Drama
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La ricotta (Pier Paolo Pasolini -1962)
Right from the choice of the title – The Ricotta – Pasolini kicks off an onslaught of symbols to convey his dissatisfaction with the dull consumerism of Italian society during the economic boom of early 60’s. To his...
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Il mio domani – My Tomorrow (Marina Spada – 2011)
It’s amazing that a year has just passed and it’s already June and time for Lincoln Center’s excellent series: Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2012. I attended last year and enjoyed the fresh lineup; I reviewed a few. Director M...
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In nome della legge – In the Name of the Law (Pietro Germi – 1949)
New magistrate arrives, and old one departs It usually happens when a new guy, typically from the north, but in this case from the Sicilian capital, arrives to the wild South in effort to instill some law and order and the loca...
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Mamma Roma (Pier Paolo Pasolini – 1962)
Individualism vs. determinism is it truly up to the individual to change his destiny or is it all predetermined? Anna Magnani in an emotion explosion In his second film Mamma Roma, Pier Paolo Pasolini is constantly moving betwe...
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Giulia non esce la sera – Giulia Doesn’t Date at Night (Giuseppe Piccioni – 2009)
In this film Giuseppe Piccioni returns to familiar themes of alienation and the decline of modern family structures, the resulting need for companionship and our value system that wraps it all in good and bad labels. The film&#...
