1945-1975: this was the golden age of Italian cinema, full of masterpieces that left their mark on the entire history of film. From the ruins of war arose Neorealism, the “movement” that, with Rossellini, Visconti and De Sica-Zavattini, changed the way cinema was made and conceived forever. From the early 1950s, the revolutionary charge of Neorealism faded, becoming contaminated with popular genres such as comedy and other forms of popular cinema, passing through the golden 1960s with the affirmation of great auteur cinema (Fellini, Antonioni, Pasolini, etc.), “Italian-style comedy” and other genres (such as spaghetti westerns), until the anxieties, experiments and new sensibilities of the early 1970s. A long history in which Italian cinema reflects and reworks the enormous political, social, economic and cultural changes experienced by the country during those crucial three decades.

An eight-thousand-year journey unfolding through time like the woven strands of a fiasco and the hypnotic, caressing waves of a glass of red wine.

Francesco Sorelli, accompanied by Gilberto Bertini, presents at Giunti Odeon his book La Molecola della Civiltà: Il Viaggio del Vino tra Storia, Mito e Bellezza (Davide Falletta Editore).

The Book:

From Noah’s drunkenness to Catherine’s Renaissance, from the epicurean Etruscans to the wine-blood of Osiris, Dionysus and Christ; from the Greek symposium to medieval monasteries, from carpe diem to Lady and the Tramp’s kiss — in the journey of wine, between moderation and ecstasy, we glimpse the very essence of humanity: the search for beauty and the fear of death, conviviality and solitude, awareness and surrender to mystery.

An emotional and dizzying narrative that, through the extraordinary scientific, social, and cultural epic of Bacchus’ nectar, reveals — behind fragments of poetry, masterpieces of art, and reading suggestions — the luminous possibility for humankind to shape its own happiness.

The Author:

Francesco Sorelli works in communication, management, and wine culture. He travels the world telling the stories of Bacchus and the art of Italian living — a millennial expression of craftsmanship, beauty to be savored, and unparalleled creativity.

Alan Zamboni presents at Giunti Odeon L'atomo sfuggente (Mondadori*), a gripping crime novel poised between noir and the history of physics, scientific storytelling and mystery.

An investigation where—just like in the subatomic universe—opposing forces collide, threatening to trigger an explosion that could leave a trail of deaths behind.

The Book

Brescia, 1971. High school physics teacher Aldo Colombo vanishes without a trace. No note, no explanation.

Teo, a brilliant young mathematician and former student, refuses to believe the disappearance was voluntary. The only clue: a bundle of equations on neutrons and nuclear fission. Together with Deianira, a sharp and determined Hungarian teacher with a painful past, he follows a trail of anonymous letters, undercover agents, secret files, and experimental research on subatomic particles.

The mystery leads back to 1930s Rome, via Panisperna, and the laboratory of Enrico Fermi and Ettore Majorana.

What if Majorana never died—and has been hiding for thirty years?

The Author

An engineer and graduate in Modern Literature, Alan Zamboni began his artistic path as a musician and author. In 2013 he launched the YouTube science channel Curiuss, where he explores the history of science, with a focus on Physics and Astronomy.

At GO, the presentation of the bilingual volume Botteghe. Una storia fiorentina. A Florentine History (SIME BOOKS) will take place.

The presentation will feature photographer Guido Cozzi, who created the images included in the book, and Livia Frescobaldi, President of the Istituto de’ Bardi, who last year presented the exhibition of Cozzi’s photographs from which the idea for the book was born.

The event will be hosted by Chiara Dino of Corriere Fiorentino.

The Book:

Botteghe. Una storia fiorentina is a photographic book, a journey through the last remaining artisan workshops in the heart of Florence. It is also a tribute to the workshops that no longer exist but have left an important legacy.

A red thread to follow in order to rediscover the filigree of an authentic Florence—sometimes difficult to decipher because it is hidden, yet no less beautiful or significant for that reason.

The Author:

Guido Cozzi
Born in Florence in 1962. For specialized publishing, he has produced hundreds of photographic features of a geographical, ethnographic, and travel nature. In 1991, together with Stefano Amantini and Massimo Borchi, he founded Atlantide Phototravel, a photographic agency specializing in travel reportage.

Today he alternates photographic campaigns for major international archives with personal research projects in his local area, experimenting with different narrative styles according to the subject explored.

