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The delightful comedy “Cresceranno i Carciofi a Mimongo” [1996 Italy]

Fulvio Ottaviano won a David for his early film “Cresceranno i Carciofi a Mimongo” [Eng. Title: Growing Artichokes in Mimongo], a breezy comedy about young graduates trying to establish themselves. Storyline: Sergio is a botany graduate struggling to land a … Continue reading

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Béatrice Dalle bewitches in Bellocchio’s “La Visione del Sabba” [1988 Italy]

The nineteen eighties saw several important film makers experimenting with narrative styles – mostly by infusing poetic license into them – and Marco Bellocchio was part of the bandwagon. Because of his propensity to mix reality with fantasy, some of … Continue reading

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Valentina Lodovini in “La Giusta Distanza” [2007 Italy]

Carlo Mazzacurati’s drama “La Giusta Distanza” [Eng. Title: The Right Distance] was a pleasant surprise – I’d not seen any of this director’s work before, and wasn’t expecting a lot from what I feared to be one more of those … Continue reading

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Claudia Gerini and others in “Com’è bello far l’amore” [2012 Italy]

It is entirely possible that Fausto Brizzi’s comedy “Com’è bello far l’amore” [Eng. Title: Love is in the Air] was intended as a comic relief for Italians concerned with the Eurozone crisis. Whatever the case, at least the film seems … Continue reading

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Valeria Golino in “Il Sole Nero” [2007 Italy]

“Il Sole Nero” [Eng. Title: Black Sun] is the only film I’ve seen so far from much awarded Polish Director Krzysztof Zanussi, so am ill-equipped to write anything about his filmography for the moment. I’ll therefore restrict myself to writing … Continue reading

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