Short Archives - http://www.cafepellicola.com/category/short/ cafe pellicola - window to fine italian cinema Sat, 18 Jan 2014 22:54:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Guglielmo il dentone – William “Il Dentone” (Luigi Filippo D’Amico – 1965) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/09/16/guglielmo-il-dentone-william-il-dentone-luigi-filippo-damico-1965/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/09/16/guglielmo-il-dentone-william-il-dentone-luigi-filippo-damico-1965/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2013 22:31:08 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=2004 These days YouTube is overflowing with rare cinematic gems like this short film by Luigi Filippo D’Amico Guglielmo il dentone, which is part of a triptych film named I Complessi with the other two shorts directed by Dino Risi and Franco Rossi. I searched for the other two on YouTube, with no luck. That said,… Continue reading Guglielmo il dentone – William “Il Dentone” (Luigi Filippo D’Amico – 1965)

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]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/09/16/guglielmo-il-dentone-william-il-dentone-luigi-filippo-damico-1965/feed/ 0 La ricotta (Pier Paolo Pasolini -1962) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/02/03/la-ricotta-pier-paolo-pasolini-1962/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/02/03/la-ricotta-pier-paolo-pasolini-1962/#respond Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:45:08 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=1865 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 belief, the government along with the church banded together to exploit the poor. A prophet ahead of… Continue reading La ricotta (Pier Paolo Pasolini -1962)

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]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/02/03/la-ricotta-pier-paolo-pasolini-1962/feed/ 0 N.I.C.E. Sicilian Short Films Contest – Taormina Film Festival http://www.cafepellicola.com/2010/06/13/n-i-c-e-sicilian-short-films-contest-%e2%80%93-taormina-film-festival/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2010/06/13/n-i-c-e-sicilian-short-films-contest-%e2%80%93-taormina-film-festival/#respond Sun, 13 Jun 2010 06:50:45 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=1009 Just arrived yesterday to charming Taormina, aptly named because it’s perched royally on mount Tauro overlooking mount Etna. The town is not packed as I was initially afraid of but contains a healthy dose of tourists that happily savor the holy trinity: pasta-espresso-ice cream. I decided to kick off the festival with the short films… Continue reading N.I.C.E. Sicilian Short Films Contest – Taormina Film Festival

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]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/2010/06/13/n-i-c-e-sicilian-short-films-contest-%e2%80%93-taormina-film-festival/feed/ 0 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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