ripetere la
stessa, esperiema 'con molte altre
persone.
Unabbraccio di Pace ad ognuno.
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Publio Virgilio Marone
Poeta latino, nacque a Andes (I' odiema Pietole, presso
Mantova) nel 70 a.c. e mor! a Brindisi nel 19 a.e. Amante
della terra e della pace della campagna, scrisse le
"Bucoliehe" e le "Georgiehe". Le une sono la rappresentazione dei Sentimenti del poeta sollo lravestimenti
pastorali menlre le allre sono una raccolta di Iibri in
elogio dell'agricoltura c della vita agrcste. Compose
1"'Eneidc", poema al quale dedico' dieci aniu di lavoro e
ehe non pote' finire perehc' la morte 10 colse. L"'Eneide" racconta delle vicende di Enca dopo I'ineendio di
Troia cd e' considerato it poema epico dei romani.
Erasmo da Rotterdam
Scrillore e filosofo olandese (1467-1536). Tradusse it
suo vero nome. che era quello di Gecrtszoon (figlio di
Geert) in quello di ,Desiderio Erasmo. A dodici anni,
rimasto orrano di padre. entro' nel convento agostiniano
di Steyn. Venticinquenne. fu ordinato saeerdote. Compi'
molti viaggi in Francia. in Inghitterra. in ltalia, ove rimase
tre anni cd ebbe per amici moW studiosi. Tomato in
patria. serisse "Elogio della pazzia", opera con la quale
si propose di rivelare le manchevolezze del clero. La
riforma religiosa, proposta da Lutero, trovo' in lui. nei
primi tempi. un appoggio, perche' it suo ideale di
callolico era la tolleranza religiosa. In seguito divenne
avversario delle stesso Lutero.
COM\JNITA'rrAUANA
L. Strumbella
Lorenzo de' Medici
Visse Ira it 1449 e it 1492 e venne chiamato"I1
Magnifico" pc;r la sua acconezza nel govemarc e per la
sua generosita' neU'appoggiare tulle le manifestazioni
deU'ane e del pensiero. Sfuggi' alia congiura organizzata
dalla famiglia dei Pazzi durante la quale trovo' la mone
suo frateUo Giuliano. Per essere riuscito a placare il Papa
e it re di Napoli evitando una guerra e assicurando
equilibrio lra'le potenze italiane, egli fu definito anche
"I'ago deUa bitancia d'Italia". Durante la sua Signoria
Firenze raggiune it massimo degli splendori. La sua cone
accoglieva poeti, artisli, slUdiosi. Egli stesso fu raffinato
poeta e Ira le
sue opere
principali ricordiamo le
"Rime" e i
"Canti carnascialeschi "
tra i quali
compare la
sua opera
,piu' conosciula, it ."Trionfo di
Bacco e Ari-
anna".
Marco Antonio
Nacque, pare, nell'82 a.C.. e mori' nel 31 a.C. Nipote
di Giulio Ccsare, da parte di madre, nel 50 fu elello
Tribuno della plebe. Voto' contro la deliberazione del
Senato. con la quale si volcva dichiarare Cesare "nemico
della patria". Quando questi varco' it Rubicone, Antonio
ne fiancheggio' la marcia con una colonna di soldati.
Partecipo' alia battaglia di Farsale. Allorche' Cesare fu
ucciso. Antonio capeggio' la reazione contro i congiurati.
Ottaviano, dopo averlo avversato. 10 nomino' triumviro
con Lepido, nel govemo di Roma. A Filippi. i triumviri
sconfissero Bruto e Cassio. Piu' tardi. a causa deUa sua
unione con Cleopatra, regina d'EgillO. Antonio fu dichiarato nemico di Roma. Si uccise dopo la sconfitta di
Azio.
Diego Velasquez de Silva
Nasce a Siviglia nel 1599 e adotta a 17 anni, come
nome d'arte. quello della madre. Le sue prime csperienze
artistiche sono delle nature morte ispirate al Caravaggio.
