One of my favorite delights, as you could imagine, is attending film festivals, preferably in Italy. And when I have a chance load up with ton of books. I try to buy either the latest Italian bestsellers or books about some of my favorite Italian directors. Last year I attended Rome International Film Festival, and… Continue reading Il gioiellino – The Little Gem (Andrea Molaioli – 2011)
Tag: Political
Salvatore Giuliano (Francesco Rosi – 1962)
In this masterpiece classic director Francesco Rosi tells the story of Salvatore Giuliano, a famous Sicilian gangster that during the mid-40’s collaborated with a Sicilian separatist group, Movement for the Independence of Sicily (MIS), with close ties to the Mafia engaging with small-scale attacks on government and police targets. Rosi delivers a poignant documentary that… Continue reading Salvatore Giuliano (Francesco Rosi – 1962)
The Three Brothers – I tre fratelli (Francesco Rosi 1981)
The mother’s death gathers together the three brothers back to their youth home. Raffaele (Philip Noiret), the oldest, a successful famous judge, from Rome. Nicola (Michele Placido), a blue collar active in the union movement, dealing with his marriage crisis. Rocco, reserved and spontaneous, dedicated to help children in a correctional institute. Donato, their father,… Continue reading The Three Brothers – I tre fratelli (Francesco Rosi 1981)
Christ Stopped At Eboli – Cristo si è Fermato a Eboli (Francesco Rosi – 1979)
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… Continue reading Christ Stopped At Eboli – Cristo si è Fermato a Eboli (Francesco Rosi – 1979)
The Escort – La Scorta (Ricky Tognazzi – 1993)
Ricky Tognazzi’s classic anti-mafia thriller is deeply grounded in reality. The film was made a year after judge Giovanni Falcone was murdered as he was on his way to Palermo airport. The judge, his wife, and three police bodyguards were killed. Interestingly the film is not about the judge or the case, but focuses on… Continue reading The Escort – La Scorta (Ricky Tognazzi – 1993)