Rome Archives - http://www.cafepellicola.com/tag/rome/ cafe pellicola - window to fine italian cinema Sun, 19 Jan 2014 19:25:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 La Grande Bellezza – The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino – 2013) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2014/01/16/la-grande-bellezza-the-great-beauty-paolo-sorrentino-2013/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2014/01/16/la-grande-bellezza-the-great-beauty-paolo-sorrentino-2013/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:15:21 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=2251 This movie is a portrait of the lifestyle and human attitude that is typical of Roman society: decadent, indolent and insolent – if you allow me to express these words also in English. Sorrentino gives us fantastic, charming, captivating photographs of Rome. From the sparkling colors of Jep’s funkiest parties, to the shaded tones of… Continue reading La Grande Bellezza – The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino – 2013)

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]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/2014/01/16/la-grande-bellezza-the-great-beauty-paolo-sorrentino-2013/feed/ 0 La famiglia passaguai – The Passaguai Family (Aldo Fabrizi – 1951) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/10/28/la-famiglia-passaguai-the-passaguai-family-aldo-fabrizi-1951/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/10/28/la-famiglia-passaguai-the-passaguai-family-aldo-fabrizi-1951/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2013 22:07:23 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=2103 It’s funny sometimes when you watch a film that you like and then come across another one done couple of years later with same theme and even same actors. For those of you who follow my occasional cinematic thoughts, you’ll find this film very similar to Domenica d’agosto – Sunday in August (Luciano Emmer -1949),… Continue reading La famiglia passaguai – The Passaguai Family (Aldo Fabrizi – 1951)

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]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/10/28/la-famiglia-passaguai-the-passaguai-family-aldo-fabrizi-1951/feed/ 0 Domenica d’agosto – Sunday in August (Luciano Emmer -1949) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/09/22/domenica-dagosto-sunday-in-august-luciano-emmer-1949/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/09/22/domenica-dagosto-sunday-in-august-luciano-emmer-1949/#respond Sun, 22 Sep 2013 17:10:34 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=2039 It’s August in Rome and it seems like the whole town has a single mission – go to the beach! You can watch this charming, time-capsule of a movie below (76 minutes, no English subtitles, though). [youtube width=”615″ height=”346″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf1mTyF32v8&feature=share&list=PLU7L0O6PxEi14wMOExIx5mlUiW0ssEQIn[/youtube] Full film In this light comedy, categorized under “Pink Neorealism,” precursor to later Italian comedy genre (considering… Continue reading Domenica d’agosto – Sunday in August (Luciano Emmer -1949)

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]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/09/22/domenica-dagosto-sunday-in-august-luciano-emmer-1949/feed/ 0 La ricotta (Pier Paolo Pasolini -1962) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/02/03/la-ricotta-pier-paolo-pasolini-1962/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2013/02/03/la-ricotta-pier-paolo-pasolini-1962/#respond Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:45:08 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=1865 Right from the choice of the title – The Ricotta – Pasolini kicks off an onslaught of symbols to convey his dissatisfaction with the dull consumerism of Italian society during the economic boom of early 60’s. To his belief, the government along with the church banded together to exploit the poor. A prophet ahead of… Continue reading La ricotta (Pier Paolo Pasolini -1962)

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