Qualunque imposizione faccia su di noi, egli è servo
della Legge e come tale sfugge al giudizio umano
-Kafka
Whatever imposition is brought upon us, it is served
by the law and as such escapes human judgment
-Kafka
Morricone’s pounding soundtrack
In this Oscar-winning masterpiece by director Elio Petri, a head of homicide department in Rome is testing the boundaries of his [...]
Posted by Shlomi Ron on 09.01.2008 at 11:24 am// Tagged: Classic Italian Cinema, Drama, Italian Cinema, Political, Thriller , elio petri, Florinda Bolkan, Gian Maria Volontè, oscar winner
In this film, Francesco Rosi tells the story of painter Carlo Levi, an anti-fascist activist that was arrested in Turin in 1935 and was sent by Mussolini to the remote town of Gagliano (invented name) – in what is known today as Basilicata.
If you ignore the historical context of this film and focus on the [...]
Posted by Shlomi Ron on 05.25.2007 at 5:22 am// Tagged: Classic Italian Cinema, Drama, Entertainment, Italian Cinema, Political , Biography, carlo levi, Drama, eboli, Entertainment, francesco rosi, Gian Maria Volontè, Political