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BIG CITY LIFE

Big cities as told by cinema
curated by Piccolo America

APRIL 1  – 29 2026

 

The collaboration between Armani/Silos and Piccolo America continues with BIG CITY LIFE, a free film series exploring the world’s great cities as portrayed through cinema: from New York to Hong Kong, from Paris to Istanbul and Naples the series offers a diverse and complementary perspective on these metropolises, recounting their stories and atmospheres over time.

Each screening is accompanied by a discussion with journalist Mattia Carzaniga and guests from the world of cinema and culture.

Programme

  • 01.04  After Hours by Martin Scorsese
  • 09.04  Nostalgia by Mario Martone
  • 15.04  Crossing the Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul by Fatih Akın
  • 22.04  Cléo from 5 to 7 by Agnès Varda
  • 29.04  Chungking Express by Wong Kar-wai

Free admission with reservation required by phone at:
+39 02 91630010

Reservations open from March 25

The Armani/Silos Café will remain open until the screenings begin.

BIG CITY LIFE

Big cities as told by cinema
curated by Piccolo America

APRIL 1  – 29 2026

 

The collaboration between Armani/Silos and Piccolo America continues with BIG CITY LIFE, a free film series exploring the world’s great cities as portrayed through cinema: from New York to Hong Kong, from Paris to Istanbul and Naples the series offers a diverse and complementary perspective on these metropolises, recounting their stories and atmospheres over time.

Each screening is accompanied by a discussion with journalist Mattia Carzaniga and guests from the world of cinema and culture.

Programme

  • 01.04  After Hours by Martin Scorsese
  • 09.04  Nostalgia by Mario Martone
  • 15.04  Crossing the Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul by Fatih Akın
  • 22.04  Cléo from 5 to 7 by Agnès Varda
  • 29.04  Chungking Express by Wong Kar-wai

Free admission with reservation required by phone at:
+39 02 91630010

Reservations open from March 25

The Armani/Silos Café will remain open until the screenings begin.

FILMS SCREENED

FILMS SCREENED

AFTER HOURS

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1st
7.30 PM


Director: Martin Scorsese
Year: 1985
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes
Language: English with Italian subtitles

 

A young New York office worker’s pleasant evening, whose quiet existence turns into a grotesque nightmare.


AFTER HOURS

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1st
7.30 PM


Director: Martin Scorsese
Year: 1985
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes
Language: English with Italian subtitles

 

A young New York office worker’s pleasant evening, whose quiet existence turns into a grotesque nightmare.


NOSTALGIA

 

THURSDAY, APRIL 9th
7.30 PM


Director: Mario Martone
Year: 2022
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes
Language: Italian with English subtitles

 

After forty years spent between Lebanon and Egypt, entrepreneur Felice returns to Naples and meets Don Luigi, a priest fighting the Camorra and trying to give the country’s youth a better future.


NOSTALGIA

 

THURSDAY, APRIL 9th
7.30 PM


Director: Mario Martone
Year: 2022
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes
Language: Italian with English subtitles

 

After forty years spent between Lebanon and Egypt, entrepreneur Felice returns to Naples and meets Don Luigi, a priest fighting the Camorra and trying to give the country’s youth a better future.


CROSSING THE BRIDGETHE

SOUND OF ISTANBUL

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15th
7.30 PM


Director: Fatih Akin
Year: 2005
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Language: English, Turkish, German, Kurdish with Italian subtitles

 

The emotions, sounds, and colors of a metropolis that marks not the border but the meeting of East and West.


CROSSING THE BRIDGETHE

SOUND OF ISTANBUL

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15th
7.30 PM


Director: Fatih Akin
Year: 2005
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Language: English, Turkish, German, Kurdish with Italian subtitles

 

The emotions, sounds, and colors of a metropolis that marks not the border but the meeting of East and West.


CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22th

7:30 PM


Director: Agnès Varda
Year: 1962
Duration: 1 hours 30 minutes
Language: French with Italian subtitles

 

Cléo is a young, moderately successful singer who wanders around Paris while awaiting the results of an important medical test. She encounters friends and strangers, wandering in and out of apartments, shops, and bars in a flurry of conversations and personal reflections on the meaning of life.


CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22th

7:30 PM


Director: Agnès Varda
Year: 1962
Duration: 1 hours 30 minutes
Language: French with Italian subtitles

 

Cléo is a young, moderately successful singer who wanders around Paris while awaiting the results of an important medical test. She encounters friends and strangers, wandering in and out of apartments, shops, and bars in a flurry of conversations and personal reflections on the meaning of life.


CHUNGKING EXPRESS

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29th
7.30 PM


Director: Wong Kar-wai
Year: 1994
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes
Language:Cantonese, English with Italian subtitles

 

Two police officers, both scarred by romantic disappointments, wander through the chaos of the city in search of new connections, confronting the loneliness and fleeting nature of urban encounters.


CHUNGKING EXPRESS

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29th
7.30 PM


Director: Wong Kar-wai
Year: 1994
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes
Language:Cantonese, English with Italian subtitles

 

Two police officers, both scarred by romantic disappointments, wander through the chaos of the city in search of new connections, confronting the loneliness and fleeting nature of urban encounters.