Events / Weekly Cultural Programme

Every Wednesday at 18.00 from September to June there is a lecture, concert or other event in the Sala Ferragamo in the Harold Acton Library followed by an informal drinks reception.

The British Institute of Florence receives no Government funding and welcomes donations, however small, to support our Library and Cultural Programme.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 18.00

Ulrich Bergfelder in conversation with James Sholto Douglas

Production designer Ulrich Bergfelder has worked with the director Werner Herzog on several films, frequently involving exotic locations and enormous logistic difficulties. Fitzcarraldo (1978) tells the story not only of one man's obsession to bring opera to the Amazonian jungle but also of the director's parallel obsession to bring his vision to the screen. In this conversation with James Sholto Douglas, lecturer in film at the British Institute, Ulrich explains the fascinating background to this Herculean project.

18.00 – 19.00 Conversation
19.00 – 20.00 Buffet
20.00 – 22.30 Fitzcarraldo (in German with English subtitles) + Q&A.
Entrance is by ticket only, tickets cost €8 and are on sale at the library.