Non ama dipingere per le chiese e fa di tullO per inserirsi
a Corte. A seguito di un concorso divicne pillore di Cone.
Intraprende un primo viaggio in Italia e nascono "La
fucina di Vulcano" e "i fratelli di Giuscppe". Dopo un
anno riantra a Madrid.e dipinge it suo capolavoro "La
resa di Breda". Inizia poi i ritralli della Famiglia Reale,
dei personaggi di cone e soprallullo dei buffoni e dei
nani, pare dietro suggerimento del re in persona. Ritoma
nuovamente in" Italia e dipinge it ritrallo di Innoccnzo I.
AI suo ritomo a Madrid g1i vengono affidali molti
incarichi. non tulli allinenti alia pillura. Muore neU'agosto
del 1660.
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Lorenzo da
Michelangelo
Giovanni Keplero
Fu I'astronomo tedcsco (1571-1630) che seopri' la
legge che regola it giro dei pianeli neUe loro oibite.
Studio' nel scminario di Tubinga, ma a 23 anni fu
incaricato di insegnare un po' di astronomia agli a1tri
aIlievi. Si trasferi' a Praga, quale assistente dell'astronomo Tycho Brahe. Contemporanco di Galileo Galilei,
come lui si proclarno' sostenitore deUe teorie di Coper.nico. Stabili' tre leggi: la prima definisoe it cammino
seguito da ogni pianeta (ellisse); la sceonda stabitisoe la
velocita' con cui ogni pianeta si muove nella sua orbita;
la terza determina, tra i diversi pianeli. un legame che
permelle di stabilire la loro distanza dal sole.
Andre-Marie Chenier
Poeta franccse nato a Costantinopoli nel 1762, dopo i
primi entusiasmi per la Rivoluzionc, protcsto' contro gli
ecccssidel periodo del Terrore. Fu arrcstato e ghigliotlinato. In vita fecc stampare solamente due pocsie; la sua
produzione poelica e' quindi opera postuma. Le sue
liriche rievocano un sereno mondo antico, visto attraverso
una luee romantica. Il suo amore per !.Maddalena di
Coigny, il suo arrcs\0 e la mone costituiscono il soggello
dell'opera musicata da Umbeno Giordano. su libretto di
Luigi JIlica, che fu rapprescntata con successo al teatro
"alia Scala"'di Milano ne11896.
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Beniamino Andreatta
PierJuigi Bersani
MicheJe Pinto
Defence Minister
Industry Minister
Agriculture Minister
A leftwing Christian Democrat
economist who helped lead the Peoplc's Party rebellion against Vatican
insider and philosopher Rocco Buttiglione when the PPI split last 'year,
Nino (Beruamino) Andrcatta, 67, was
born on August 11, 1928 in Trento.
He returns to government after his
stint at the foreign ministry in the
'93~'94 Cian)ptgovernment. Andreatta
also selVed'as finanCe minister in the
previous Amato government after
Giovanni Goria resigned.
(with responsibility for tourism)
Pierluigi Bersani, 45, who is
President of the Region of EmiliaRomagna, was born at Bettola to a
family of artisans. He took his degree
in philosophy at Bologna University.
His political·career started when
he joined the Italian Communist Party
in Piacenza, and in 1980 was' elected
a regional councillor for the party
there. During the 1980s he, held a
variety. of' posts in the communist
regional government.
Bersani married his wife Daniela
in 1980, and has two daughters.
Michele Pinto, who is a Senator
representing thc PPI, was born at
Teggiano in thc province of Salerno
in.193 1.
.
.
He graduated in Law and worked
as a)awyer, and in the last legislature
selVed as a dcputy speaker and a
member of the permanent commission
on the enVironment. He was also vice
president of .thc Junta on, elections
and immunity, and a member of thc
Justice Commission.
Pinto started his political career in
local, provincial and regional government. Hc was responsible for Agricultural affairs in the regional administration.
