cafe Pellicola – window to fine italian cinema cafe pellicola - window to fine italian cinema 2016-12-26T16:48:45Z http://www.cafepellicola.com/feed/atom/ WordPress Shlomi Ron http://www.cafepellicola.com <![CDATA[Il Tetto – The Roof (Vittorio De Sica – 1956)]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=2897 2016-12-26T16:48:45Z 2016-12-26T16:05:15Z Five years after his masterpiece, Miracolo a Milano – Miracle in Milan (1951), director Vittorio De Sica with screenwriter Cesare Zavattini, return to a familiar neorealist theme – social troubles of a young couple, played by unprofessional actors, facing a housing problem during Italy’s economic boom. Newlywed couple, Gabriella Pallotta – Luisa (as Gabriella Pallotti)… Continue reading Il Tetto – The Roof (Vittorio De Sica – 1956)

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Shlomi Ron http://www.cafepellicola.com <![CDATA[Italian Cinema Audiences – Real Stories by Real People]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=2831 2015-05-06T12:15:09Z 2015-04-13T14:30:53Z In this post, I am not going to discuss a particular film but share with you a very special project I came across the other day. I’d like to give the discovery credit to my favorite Twitter hashtags – we all have our own lists – that keep me abreast about the greatest and latest… Continue reading Italian Cinema Audiences – Real Stories by Real People

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Shlomi Ron http://www.cafepellicola.com <![CDATA[Il cammino della speranza – The Path of Hope (Pietro Germi – 1950)]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=2805 2015-02-21T23:49:42Z 2015-02-16T16:59:42Z Right from the opening scene where you see the village women all veiled in black waiting patiently outside the mine for their husbands who refuse to come up to avoid the mine closing – you see direct similarities with another Nerorealism harbinger – Visconti’s 1948 La terra trema (The Earth Trembles). In the latter, the black… Continue reading Il cammino della speranza – The Path of Hope (Pietro Germi – 1950)

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Shlomi Ron http://www.cafepellicola.com <![CDATA[I Quattro Tassisti – The Four Taxi Drivers (Giorgio Bianchi – 1963)]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=2795 2016-12-26T16:33:05Z 2014-12-31T18:08:46Z With 2015 coming upon us, I figured there is nothing like rewinding the clock back to this 1963 quaint cinematic gem to usher the New Year. Once upon a time there were 4 taxi drivers…This charming film brings four short films – urban fables if you will – that each captures a different human aspect… Continue reading I Quattro Tassisti – The Four Taxi Drivers (Giorgio Bianchi – 1963)

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