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Guglielmo il dentone – William “Il Dentone” (Luigi Filippo D’Amico – 1965)

Shlomi Ron — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 22:31:08 +0000

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

Shlomi Ron — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:06:23 +0000

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)

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Big Deal on Madonna Street – I Soliti Ignoti (Mario Monicelli – 1958)

Shlomi Ron — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:02:15 +0000

On one hand you can look at this film and say it’s all about men camaraderie in effort to solve an economical problem, and indeed the relationships among the protagonists run the gamut from support, anger, humor, and compassion. And yet, this film is known as the first to usher the Italian Comedy (Commedia All’Italiana)… Continue reading Big Deal on Madonna Street – I Soliti Ignoti (Mario Monicelli – 1958)

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