Session Winter 2007. Last movie. Lampedusa, an island of 6000 people, closer to Africa than to Sicily. They don’t even speak italian. They don’t speak anyway. This movie talks through the southern people’s glance, the wild gestures of bearfooted children, the dark thick skin of the fishermen and the close mouth of their women. Blessed… Continue reading Respiro – Grazia’s Island (Emanuele Crialese – 2001)
Month: March 2007
The Wedding Director – Il Regista di Matrimoni (Marco Bellocchio – 2006)
Franco Elica, a famous movie director, accidentally in Sicily, has been given the job by the Prince of Gravina, to shoot the movie of his daughter’s wedding. The film opens with the scene of the wedding of his daughter (the director’s), that he initially let others film it, but then he jumps into the crowd… Continue reading The Wedding Director – Il Regista di Matrimoni (Marco Bellocchio – 2006)
Malèna (Giuseppe Tornatore – 2000)
The key ingredients of this film include: Academy award winner director Giuseppe Tornatore; international debut of bombshell Monica Belluci; coming of age story of a young boy in a small Sicilian village during World War II; and the timeless music of Maestro Ennio Morricone. Yes, the film may look like an attempt to repurpose Tornatore’s… Continue reading Malèna (Giuseppe Tornatore – 2000)