Tag Archives: Raf Vallone

between neorealism and Hollywood

Posted on June 27, 2026 by admin

‘Riso amaro‘ (or ‘Bitter Rice’ in the English release) is one of the films that connects the Italian neo-realism of the 1940s in its ‘pure’ form with the great Italian cinema that would emerge from this movement in the following … Continue reading →

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the original Italian Job (film: Italian Job – Peter Collinson, 1969)

Posted on September 11, 2022 by admin

I watched the original 1969 Peter Collinson-directed version of ‘The Italian Job‘ 19 years after seeing the 2003 remake. I don’t remember much about the remake and the 5/10 rate that I gave it then on IMDB probably explains the … Continue reading →

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