PAST EVENTS 2023
From November 27 To December 3
TALKS
MAST.AUDITORIUM
VITO MANCUSO
NON TI MANCHI MAI LA GIOIA
BREVE ITINERARIO DI LIBERAZIONE
(GARZANTI)
“Never lack joy. But I want it to be born in you: and it will be born in you if it arises in you”.
Seneca
Each of us experiences moments of stalemate, when we do not find the strength to move forward or do not know which direction to take. Literature teaches us that we have always struggled with this feeling of helplessness; what has changed is the way we respond. If in the past we sought an escape in religion, today we find it in a new faith that celebrates the cult of the ego. Deception, however, is just around the corner, for by believing only in itself, narcissism only deepens its imprisonment.
In his new book, Vito Mancuso proposes a philosophy of liberation to identify and dismantle the traps that hold our lives captive and open us up to a more authentic existence, to the point of experiencing the profound joy of living. By following a path of small but constant liberating steps, we discover that each person’s destiny is played out in the world we carry within: for if we are the trap, we are also our liberator. As we come to this awareness, we will be able to find balance and generate clear mental energy, the most effective tool for serenity and the source of joy.
As part of the program Le voci dei libri, in collaboration with Coop Alleanza 3.0
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2
CINEMATOGRAPHY
MAST.AUDITORIUM
Film program
MBM. MAST Best Movies
STEVE JOBS
Danny Boyle, UK / USA, 2015, 122′, o.v. with Italian subtitles
Steve Jobs’ life is described around three promotional events: the 1984 launch of the Macintosh in Cupertino; the 1989 launch of NeXT in San Francisco; and finally, the presentation of the i Mac in 1998. A few minutes before the start of each event, Steve talks to the people who have been most important in his life: his daughter Lisa and his mother Cris; Joanna, the Apple Marketing Manager and her critical conscience; Steve Wozniak, the programmer friend; John Sculley, the CEO of Apple who turned him away after the Macintosh went bankrupt.
Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress to Kate Winslet and for Best Screenplay to Aaron Sorkin in 2016
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3
FAMILY TOUR DAY
MAST
Maximum of 15 children aged 7 to 12. Each adult may accompany up to 2 children.
3 PM – 3.45 PM: Workshop
3.45 PM – 4.30 PM: Guided tour of the exhibition Andreas Gursky. Visual Spaces of Today
4.30 PM – 4.50 PM: Snack in the Cafeteria
5 PM: Screening of Ferdinand from the film program Future Film Kids (optional)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
MAST.AUDITORIUM
Film program
Future Film Kids
FERDINAND
Carlos Saldanha, USA, 2017, 108’, Italian
Ferdinand is a magnificent bull who grew up on a bullfighting farm but refuses to fight because of the fate of his father. When he is young, he manages to escape to a flower farm, taken in by a little girl named Nina; once he is an adult, however, a misunderstanding puts Ferdinand back on the road to competition. Will the gentle giant succeed in asserting his peaceful nature?
CINEMATOGRAPHY
MAST.AUDITORIUM
Film program
MBM. MAST Best Movies
FUNNY FACE
Stanley Donen, USA, 1957, 103′, o.v. with Italian subtitles
A fashion photographer discovers a young saleswoman with unsuspected qualities for being a model in a bookstore, making her famous and falling in love. But the story between the two is endangered when the girl visits Paris for the fashion shows, where in between work she gets to meet an existentialist philosopher who actually attracts pretty girls in the caves of St. Germain for purposes more materialistic than the dissertations on the criticism of pure reason.
