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

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]

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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Valeria Solarino in “Vallanzasca – Gli Angeli del Male” [2011 Italy]

Michele Placido’s latest film as director is his biopic of notorious Milanese gangster, Renato Vallanzasca, “Vallanzasca – Gli Angeli del Male” [Eng. Title: Angels of Evil]. On general release only last month, this big-budget crime drama is set during Renato’s active … Continue reading

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Lidia Vitale in “La Doppia Ora” [2009 Italy]

Giuseppe Capotondi’s 2009 debut feature, “La Doppia Ora” [Eng. Title: The Double Hour] is psychological-romantic thriller set in Turin. Guido, a widowed security guard isn’t ready for another relationship, but resorts to speed-dating to find sexual partners, until he meets … Continue reading

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Valeria Solarino & Isabella Ragonese in “Viola di Mare” [2009 Italy]

Donatella Maiorca has constructed a beautiful love story in her 2009 drama, “Viola di Mare” [Eng. Title: The Sea Purple]. Apparently inspired by a true story, the film is set in late 19th century Sicily, where childhood friends-turned-lovers Angela and Sara face insurmountable … Continue reading

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