To celebrate Disaronno’s 500-year anniversary*, we’ve teamed up with the iconic Italian liqueur makers to bring you an extra special cinematic treat: a two-month celebration of Italian screen style, inspired by the timeless spirit of la dolce vita.
Honouring half a millennium(!) of tradition and innovation, our ‘La Dolce Vita’ season – curated in partnership with Disaronno – kicks off in style this June with a deep dive into four of our favourite Italian films, spanning from the 1960s to today. Each one captures the essence of this age-old Italian philosophy, which is all about living well, appreciating beauty, and savouring every moment.
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Then, on the weekend of 4-5 July, we’re taking over London’s historic Regent Street Cinema for two nights of cinema, cocktails, and a true taste of Italy. Join us on Friday 4 July for a rare screening of Federico Fellini’s 1963 masterpiece 8½, starring Marcello Mastroianni – Italy’s pre-eminent leading man during the ’60s – in one of his best-loved roles.
The following night, you can catch Michelangelo Antonioni’s atmospheric 1960 relationship drama La Notte on the big screen, featuring the impossibly glamorous ménage à trois of Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti. Each screening will be accompanied by an introduction and an on-stage Q&A with an Italian film expert. We’ll also be serving up a delicious selection of Disaronno-based cocktails.
The legend of Disaronno can be traced back to the most famous creative period in Italian history: the Renaissance. In 1525, the artist Bernardino Luini, a student of Leonardo da Vinci, was commissioned to decorate the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Miracles in Saronno. For the Madonna in one of his paintings, ‘The Adoration of the Magi’, he chose a local innkeeper as his model. In appreciation, she presented him with a special gift: a flask filled with a fragrant, delicate, amber-coloured liqueur.
Since those humble origins, Disaronno has grown into the world’s favourite amaretto liqueur, famed for its unique aroma and sweet character – not to mention its iconic “square cap” bottle, created in the 1970s by a master Venetian glassmaker. Today, it embodies the elegance, refined taste, and unmistakable Italian style that has been immortalized on screen time and again by Italy’s most revered filmmakers.
If you attend one of our ‘La Dolce Vita’ screenings, you’ll not only have the chance to enjoy a signature Disaronno cocktail – aptly named Dolcevita and created by mixologist Patrick Pistolesi and his team at Drink Kong Bar in Rome – but you’ll also get your hands on a limited-edition zine filled with original content and gorgeous illustrations.
Stay tuned for more information about our ‘La Dolce Vita’ screening events, and head to disaronno.com to find out more about Disaronno’s 500-year anniversary celebrations.
*1525: The legend of Disaronno begins.