23 songs shot in 21 days would be the skinniest premise for an otherwise very passionate musical journey by John Turturro into the cultural alleys and pathways of a very special city – Napoli. Trailer I attended the film uptown opening, at The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s new state-of-the-art Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center [...]
Posted by Shlomi Ron on 07.29.2011 at 1:39 pm// Tagged: Documentary, Immigration, Italian Cinema, Modern Italian Cinema, Music, Neorealism, Regional Cinema , Enrico Caruso, John Turturro, Music, napoli, Renato Carosone
The characters and events shown are imaginary The social and environmental context is real Fracesco Rosi‘s outrageously bold social realism film ends with the above condemning statement. The film offers a unique over the shoulder view into the world of political deal making and corruption in Naples of the early 60′s. Rod Steiger effectively plays [...]
Posted by Shlomi Ron on 01.27.2007 at 9:44 pm// Tagged: Classic Italian Cinema, Entertainment, Italian Cinema, Neorealism, Political , Entertainment, francesco rosi, hands over the city, naples, napoli, Neorealism, Political, rod steiger