Archive for May, 2013
Drama
The Crush – La Cotta (Ermanno Olmi – 1967)
Have plans for New Year? Not yet? Well…now you do! Get your loved-one or no one and celebrate it with The Crush, an adorable short film (49 minutes) by Ermanno Olmi. The kind people at Criterion Collection included this fine fe...
Drama
Partner (Bernardo Bertolucci – 1968)
I had no particular expectations from this film. I believe a film synopsis has this ingrained tendency to misrepresent sometimes. In this film Bernardo Bertolucci takes you to his early days in cinema, during the tumultuous lat...
Drama
The Job – Il Posto (Ermanno Olmi – 1961)
Do you remember your first job interview and your mom protectively cautioning you, don’t mess up this could be a great opportunity, practically work for life? Or an important exam you took at school and the following stress aft...
Drama
The Star Maker – Uomo delle Stelle (Giuseppe Tornatore – 1995)
This was the first film we saw in our House of Italy series. The series’ producers (myself & two friends) spent a bit of time deciding what should be their first film & chose this one not only for its filmic quali...