Vincenzo Visco
Finance Minister
Visco, 54, one of the Left Democrat Party's leading economists, has
already beCn finance minister, but for
the briefest of terms. Along, with the
other PDS ministers he quit the
Ciampi cabinet the day .after taking.
office in 1993, when parliament denied' authorisation to ,"proceed against
ex-premier Bettino Craxi for. corruption. Visco stayed on five days before
confirming his resignation.
Married with two children, Visco
is a lecturer' at Pisa university, and
has studied at Berkeley, US, and
York, England.
He enteted parliament in 1983,
and was a member of thc Lower
House finance and treasury committce
in successive legislatures. In ·the April
21 election he won a first-past-thepost race'in Perugia.
Luigi Berlinguer
Education and Scientific
Research Minister
Luigi· Berlinguer, 64, returns to
government for the second time, although his first experience lasted only
48 hours as a member of thc Ciampi
administration in ·1993. He resigned in
protest" against Parliament's refusal to.
authorise judicial proceedings against
former premier Bettino Craxi.
Berlinguer comes to government
froni the higher' education sector,
'having~'bcen rector of Siena University from 1985 to 1994.. Hc went to
Siena' hi' 1968 to teach the history of
Italian law in the faculty of Jurisprudence.
,Berlinguer is a native of Sassari,
and he now lives in Tuscany with his
wife and two children.
Rosy Bindi
Health Minister
A veteran of' militant Catholic
politics, Rosy Bindi, 44, got her start
in thc Azionc Cattolica movement
and later moved to the Christian
Democratic Party. She trained for a
university career with Prof. Vittorio
Bachelet, later gunned down· by the
Red Brigades. Beginning in the
1980s, she led a left wing faction
within thc Christian Democrats that
mounted the opposition to the' Christian Democratic national leadership.
Born at Sinalunga near Siena in
1951,Bindi was elected to the LoWer
Housc on the Peoples Party- Pad for
Italy list in 1994 and re-elected in
April.
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of survival. Charlotte's bone marrow type is akin to that found in Americans,
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Cinema
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Now that the new Italian vice
premier has a long history in the
involvement with Italian cinema one
wonders if he can get this potentially
lucrative industry off the ground.
There certainly seems to be some
assistimce from the private sector.
Two of ltaly~s most active producers,
AureIio De Laurentiis and Fulvio
Lucisano, have joined forces to form a
new exhibition outlet, aiming to crack
the powerful hold of the Cecchi Gori
Group and Fininvest's Cinema 5 circuits. Already with the joint threescreen Savoy in Rome Lucisano-De
Laurentiis team announced plans to
invest 30 billion lire in an effort to
build another circuit. Rome will certainly need the injection of interest.
During La Dolce Vita of the 1960s
the city enjoyed the choice of 300
screens; nowadays that number has
shrunk to 80.
The good news about Nirvana is
not necessarily that it stars Christopher Lambert or that it is directed by
Gabriele Salvatore but that it is being
made at Milan's old Alfa Romeo
factory. With three major studios in
the U.K. offering excellent facilities
for big budget films Italy is going to
have to offer something more' than
Cinecitta' .
Of course, successful Italian financed films will help. We all remember Cinema Paradiso and 11 Posllno.
(Certainly it seems Italian style films
are still very much in fashion). The
only Italian thing about La Passione
is the title. Written and scored by
Chris Rea, this story, about fast ears
and the Italian way of life, stars
Shirley Bassey with Carmen Silvera
and Gordon Kaye. The latter two
played a French couple in the comedy
'AlIo 'AlIo). But can the Italian film
industry keep the momentum going?
