Tag: Italian Cinema
Rétrospective du Festival de Cannes: Film d’amore e d’anarchia, ovvero: stamattina alle 10, in via dei Fiori, nella nota casa di tolleranza… / Love and Anarchy, 1973
Lina Wertmüller might have a German name, but she is an unsung heroine of Italian cinema. The writer and director was the very first woman…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: ‘Corpo Celeste’ – On Angry Jesus, Performance, and Kittens
Alice Rohrwacher’s Corpo Celeste (Heavenly Body) follows a twelve-year-old girl as her faith gradually unravels in the spaces where it should be confirmed. With Martha’s…
1988 in Film: Nuovo cinema Paradiso / Cinema Paradiso
In one of many scenes of sheer marvel from Cinema Paradiso, our young adult hero has his romantic fantasy interrupted by heavy rainfall. Seconds later,…
Cinema Sevens: Legendary Film Composer Ennio Morricone Returns to the Heavens
In this world, there’s no way of accounting for the daily rate of births, and what life has in store for them. With loss, we…
Festival de Cannes: Dogman, More than just a Film about a Dog Groomer
When thinking of a movie about a timid dog groomer you might think of: a rom-com (in which he meets a lovely lady in his…
1957 in Film: Le Notti Bianche
Unrequited love is little different than a starving hummingbird who seeks the nectar of flowers, only to find them dried up and limp. Desperate for…
Dear Marvel Fans: Do You Even Like Cinema?
Dear Marvel Fans, I hope you read this letter with the utmost respect, as I certainly don’t mean to insult your intelligence. I’ve noticed on…
Review: Dogman
With Dogman, tenacious Italian filmmaker, Matteo Garrone, has crafted a gritty, accessible social landscape. A perfect fit for the film’s ambiance, which is both charismatic…
Around the World in 80 Films: L'Avventura
How have I never seen L’Avventura? This was the question I found myself asking after finishing the 1960 classic film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. As…
100 Explorations of World Cinema – Nove
“Do you really think a man must be strong, masculine, dominating, and the woman frail, obedient and sensitive? This is a conventional idea. Reality is…
First Reactions: Dogman
The trailer begins with rather uplifting music accompanying shots of an urban town, two children are playing on a swing set, and it looks innocent…
Film Honors: 1963
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #32
This edition we get the kind folk at Variety to explain MoviePass to us, a bit of motivation from the Head Sprite, a loving piece…
Masterpiece Memo: L'Avventura
Some films deserve far more words than what I pour out here. Easy on the eye, but tougher on the soul. Michelangelo Antonioni’s beautifully absorbing…
