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“Dillinger is Dead”, but Alienation, Never as Alive [1969 Italy]

Marco Ferreri, the beguiling and provocative anarchist of Italian cinema, is also one of the most original and philosophical film makers that his country has ever produced. He could be defined as a direct legacy to Italian Neorealism. While his … Continue reading

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Emanuela Trovato and others in “K – Smette di Fumare” [2012 Italy]

Okay – now for something completely different! Sebastiano Montresor’s latest film “K Smette di Fumare” [Eng. Title: ‘K’ Quits Smoking] is a tongue-in-cheek thriller complete with outlandish plot and wacky characters. It is also part of a duology whose next … Continue reading

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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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