Well the most obvious places to
look for success would be Giuseppc
Tomatorc's ,The Star Maker a talc of
a talent seout who sells screen tests
and promises of stardom to poor
villagers in Sicily. Then there's La
Vua E' Un Paradiso, Claudio Amendola, Antonl:lla Ponziani and Moniea
Seattini star in this story of a struggling single mother written and directed by Stefani~ Casini. Still there
is always Le Affinita Elettive. The
Taviani brothers' latest offering. sct in
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the early 19th century, tells us how a
married couple rediscover love
through encounters with two acquaintances. Or there is Va Dove Ti Porta it
Cuore based on Susanna Tamaro's
bestseller about the relationship of
three generations of women.
I am sure Sig. Veltroni would only
ask one' question about Spaghetti
Slow. Does this film about a wealthy
Italian exchange student (Giulio Di
Mauro), who stays and falls in love
with Alison (Niamh O'Byme) and her
working class Dublin family have any
Italian financial backing?
Star of the Month
Of all the perfonners who seemed
to have commitment from now, until
the year 2000 I have' to pick out
Johnny Depp. Still showing with
Christopher Walken in the Nick of
Time here some others to look out for.
Martin Landau, co-star with ID in
Ed Wood, makes his directorial debut
in Did You Hear What Happened 10
Eddie? ID co-stars with John Cusack
in this comedy drama.
Dead Man is a western set in
western frontier of North America
during the 18oos. Mr Depp co-stars
with Robert Mitchum and Gabriel
Byme.
Johnny Depp takes the helm for
the second time after Banler last year.
Adapted by him and his brother Dan
from Gregory McDonald's novel· ID
also stars in The Brave a story of
redemption before Christmas
Mike Newell directs Donnie
Braseo from Paul Attanasio (Homi-
cide: Life on Ihe Street creator)
screenplay. ID finds himself tom
between two worlds when mobster AI
Pacino becomes mentor to this newco.mer - in reality an FBI infiltrator.
Up coming Releases
Now and Then. Melanie GrifIith,
Demi Moore, Riti Wilson and Rosie
O'Donnell play four childhood
friends, who fulfil a pact to meet up
again twenty five years after the
summer that changed all their lives.
Opeus 7 June.
Last Dance.. Bruce Beresford directs Rob Morrow as a la\\)'er whose
research for, a clemency appeal leads
to love with death row inmate Sharon
Stone. Opens 7 June.
Up Close and PersonaL Michelle
Pfeiffer as an anchorwoman on the
rise, Robert Redford as her mentor
and lover. Jon Avnet directs a'script
by Joan Didion and John Gregory
Dunne that has taken $48m in the US.
Look out for Michelle's sister, DeDee.
Opens 7 June.
The Rock. Commando Ed Harris
and Co. capture Alcatraz and hold
San Francisco hostage with chemical
weapons. Can the FBI's Nicolas Cage
and crafty con Scan Connery save the
day? Opens 21 June.
Great White Hype. This' comedy
about a boxing promoter, Samuel L.
Jackson, is doing very average bus]ness in the US. Opens 5 July.
Mission: Impossible.. Now this is
the onc to look for. The latest cult t.v.
programme to hit the.big screen has,
Tom Cruise' choosing to accept the
secret agent mantle. Paramount's last
hit.WaS Forresl Gump and they will
be desperate that this onc works.
Despite filming'taking place last year
in Pinewood the opening has been
delayed due to SFX additions including lots of explosions, uncannily accurate Latex face masks peeled off at
the last minute and, of course, selfdestructing tape recorders. What
bodes well for the film is not only the
presence of the Cruiser helped in
front of the camera by Emmanuelle
Bcart, Jon Voight, Emilio Estevez and
Kristin Scott-Thomas but most of all
that Brian De Palma is sitting behind
the lens. Opens 5 July. (Book earlyl)
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In spite of the fact that we are
now into the cricket season and
summer is upon us (as doubtless you
will have notieed) talk this month
must be about Euro' 96.
.
It is not often that TV pundits,
A1an Hansen and Jimmy Hill agree
willi one' another but for them the
contest is ,between G<:rniany and Italy
with a,promising Dutch side perhaps
being just a little too young' to take
home the trophy. England were chosen as being fourth in line.
