Category Archives: Italian Cinema

Luisa Ranieri & Regina Nemni in “Eros” [2004 Italy]

Posted on March 21, 2011 by TR

I will start Michelangelo Antonioni’s filmography in the site with his final film. “Eros” is a compilation of three films made by different directors, exploring love and romance, as the title suggests. While European cinema has produced extraordinary film makers over … Continue reading →

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Maria Grazia Cucinotta in “L’imbroglio nel Lenzuolo” [2010 Italy]

Posted on March 14, 2011 by TR

Veteran Mexican-born actor/director Alfonso Arau made his first Italian feature, “L’imbroglio nel Lenzuolo” [Eng. Title: The Trick in the Sheet], thanks pretty much to the vision of its producer and protagonist, bellezza Siciliana Maria Grazia Cucinotta. In a manner, this … Continue reading →

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Alba Rohrwacher in “Cosa Voglio di Più” [2010 Italy]

Posted on March 9, 2011 by TR

Director Silvio Soldini has just made a fan out of me, and his film “Cosa Voglio di Più” [Eng. Title: What More do I Want] has definitely made me eat my words about contemporary Italian cinema being rudderless. This is … Continue reading →

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Tilda Swinton in “Io Sono l’Amore” [2009 Italy]

Posted on March 3, 2011 by TR

Luca Guadagnino’s BAFTA-nominated film, “Io Sono l’Amore” [Eng. Title: I am Love] is about a rich Milanese industrial family falling apart as winds of change sweep through their hitherto stable if stagnant empire. The film is beautiful is beautifully made, … Continue reading →

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Annamaria Clementi in “Ishyri Dosi… Sex” [1978 Greece]

Posted on February 25, 2011 by TR

OK, this year’s Oscars are upon us, and under the best foreign language film of the year, my personal favourite is the Greek nomination, “Dog Tooth” aka “Kynodontas” – a unique film in the way it explores fundamental issues relating … Continue reading →

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