Mid-August Lunch – Pranzo di ferragosto (Gianni Di Gregorio – 2008)

Shlomi Ron — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:58:52 +0000

First time’s a charm may be an old cliché, but there is something fresh and original to creating something for the first time that is clean from preconceptions and risk of repetitions. Not always. Yet, this charmingly sensitive film, which marks the debut of Gianni Di Gregorio as a director, represents one of the pleasant… Continue reading Mid-August Lunch – Pranzo di ferragosto (Gianni Di Gregorio – 2008)

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Umberto D. (Vittorio De Sica – 1952)

Shlomi Ron — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:00:52 +0000

In one of the greatest accomplishments of the Neorealist film movement, Vittorio De Sica dedicates this film to his father and effectively captures the grim life of the elderly in post-war Italy. The film paints a vividly emotional picture of Umberto D. (Carlo Battisti non-proessional actor – a university professor from Florence), an older man… Continue reading Umberto D. (Vittorio De Sica – 1952)

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Mid-August Lunch – Pranzo di ferragosto (Gianni Di Gregorio – 2008)

Umberto D. (Vittorio De Sica – 1952)