It is hard to disagree with the
analysis that these are the teams to
look out for but what do you make of
the French? Their club sides have had
great success; Paris St Germain won
the European Cup Winners Cup comfortably against Rapid Vienna
prompting scenes, of jubilation al<?ng
the Champs Elysee and an audience
with President Chirac; Bordeaux,
qualified via the Intertoto Cup (a
competition effectively shunned by
English sides ;Iosing us a UEFA cup
place in the process) and went all the
way to the final before being beaten
by a strong Bayern Munich tcam. If
the national side then pick its squad
sans Cantona and Ginola, they must
be some force to be reckoned with.
.But, by all' acCounts, Italy have
chosen to be without Vialli, Signori,
and Baggio. Is that an indication of
their strength or could they live to rue
the omissions?
Holland are certainly a side who
have significantly underwhelmed at
national level in recent years. Let us
not forget, they had to. beat the
Republic of Ireland in a playoff at
Anfield before they even secured a
place this summer. Whilst they were
impressive in their victory that night,
in my view it was an ageing Irish side
stale of fresh ideas. This article is
being dictated before ,the European
Cup Final and the very fact that' the
leading Dutch side, Ajax, are the
reigning holders and have reached the
finar again is ample testimony to the
skill and innovation which will be on
display in England's group come
June.
So what of England's chances? I
saw the 0-0 draw against Croatia on
television and was very impressed
with the England performance, albeit
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Richard Evans
initially surprised by a three man
defence comprising Neville, Wright
and Pearce. In spite of the goalless
state of the garne, it was good to see
the way England stroked the ball
around. They,'supported one another,
kept possession' and with more deadly
finishing in front of goal would have
won, Comfortably. The general· view
was the Venables had opted to follow
the Ajax pattern of play but after the
game, the England coach explairi.ed
that his team selection was no more
than a natural extension of his earlier
Plait - can he see a regular place?
tactical approach. Instead ~(playing
three centre backs as ,a number of
premier league sides had done with
full backs pushing' into mid-field operating as "back wings:' , he had
merely opted for two full backs to
play alongside a 'traditional centre
half as his back three expecting
traditional wingmen to drop back into
defensive positions when needed. In
other words, '''wing backs'" rather
than "back wings". The eXperiment
was persisted with in the home game
against Hungary. I was at Wembley
for this match, courtesy of tickets
from Mr Koesis (for which many
thanks). I am sorry to have to say that
the Hungarians proved poor opposition and after a stuttering opening half
hour, England won comfortably 3-0
with two goals from Anderton, separated by one from Platt.
Sadly the England jinx at centre
half persists with Mark Wright following Tony Adams, Steve Howey
and Garry PaJlister onto the injury
list. Whilst Anderton may have been
the official man of the match, the
player who really Caught my eye was
Gary Neville. My. concern, however,
is that in the two: ganies in which this
three man defence has been tried,
there has been no real pressure in an
attacking sense from ihe opposition.
Things will be different when 'we
meet Switzerland, Scotland and Holland. 'For all Anderton's creative
skills, I am not confident that he will
provide the necessary stability' when it
comes to· helping out in the defence.
JasonWilcox, on the other hand,
showed admirable combative qualities
and gave the side much needed left
sided balance. Should Venables persist with his system? If he does not, it
!Reans dropping one of his creative
players and it is goals that England
have been short of thus far.
As I write, news has just come
through that Mark Wright has now
definitely been ruled out of this
Summer's tournament which is bad
luck for him and tragic news for
England. For me the Liverpool defender 'was one of the stars of the
England 1990 World Cup Semi-final
side, showing real composure in. his
reading of the game, tackling and
.
distribution of the ball.
Sadly it has taken .six years to
regain that form and.l am not sure
anyone else will fit the role in a 3
man defence in quite, the same way.
The ease for reverting to Adams &
Southgate or Howey depending on
who is fit is a strong one.
