Political Archives - http://www.cafepellicola.com/category/political/ cafe pellicola - window to fine italian cinema Sat, 18 Jan 2014 22:54:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Il gioiellino – The Little Gem (Andrea Molaioli – 2011) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/12/26/il-gioiellino-the-little-gem-andrea-molaioli-2011/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/12/26/il-gioiellino-the-little-gem-andrea-molaioli-2011/#respond Thu, 26 Dec 2013 18:59:47 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=2222 One of my favorite delights, as you could imagine, is attending film festivals, preferably in Italy. And when I have a chance load up with ton of books. I try to buy either the latest Italian bestsellers or books about some of my favorite Italian directors. Last year I attended Rome International Film Festival, and… Continue reading Il gioiellino – The Little Gem (Andrea Molaioli – 2011)

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]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/12/26/il-gioiellino-the-little-gem-andrea-molaioli-2011/feed/ 0 Open Roads 2011: 1860 I Mille di Garibaldi (Alessandro Blasetti – 1934) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2011/06/08/1860-i-mille-di-garibaldi-alessandro-blasetti-%e2%80%93-1934/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2011/06/08/1860-i-mille-di-garibaldi-alessandro-blasetti-%e2%80%93-1934/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:41:01 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=1169 As Italy celebrates its 150th year of unification (aka Risoregimento) this year, the Lincoln Film Society in New York chose to include this masterpiece by Alessandro Blasetti as part of their current festival: Open Roads: New Italian Cinema. I attended the screening and here are some of my impressions. Carmelo and Rosuzza his wife reunited… Continue reading Open Roads 2011: 1860 I Mille di Garibaldi (Alessandro Blasetti – 1934)

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]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/2011/06/08/1860-i-mille-di-garibaldi-alessandro-blasetti-%e2%80%93-1934/feed/ 1 The Slow Match – La partita lenta (Paolo Sorrentino – 2009) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2009/04/27/the-slow-match-la-partita-lenta-paolo-sorrentino-%e2%80%93-2009/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2009/04/27/the-slow-match-la-partita-lenta-paolo-sorrentino-%e2%80%93-2009/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:50:25 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=671 It’s part of the trio short movies proposed by Per Fiducia, the project already described in the review of Il Premio. This is an intense shot on reality. When we say the eloquence of silence. He makes the silence speak. Slowly, sweetly, deeply. Black and white, and we are already into a poem. Every single… Continue reading The Slow Match – La partita lenta (Paolo Sorrentino – 2009)

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]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/2009/04/27/the-slow-match-la-partita-lenta-paolo-sorrentino-%e2%80%93-2009/feed/ 1 The Award – Il premio (Ermanno Olmi – 2009) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2009/04/26/the-award-il-premio-ermanno-olmi-2009/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2009/04/26/the-award-il-premio-ermanno-olmi-2009/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:13:37 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=647 This short film is part of “Per Fiducia” (“Through Trust”), an ambitious project that unites three award-winning directors Ermanno Olmi, Gabriele Salvatores, and Paolo Sorrentino in cooperation with Intessa Sanpaolo – to answer a simple, yet timely question: Can movies, as mirrors to reality, change it and give hope, especially in dark moments? The answer… Continue reading The Award – Il premio (Ermanno Olmi – 2009)

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