Tag Archives: Italian cinema

life is dance, dance is life (film: Le Bal – Ettore Scola, 1983)

Posted on June 10, 2021 by admin

Each film by Ettore Scola is a special experience and different from all the others, and ‘Le bal‘ made in 1983 is no exception. 28 years before Michel Hazanavicius‘ ‘The Artist‘, Scola made a film devoid of dialogue, but the … Continue reading →

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saga and melodrama (film: La meglio gioventù – Marco Tullio Giordana, 2003)

Posted on February 3, 2021 by admin

One of the great joys of a cinephile is the discovery of a formidable film made by a hitherto unknown director. Of course, it’s the cinephile’s problem, that is, mine, if I haven’t known the name of Italian director Marco … Continue reading →

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Pasolini’s parabola allegory (film: The Hawks and the Sparrows – Pier Pablo Pasolini, 1966)

Posted on January 15, 2021 by admin

Pier Paolo Pasolini‘s ‘The Hawks and the Sparrows‘ (the Italian title is ‘Uccellacci e uccellini‘) is a film that is difficult to decipher. In 1966 the Italian director had not yet produced his most controversial works, but this film already … Continue reading →

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the dreams of yesterday (film: Gianni Di Gregorio, 2019)

Posted on January 13, 2021 by admin

If you are looking for an entertainment with heroes that you can identify with, especially if you have reached retirement age or if you have parents or grandparents at this age, then ‘Lontano Lontano‘, the 2019 film by Italian director … Continue reading →

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an historic saga in Italian comedy style (film: C’eravamo tanto amati – Ettore Scola, 1974)

Posted on December 31, 2020 by admin

Produced in 1974, ‘C’eravamo tanto amati‘ (The English title is ‘We All Loved Each Other So Much‘) was for Ettore Scola his first highly successful film, that also brought him international recognition. Many remarkable movies were to follow, but this … Continue reading →

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a moral choice (film: La corruzione – Mauro Bolognini, 1963)

Posted on October 3, 2020 by admin

In the opening scene of ‘La corruzione‘, the 1963 film by director Mauro Bolognini, the director of an elite Italian high school, he separates from the graduates with a speech in which he exposes a Manichean vision of the world. … Continue reading →

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passenger on the train of life (film: The Passenger / Professione: reporter – Michelangelo Antonioni, 1975)

Posted on July 9, 2020 by admin

Michelangelo Antonioni‘s ‘The Passenger‘ or ‘Professione: reporter‘ (the original title) is a case study of a remarkable film by one of the important directors in the history of cinema, a film that changes its meaning and perspective over time, but … Continue reading →

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two crazy women on the road (film: La pazza gioia / Like Crazy – Paolo Virzi, 2016)

Posted on July 4, 2020 by admin

To define madness starts by defining normalcy. ‘La pazza gioia‘ (the English title is ‘Like Crazy‘), the film written and directed by Paolo Virzì in 2016 has as main heroines two women hospitalized in a sanatorium for psychiatric diseases. In … Continue reading →

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passion and money in the end-of-century Rome (film: The Inheritance / L’eredità Ferramonti – Mauro Bolognini, 1976)

Posted on June 27, 2020 by admin

‘L’eredità Ferramonti‘ (whose English title is ‘The Inheritance‘) made in 1976 is one of the latest films in Mauro Bolognini‘s directing career. His name is less mentioned today, being overshadowed by those of his more famous contemporaries, but in the … Continue reading →

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becoming a child like all the other (Film: Pinocchio – Matteo Garrone, 2019)

Posted on June 5, 2020 by admin

Pinocchio fascinates filmmakers. The first atru to bring to screen Carlo Collodi’s novel took place in 1936, as an animated feature, in Italy, but the first to complete the project were Walt Disney and his colleagues in 1940. Another 20 … Continue reading →

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