My inclination therefore would be
to play ihe following formation:Seaman; Adams, Southgate (Howey),
Pearce; 'Neville, Anderton, Ince, Gascoigne, Wilcox, 'Sheringbam and
Shearer. My suspicion is that Venables will opt for Platt in midfield
dropping Neville' back instead of o'ne
of the two centre halves.
And so it is time to come off the
fence - who will win? I have to say
that I do have a sneaking feeling, and
it is not personal prejudice, that home
advantage could be decisive failing
which Italy, and France: are my tw~
teams to follow. Needless to say
. Germany and Holland will be thereabouts and what a sUpreme irony' 'it
will be if on 30th June it is England v
Germany in the Final. Then all we
will need 'to do is find a Russian
referee or linesman!!
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Calcio: Con due reti nella ripresa di
Amoruso e Batistuta, la Fiorentina
batte l'Atalanta anche nella finale di
ritomo della Coppa ltalia e si aggiudica cosl per la quinta volta la
manifestazione. Grazie a questo risultato Roma e Parma non dovranno piu
affontarsi nello spareggio e parteciperanno entrambe alia Coppa Uefa.
Tennis: E' come se ogni giomo
gioeasse la partita della vita. Come se
ogni titolo fosse quello della consaerazione. Thomas Muster sccnde in
campo per combattere, lcalmente, in
nome dell'agonismo. Un eampione
ferito che non cade, che non si
arrende di fronte a nulla. Un campione della racchetta ehe non possicde
il tocco del campi one. Eppure Thomas
Muster vineo l'Open d'Italia e diverte,
esalta il pubblico pl}ma ancora di
esaltarc se' stesso. Impietriscc gli
avversari, stordisce le sue prcde. Cosi'
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chi soltanto 10 ammira. Sulla tcrra
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i suoi colpi, ordinato e implacabile iI
suo gioco. Mustcr ha condotto anche
qucsto incontro a suo piacimento,
costringendo Krajicck a spostamenti
troppo veloci, a venire a rete su ogni '
palla per accorciare gli scambi. Per
I'olandcse e' stato come un consegnarsi in mano al ncmico.
Tra le donne, Conchita Martinez non
ha avuto paura dclla giovane e brillante svizzera Martina Hingis. L'ha
battuta in un'ora cS' minuti per 6-2,
6-3. Anche la finale c' stata accompagnata dalla pioggia chc ha fatto
ritardare I'inizio e ha provocato una
sospensionc suI 5-2 del primo set.
L'incontro non c' stato cmozionantc,
solo la parte iniziale dcl sccondo set
c' stata equilibrata fine al 3 pari. Poi,
la Martincz fa iI break e ehiude iI
match. Comunque, c' arrivata una
nuova stella suI circuito tennistieo
fcmminile. E ha solo 15 anni.
La Hingis ha perso anchc iI doppio: in
coppia con I'americana Fernandez c'
stata sconfitta dal duo SanchezSpirlea per 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Giugno 96
Formula Uno: Sehumaeher tradiscc
la rossa e tutti suoi tifosi a Montecarlo, dove gira appena 50 secondi
prima di sbagliarc c di coneluderc
sullc protezioni quclla ehe dovcva
esserc la gara del riscatto Ferrari.
Festeggia invccc Panis (Ligier) vineitore a sorprcsa davanti a Coulthard e
Heroert. AI via non piove, ma la pista
e' bagnata, e tutti sono con le rain.
Comineia male ii tedesco bruciato in
partenza da Hill su WiIliams, dopo iI
ferrarista sfilano le due Benctton e
Irvine partito invcce benissimo. Forse
innervosito, Schurnaeher si scompone
e prima di arrivare alia curva del
portierc serve un'indigesta frittata aI
pubblico fcrrarista.
