Archive for May, 2013
Neorealism
Shoeshine – Sciuscià (Vittorio De Sica – 1946)
Ever wondered what started the Oscar for Best Foregin Language Film category? It was Shoeshine, Vittorio De Sica‘s fifth film that initially received a Special Academy Award in 1948 and two years later for his masterpiece...
Drama
Escape by Night – Era notte a Roma (Roberto Rossellini – 1960)
Known as the father of neorealism in Italian cinema, specifically due to his widely acclaimed masterpiece, Rome Open City – Roma, città aperta (1945), in this film director Roberto Rossellini continues his theme of person...
