Ancora un altro successo per l' Italian Film Festival di Detroit con la presenza di circa 1600 spettatori. Rispetto agli anni scorsi si sono aggiunte due nuove sedi, Henry Ford College e il Centro Macomb. L'epertuta del Festival si è tenuta come ogni anno al Detroit Film Theatre presso il Detroit Institute of Arts.

"Even right now we are creating history. History is man's attempt to build a common memory of mankind. Memory becomes identity, and no one can live without identity. Without memory, an individual, a community, or even a nation would become unstable."

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Professor Manfredi, an international best-selling author, captivated his audience as he spoke of history and the art of storytelling. "History is a long term investment;" explains Manfredi." Its importance is that it is at the base of everything; it is our foundation."
The distinguished guest also recited from memory a long passage from Dante, and read captivating passages from his latest novel, “The Ides of March”.
Mr. Manfredi has published fifteen books; his trilogy series, “Alexander”, has been translated into twenty-four languages; “The Last Legion”, was made into a film, starring Colin Firth and Sir Ben Kingsley.
At the invitation of the Dante Alighieri Society- Michigan Chapter, the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham was Manfredi’s first speaking engagement of his American tour.
-Richard Haskin