On one hand you can look at this film and say it’s all about men camaraderie in effort to solve an economical problem, and indeed the relationships among the protagonists run the gamut from support, anger, humor, and compassion. And yet, this film is known as the first to usher the Italian Comedy (Commedia All’Italiana)… Continue reading Big Deal on Madonna Street – I Soliti Ignoti (Mario Monicelli – 1958)
Month: April 2008
La destinazione – The destination (Pietro Sanna – 2003)
Through the story of Emilio, a young carabiniere sent to a Sardinian village for its military training, the director Pietro Sanna gives us a picture of this culture that seems unchanged over the centuries. Emilio comes from Emilia Romagna (region in the North of Italy, on the Riviera of Adriatic sea), and the only idea… Continue reading La destinazione – The destination (Pietro Sanna – 2003)
Great Success at the opening of Ossining’s Italian Film Festival
The opening of the film festival last week was extremely successful. We started with the screening of The Job – Il Posto (Ermanno Olmi – 1961). The film drew a wonderful audience that stayed for the post-screening discussion that went around 45 minutes of active questions that showed me how engaged the audience was with… Continue reading Great Success at the opening of Ossining’s Italian Film Festival