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Claudia Pandolfi & Michela Cescon in “Quando la Notte” [2011 Italy]

The romantic drama “Quando la Notte” [Eng. Title: When the Night] is yet another woman’s film by Cristina Comencini (La Bestia nel Cuore). Storyline: Set in a ski resort among the Italian Alps, the main focus of the film seems … Continue reading

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Marcella Braga in “Exit – Una storia personale” [2010 Italy]

Actor Max Amato’s directorial debut, “Exit, Una Storia Personale” [Eng. Title: Exit – A Personal History] is an ambitious film whose storyline holds quite a bit of promise. Whether it realised its potential is another matter. The topic is as … Continue reading

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Brigitte Bardot in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Le Mépris” BR720 [1963, France, Italy]

It’s Nouvelle Vague time..! Jean-Luc Godard had wanted to do a film with Brigitte Bardot for a while, and when his first choice actress Kim Novak turned down the role for his new Franco-Italian production “Le Mépris” [Eng. Title: Contempt], … Continue reading

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Isabella Ferrari & co in “Arrivederci amore, ciao” [2006 Italy]

Michele Soavi’s excellent crime thriller, “Arrivederci amore, ciao” [Eng. Trans: Farewell my Love, Goodbye] is probably the finest modern Italian noir I might’ve seen. Relentlessly unforgiving, the film takes the viewpoint of what one might consider plain evil – Giorgio … Continue reading

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Florinda Bolkan in “Indagine su un Cittadino al di sopra di ogni Sospetto” [1970 Italy]

Elio Petri is one of those important auteurs who breathed politics into Italian cinema during its 2nd golden era and one who could broadly be compared in inclination to the likes of Antonioni, Scola, and Pasolini. His was also a … Continue reading

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