When: Thursday, March 30 at 6pm CT - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - What: "Italian Biopics, Leonora Addio" Directed by Paolo Taviani, 2022, 90’, Italian with English subtitles, In-person screening

Leonora Addio tells the incredible story of Pirandello’s ashes and the turbulent ride of his urn from Rome to Agrigento, leading to a troubled burial 15 years after his death.The movie closes with Pirandello’s last novel, written 20 days before his passing: “Il Chiodo” (The Nail). In this story, the young Bastianeddu, taken from his Sicilian mother’s arms and forced to follow his father overseas, seems unable to heal this wound, which leads him to a senseless act.