New signing event with Elisa Molinari, known on social media as @elly_book_nerd!
The author will be with us to sign copies of her Tutto il Romance che non conosci (Giunti).

A journey through beloved tropes, archetypes, and subgenres: from Office Romance to Small Town, from Sport Romance to Romantasy. Between hidden gems and true “sacred texts,” this guide is perfect for navigating the contemporary landscape and finding your next obsession.

The Book:

Romance is an unstoppable cultural and commercial phenomenon. And yet, until not long ago, it was considered by many readers a marginal genre—sometimes even looked down upon! Fortunately, today everyone loves and wants to read love stories. What not everyone knows, however, is that this genre has much deeper roots than one might think, often in great classics such as Orgoglio e pregiudizio and Jane Eyre, and that the tropes so beloved by today’s readers are an integral part of literary history.

Elisa Molinari, aka @elly_book_nerd, guides readers on a journey through the themes, archetypes, and most appreciated titles of contemporary romance. From Office Romance to Small Town, from Sport Romance to Romantasy, there are recommendations for every taste, ranging from hidden gems to true “sacred texts.”

Whether you prefer stories featuring sweet, devoted “Golden Retriever Boyfriends” or darker, distant protagonists who hide (beneath many layers) a heart of gold, Tutto il Romance che non conosci is the perfect guide to discovering your next favorite romance novel (without forgetting the level of spice!) and to exploring the richness of this genre in all its facets.

The Author:

Born in Rome in 1994, Elisa Molinari has always had an immense passion for reading. In 2020, she decided to open her social profile, @elly_book_nerd, where she shares the books she has loved the most across various genres. She is followed by a community of tens of thousands of readers on Instagram and TikTok.

Coming out on March 11 with le plurali, Caterina Liverani’s book Lady Cinema va in Corea – guida femminista al k-cinema will be presented at GO by the author, in conversation with sociolinguist Vera Gheno.

This volume is a spin-off that takes readers on a passionate and rigorous journey into the beating heart of South Korean cinema and culture.

The Book

From the Oscar triumph of Parasite by Bong Joon-ho, to the cult classic Lady Vendetta by Park Chan-wook, and the global success of series such as Mask Girl—which have redefined the collective imagination and challenged beauty standards and social hierarchies—South Korea is today one of the most vibrant creative laboratories on the international scene.

The book unveils the behind-the-scenes of the feminist and queer revolution currently reshaping k-cinema and Korean seriality, placing non-conforming bodies, marginalized identities, and new narratives at the center. It also includes an extensive filmography for readers who wish to explore Korean cinema more deeply.

From pioneer Park Nam-ok to the female directors now triumphing at international festivals, Liverani draws a generational map of bold storytellers. The volume explores how Korean auteur cinema is reclaiming the gaze, exposing patriarchal structures, and rewriting the rules of representation.

Alongside film analysis and explorations of pop culture, special mention goes to the chapter dedicated to the Korea loved by Michela Murgia.

The Author

Caterina Liverani is part of the Tuscan group of the SNCCI (Italian National Union of Film Critics). Since 2015, she has collaborated with the Florence Korea Film Fest as programming assistant and catalogue curator. She has contributed to the monographs published by ETS for the Premio Fiesole ai Maestri del Cinema and is among the authors of Corea Shock. Il nuovo cinema horror della Corea del Sud, edited by Roberto Lasagna (Profondo Rosso).

The story of two distant lives that brush against each other once more in search of answers, relief, and salvation. Francesca Tramonti and Francesco Gilioli will discuss Palco vuoto (Golem) together with Eleonora Ercolani.

The Book:

Helene and Cesare. They met in a Milan high school classroom and fell in love during warm summers by Lake Garda. An intense, fleeting happiness, as often happens at twenty: different and separate lives awaited them.

She, now the wife of a well-known lawyer, has moved to Florence and writes crime novels. An orderly, happy, and fulfilling existence—until the Event forces her to rethink herself, to look at herself with empty eyes.

He, with an ex-wife, a teenage son, and a new love shipwrecked in recriminations and whims that consume him. He makes a living writing crime reports, but seeks in literature a redemption for his wounded soul.

Many years later, they find themselves once again seated at the same table, in a Florentine café-concert hall. Adults now, carrying the weight of their experiences, with spirits longing for rest and the promise to meet again.

