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Valeria Solarino in “Italians” [2009, Italy]

Posted on August 28, 2011 by TR

I am posting Giovanni Veronesi’s breezy comedy “Italians” not so much for its nudity – there’s only very brief nudity at the start of the film, that too during the opening credits. But it is an heart-warming film that’s also … Continue reading →

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Maddalena Maggi & Barbora Bobulova in “Il Siero della Vanità” [2004, Italy]

Posted on August 18, 2011 by TR

Alex Infascelli’s 2004 thriller “Il Siero della Vanità” [Eng. Title: The Vanity Serum] is meant to be a scathing attack on reality TV and how they play to the gallery for ratings and massage the ego of celebrities. He gets … Continue reading →

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Scenes from “Al di là delle Nuvole” [1995 Italy, France, Germany]

Posted on July 30, 2011 by TR

“Al di là delle Nuvole” [Eng. Title: Beyond the Clouds] was Michelangelo Antonioni‘s final full-length feature, a personal film made from a short story collection penned by himself. By this time, the great man was partially paralysed after a stroke … Continue reading →

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Martina Codecasa & co in “Sul Mare” [2010 Italy]

Posted on July 5, 2011 by TR

Alessandro D’Alatri’s recent Italian film, “Sul Mare” [Eng. Trans: At Sea] is an old fashioned bitter-sweet romance set in a Neapolitan island. It’s the story of Salvatore, a happy-go-lucky lad whose life seems to have been neatly split into two … Continue reading →

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Vittoria Puccini in “La Vita Facile” [2011 Italy]

Posted on June 30, 2011 by TR

Lucio Pellegrini’s Italian comedy “La Vita Facile” [Eng. title: The Easy Life] is your typical run-of-the-mill entertainment feature replete with clichés and a rather mediocre script. I found it mildly humorous at times, but on the whole, apart from a … Continue reading →

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