CineCulture is a new exposure to cinema for Polimoda students. Fostering cross-cultural and multidisciplinary curiosity and creativity, it provides new perspectives which contribute to students’ overall cultural knowledge before being transformed into their work in fashion.
The theme for this program is the body; the tangible, physical manifestation of our self. Through the body, we forge our sense of identity, agency and place in the universe. It is something that we can read and interpret like a text, a supporting system for signs, cultural markers, clothing or gestures. It is a powerful narrative device, a canvas upon which a filmmaker inscribes complex social, political and cultural messages, therefore becoming part of a film’s text.
Upcoming

All About My Mother
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Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Year: 1999
Duration: 1h 41m
Cycle: Embodied ideologies
When: February 18, 2025, 5.00 pm
Where: Aula Magna, Manifattura Campus
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The Color of Pomegranates
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Director: Sergei ParajanovÂ
Year: 1968
Cycle: Anatomy of DreamsÂ
Program
This program is divided into three distinct thematic categories, Anatomy of Dreams, Embodied Ideologies and Quantum Sight. The films chosen invite us to reconsider the body not merely as physical form but as a living, expressive text.
Program
Title | Director | Year | Cycle | Date |
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Orlando | Sally Potter | 1992 | Anatomy of Dreams | Oct 15, 2024 |
Do the Right Thing | Spike Lee | 1989 | Embodied ideologies | Nov 5, 2024 |
Stalker | Andrei Tarkovskij | 1979 | Quantum sight | Nov 19, 2024 |
The Color of Pomegranates | Sergei Parajanov | 1968 | Anatomy of Dreams | Dec 3, 2024 |
Wings of Desire | Wim Wenders | 1987 | Quantum sight | Dec 17, 2024 |
Persepolis | Marjane Satrapi | 2007 | Embodied ideologies | Jan 21, 2025 |
All About My Mother | Pedro Almodóvar | 1999 | Embodied ideologies | Feb 18, 2025 |
Metropolis | Fritz Lang | 1927 | Quantum sight | Mar 11, 2025 |
Blade Runner [Final cut] | Ridley Scott | 1982 | Quantum sight | Mar 25, 2025 |
The Pillow Book | Peter Greenaway | 1995 | Anatomy of Dreams | Apr 8, 2025 |
The Great Dictator | Charlie Chaplin | 1940 | Embodied ideologies | Apr 29, 2025 |
Howl's Moving Castle | Hayao Miyazaki | 2004 | Anatomy of Dreams | May 13, 2025 |
Register
To attend the screenings, register using your username and password on the Library website.Â
Location
At the core of our Manifattura Campus, we have a versatile event space. This multifunctional auditorium provides a place for classes and lectures as well as other public events like conferences, talks, and cultural showcases open to everyone in the city. This is where we hold our CineCulture meeting, for students only, to get together, watch films and find a new way of seeing.
Polimoda, Manifattura Campus
Aula Magna
Via delle Cascine 35, Florence
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Curation
- Massimiliano Giornetti, Director
- Marialisa Cornacchia, Chief Librarian of Polimoda Library
- Silvia Tolaro, Supervisor of Design Department
- Eva Zimmerman, Supervisor of Business Department
- Giulia Bonali, Teacher
- Daniele Davitti, Teacher
- Marianna Fioretti, Teacher
- Aurora Fiorentini, Teacher