11 serbo Djordjevic;
Basket: Per, la prima voila nella sua
storia La FortitudoBologna Teamsystern conquisla la finale scudetto. Battendo nettamente nella quinla partila
di semifinale (84-70) la Benetton si e'
guadagnala iI diritto d'incontrare la
Stefanel Milano E nel giomo della
storia oltrc ai due tradizionali cecchini, Myers (31) e Djordjevie (18), la
squadra di Scariol.o ritrova Dan G~y,
20 punti per IUl e grande can~
agonistica. Per Bologna la certezza dl
aver ritrovato un uomo fondamentale.
E' stato lui a fare la differenza con
Trcviso a spostare g1i equilibri rispetto ai prccedenti incontri. Ma come
sempre quando si vince tutto risulta
semplice c facile: grande eircolazione
di palla, buona difesa, predominanza
nei rimbalzi (38 contro 28 della
Benetton, solo 14 punti per Rusconi e
o su 5 dai tiri liberi).
Hockey Prato - Classifica Campionato Seric AI: Amsicora Ca 23, Lazio
59 21, He Ccmusco 20, CUS Bologna
17, Giardini Naxos 13, He Roma 10,
CUS Torino 10, Pontcvccchio Bo 8,
Amatori Ca 4, CUS Padova 4.
Ginnastica: Dopo quattro titoli
mondiali, Yuri Chci:hi centra anehc iI
quarto titolo europco negli anelli,
dominando la finale della sua specialitl. A Copenaghen I'azzurro, con
9,837 punti, ha sopravanzato di 87
millesimi il bulgaro Iovtehev e iI
tedcsco Toba, secondi a pari merilo.
Calcio: Arrigo Sacchi ha diramato
I'elenco dei convocati per gli Europei
del prossimo g;ugno. Vediamoli:
Porlieri: Peruzzi (Iuventus), Toldo
(Fiorcntina) e Bucci (parma);
Difensori: Mussi e Apollo~i (parma),
Torricelli e Ferrarn (Iuventus), Costacurta e Maldini (Milan), Carboni
(Roma);
Centrocampist;: Di Livio, Conte c Del
Piero (Iuventus), Fuser e Di Mattco
(Lazio), Albertini e Donadoni (Milan),
Dino Baggio (parma);
Attaccanli: Ravanelli (Iuventus), Zola
(Parma), Casiraghi (Lazio) c Chiesa
(Sampdoria):
Rugby: 11 diciottesimo scudetto del
Milan rugby e' 10 scudctto del cuore.
AI Battaglini di Rovigo i rossoneri
sconfiggono Trevjso· al termine di 80
minuti' combattuti con armi non semprc autorizzate. QueUe armi che sono
costate a Franehino Propersi I'espulsione dopo soli 20 minuti di gioco.
Milan passa un'ora con I'uomo in
meno, Milan sotto di 14 punti
. ad
inizio riprcsa. Benetton TreVlso per
50 minuti padrona del campo, poi
dissollasi nel nulla. AUa meta di
Persiano, Lynagh (all'ultima partila in
ltalia) ha saputo aggiungerc solo 4
calci piazzati. Mentre daU'altra parte
Dominguez ha prcso per mane i suoi
nel momento piu' diflieile riportando
iI Milan in partita grazie anehe a uno
splendido drop. La meta di Marccllo
Cuttitta e' valsa I'agganeio a quola 17,
poi due punizioni dell'apertura ilaloargentina hanno portato il Milan in
trionfo.
