Italian Film Series - Luisa Spagnoli Episode 1
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LUISA SPAGNOLI Episode 1
2016 107 minutes
This is part one of a biographical film about a remarkable Italian woman Luisa Spagnoli (Luisa Ranieri). She was a chocolatier, an entrepreneur, a feminist and the found of the women’s clothing house which bears her name and continues in business today. She was born in 1877 in Perugia Italy and died in 1935. She was the driving force in the founding in Perugia Italy, of the still famous Perugina Chocolate House. In this episode we go back to 1907 when the company was founded, and then how she and her husband Annibale Spagnoli worked together until he left to fight for Italy in World War I.
Presented by the Italian Cultural Society. At admittance, attendees are asked to make a voluntary contribution of $5. These funds help offset the cost of various cultural presentations by the Italian Society throughout the year. More info at ics.naples@gmail.com or the ICS Information Line at 434-3323
All films are shown at the Norris Center (755 8th Ave. South). It is located at the corner of 8th Avenue South and 8th Street South. The showings begin at 6:45 p.m.
