Suso Cecchi D’Amico
Suso Cecchi D’Amico was one of the early pioneers who set the foundations for Italian cinema. She started her career right after World War II and played a key role in what is known as Neorealism genre and in the 60’s as part of Age & Scarpelli invented commedia all’italiana (Italian-style comedy).
Some of [...]
Posted by Shlomi Ron on 08.07.2010 at 9:26 am// Tagged: Classic Italian Cinema, Italian Cinema, News
Master Conflict: a prostitute was killed in Paolino park in Rome
Sub-Plots: Police investigation showcases stories of five witnesses that depict how their day started and what they saw when it finishes in Paolino park
Themed Character: Roman rain that drives characters to seek shelter, triggering transitions to portrayal of the prostitute at different stages [...]
Posted by Shlomi Ron on 07.19.2010 at 5:14 pm// Tagged: Classic Italian Cinema, Drama, Neorealism , Bernardo Bertolucci, pier paolo pasolini, Piero Piccioni, Rome
I was looking forward to this event to be able to have unmediated impressions in real time about one of the most important directors in Italian cinema who started his career in 1965, while living in London with a remarkable masterpiece: I pugni in tasca – Fists in the Pocket.
I came early to get a [...]
Posted by Shlomi Ron on 06.14.2010 at 4:33 pm// Tagged: Classic Italian Cinema, Festival, Modern Italian Cinema, News , marco bellocchio, Taormina Film Fest
June 10-12 starts the famous Taormina Film Fest. Antonioni’s L’avventura (The Adventure – 1960) was shot there. If you have other plans for the summer, cafe Pellicola can really take you there now…
Ready? To start your journey in Taormina, simply follow these instructions:
TO LAUNCH: Click on icon on upper right corner of the image [...]
Posted by Shlomi Ron on 05.01.2010 at 11:15 am// Tagged: Classic Italian Cinema, Italian Cinema
This Oscar-winning masterpiece was originally titled “La Bella Confusione” (The Nice Confusion) and was made in six months against the backdrop of the early 60’s Economic Miracle (Boom Economico) in which Italy experienced substantial economic growth. This period of prosperity on one hand also added confusion and identity crisis as Italian society transformed from [...]
Posted by Shlomi Ron on 04.25.2010 at 12:19 pm// Tagged: Classic Italian Cinema, Drama, Italian Cinema , Anouk Aimee, Economic Boom, Federico Fellini