Pane e cioccolata – Bread and Chocolate (Franco Brussati – 1974)

In this film, director Franco Brusati brings to life a common theme in 70’s cinema, packaged in commedia all’italiana film genre ; the struggle to find your own identity in a foreign land. It’s a universal theme we can find in today’s challenges of immigrants. Idyllic park scene where poor Nino eats his sandwich: a bread… Continue reading Pane e cioccolata – Bread and Chocolate (Franco Brussati – 1974)

Shelter Me – Riparo – Anis tra di noi (Marco S. Puccioni – 2007)

To me this film is a fine example of the power of good storytelling without the need for special effects and pyrotechnics in order to engage audiences. The premise is simple, a lesbian couple returns from a vacation in Tunis and to their great surprise discover a Moroccan guy hidden in their car, with a… Continue reading Shelter Me – Riparo – Anis tra di noi (Marco S. Puccioni – 2007)