Nino Ricci speaksabout the adaptation of his Lives of the Saints trilogy into a television miniseries in his talk “From the Page to the Screen: How I Sold My Soul to Sophia Loren.” Presented by the Frank Iacobucci Centre of the University of Toronto.
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
6.00 PM
Alumni Hall, Room 100
121 St. Joseph Street, Toronto
(near Wellesley & Bay)
Everyone is welcome and admission is free. A reception will follow.
What did you learn in school today? Sharing.
Too bad I don’t live in Toronto. I sold my soul to Nino Ricci. At least it wasn’t the Devil. I’ve decided to become an atheist. Instead of saying “Oh My God” or “Thank God,” from now on I’m gonna say “Oh My Nino” or “Thank Nino.” I just have no reason to believe in God anymore. I don’t know why I ever did. The Bible is just fiction, like The Tempest. If there really was a God, then why would thousands of people be dying in all sorts of earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods? Only a monster could cause destruction like that. And then there is my own life, but I won’t go there…