The Authors:

Francesca Tramonti
Born in Florence, she graduated in Literature and Philosophy. She has edited school editions, magazines, and fiction for Le Monnier and Giunti. After a period in the United States, she returned to Italy, where she obtained a teaching position in Italian Literature at upper secondary school level. An tireless reader and lover of cinema and theatre, she later turned to writing: she published La danza della vita (2022) with Porto Seguro and L’idea dentro di me. Giacomo Matteotti per le giovani generazioni. Una proposta di didattica orientativa (2024) with Pacini Editore. Palco vuoto is her third work.

Francesco Gilioli
Originally from Veneto, he lives between Milan and Portogruaro. He is a professional journalist, videomaker, and contributor to Agence France-Presse. He has worked in radio (RTL, Erreuno), television (La7, Euronews), print media (La Stampa, La Nuova Venezia), and online for Repubblica. He writes for himself, in an attempt to bring order to all the irrational forces that overwhelm him. He published Di là dall’amore, tra gli alberi (2021) with NullaDie. Palco vuoto is his second novel.

At Giunti Odeon, the presentation of the album I sensi del mare by pianist Paul Robino, featuring the listening of selected tracks and readings of passages dedicated to the sea by Professor Arianna Brandolini.

The event will be hosted by Massimo Cervelli, journalist and presenter on Rai Radio2.

The album

I sensi del mare by Paul Robino is a piano concert that pays tribute to the sea, exploring its endless emotional and sonic facets.

The artistic journey of Paul Robino, a Sicilian pianist who moved to Vigevano, took a decisive turn with his encounter with Maestro Vince Tempera, which led to a fruitful and long-lasting collaboration.

The album’s original compositions, written and performed by Robino, were arranged and produced by Maestro Tempera. The result is a concept album that blends piano with instruments from the classical tradition, such as violins, alongside more modern sounds including drums and electric keyboards.

Already available on all digital platforms, the album will also be available in physical format — CD and vinyl.

The author

Paolo Robino, known artistically as Paul Robino, is a pianist and composer of piano, classical/contemporary music, and soundtracks for films and advertising. He collaborates with Maestro Vince Tempera on several productions. His latest work for piano and orchestra, conducted by Vince Tempera, I Sensi del Mare, is now being released.

After the success of Selvaggio Ovest, Daniele Pasquini returns to GO with La fine della frontiera (NN Editore), a work that intertwines the western and the historical novel, where identity, choices, and destiny are measured against the course of history. It is a story of men and women searching for a place in the world and for something worth living — or dying — for. For this presentation, the author will be joined by Nicoletta Verna.

The book:

In 1861, Italy is a newly unified nation, and America promises an endless future. Dante Niccolai, a young Tuscan cart driver left orphaned, leaves his home to accompany the Ferrini family to the port of Genoa and decides to embark with them for the New World, chasing the mirage of a better life. Between him and Adele Ferrini an epistolary relationship is born, made of promises and long ожидations, but the vastness of the continent divides them: Dante wanders for years through the heart of America, while Adele finds a new identity among the Cheyenne. Their stories intertwine with History and with the adventures of Carlo Di Rudio, a Mazzinian revolutionary who escaped the guillotine and forced labor, and who chooses the West as his final trench. And as the white offensive culminates in the legendary Battle of Little Bighorn, symbol of Native resistance, a web of guilt, betrayal, and violence — bearing the name of the ferocious Iron Jack — binds together the destinies of Dante, Adele, and Carlo. La fine della frontiera is a historical and adventure novel, where the wandering lives of its protagonists stand out against the sunset of the myth of the West. With the clear voice of someone telling stories by a fire, Daniele Pasquini reminds us that life is a great battle already lost — but when the heart runs like a galloping horse, we can only mount up and ride.

This book is for those who travel for the pure pleasure of getting lost, for those hoping for another prequel of Yellowstone, for those who feel in their gut the rumbling of swallowed words, and for those who have discovered that a powerful desire is at once a condemnation and a blessing — a hunger for light that pushes us to march beyond the horizon.

The author:

Daniele Pasquini was born in 1988 in the province of Florence and works in publishing communication. He made his fiction debut in 2009 with Io volevo Ringo Starr, followed by a short novel and a collection of stories, all published by Intermezzi Editore. In 2022 he published Un naufragio with SEM. For NNE he published Selvaggio Ovest (2024), winner of the Selezione Bancarella Prize, finalist for the Alessandro Manzoni International Literary Prize, and finalist for the Asti d’Appello Prize.