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12
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41
73
62
38
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25
48
43
72
25
62
86
108
60
125
136
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Polio Ripieno Cotto con Rosmarino e
'Panna
Stuffed Chicken in Rosemary &
Cream
Ingredienti
6 petti 0 coseie slossate di polio
2 cucehiai dLolio
112 cipolla tritata
1 spicco d'aglio tritato
250 ml di brOOo di polio
125' mI di vino bianco sccco
1 Iimone: buceia grattugiata e succO
1 cucehiaio, di rosmaiino tritato
3 cucehlai di fccola di patate
60 ml di panna Iiquida
salee pepe
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Ingredients
6 chicken breasts or boned thighs
2 tablespoons oil
112 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
8 fl oz chicken stock
4 fl oz dJy white \ywe
1 lemon, grated rind and juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
3 teaspoons cOrnflour
2 fl' oz double' cream
salt and pepper
Ripieno
250 gr di spinace cotti e tritati
2 cucehiai di parmigiano grattugiato
3 cucehiai di pane grattugiato
1 cucehiaino di erbe miste
1 uova sbattuto
salelnoce moscato
Stuffing
1I21b spinach, cooked and chopped
2 tablespOons Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon mixed dried herbs
1 egg lightly beaten
saltlnutmeg
Metodo: Per iI npleno amalgamate insieme spinaci,
parmigiano, pane, erbe: uovo, sale e noce moseato. Fate un
taglio in ognr jJezzo ili polio, formando una tasca. Mettete'
un po' del ripieno in ogni tasca. Fate scaldare I'olio nella
padella e' pasSate iI polio finche' e' dorato da anibcdite le
parti. Togliete dalla padella. Aggiungete I'aglio, la cipolla,
iI brOOo, i1, vino, la buceia e iI succo del Iimone, iI
rosmarino, iI sale e iI pcpe nella', padella e portate
all'ebOllizione. Abbassate iI fuoco, rimettete i peZzi di
polio nella padella fate cuocere lentamente per 25 minuti
finche" iI polio sara' cotto. Togliete iI polio dalla padella.
Aggiungete la fccola stemperata con 3 cucehiai di acqua e
mescolate finche' la salsa sia densa. Abbassate di nuovo iI
fuoco,' rimettete iI polio e la panna nella padella e cucinate
per 5 minuti. 'Servite.
Method
Make the stuffing by mixing together spinach, parmcsan,
breadcrumbs, herbs, egg, salt and nutmeg. Cut a slit into
each chicken breast or thigh, forming a pocket. Put a
Iittlc of the stuffing into each piece of chicken. Heat the
oil in the pan and brown on both sides. Remove the
chicken, from the pari. Add garlic, onion, stock, wine,
lemon rind and juice, rosemary, salt and pepper to the
same pan and bring to the boil. Lower the heat and
return chicken pieces to' the pan arid simmer for 25
minutes until the chicken is cooked. Remove chicken
from pan. Add the cornflour blended with 3 tablespoons
of water and stir over the heat until the sauce boils and
thickens. RCduce \heat, add cream and chicken and cook
for 5 minutes. Serve.
Polio Impannato con Parmigiano e
Prezzemolo
Chicken Breasts coated in Parmesan
and Parsley
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Ingredienti,
4 petti di polio, leggermente battuti
150 gr di pane grattugiato
40 gr di parmigiano grattugiato
1 manata di prezzemolo tritato,
1 spicco d'aglio tcitato '
40 gr di pi noli
100 gr di burro fuso
1 uovo sbattuto
olio/salelpepe
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts, lightly flattened
50z breadcrumbs
1 1I20z Parmesan cheese, grated
1 handful of chopped parsley
I clove of garlic (crushed)
1 112 oz pine nuts
4 oz butter, melted
1 egg, lightly beaten
oiVsaltlpepper
Metodo: Amalgamate mSleme iI pane, iI parmigiano, iI
prezzemolo, I'aglio, i pinoli, iI burro, I'uovo, iI sale e iI
pepe. Copritc i petti di polio con iI miseulio premcndo
benc con le dita. Mcttcteli su una tcglia pennellata con
olio. Passatcli nel forno nO.5/190C per 45 minuti. Servile.
Method: Mix breadcrumbs, Parmcsan, parsley, garlic,
pine nuts, butter, egg, salt and pepper tocther. Press the
mixture all over the chicken breasts. Place them onto an
oiled baking dish and cook in preheated oven no.5/190C
for 45 minutes.
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