Bellissima 2026: La Colombaia – Luchino Visconti's Happy Island
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La Colombaia, Luchino Visconti's Happy Island – Book Presentation: TuttoVisconti
16 July 2026 | 9:00 PM - Free admission
Villa La Colombaia
Via Francesco Calise 142, Forio, Ischia Island
Free Admission
An evening dedicated to the presentation of TuttoVisconti (Gremese), recently published in both Italian and French and edited by two distinguished film scholars, Jean Gili and Piero Spila.
The book is a comprehensive reference work on the life and career of Luchino Visconti, offering an in-depth exploration of his artistic legacy. One of its most substantial and significant entries is devoted to Ischia, highlighting the island's special place in the director's life and work.
The event will feature three of the book's contributors, who authored some of its most important entries and will discuss Visconti's legacy with the audience:
Tiziana Gazzini, writer and journalist
Anton Giulio Mancino, Professor of Film History at the University of Macerata
Paolo Speranza, film historian and Editor-in-Chief of CinemaSud
Why You Shouldn't Miss It
More than a traditional book presentation, this event offers a unique opportunity to discover, through the voices of its authors, why Ischia—and Villa La Colombaia in particular—was far more than a holiday retreat for Luchino Visconti. Drawing on an international perspective, TuttoVisconti reveals the profound bond between the director and the island that inspired so much of his creative life.