Tag: Italian movies
Lina Wertmüller At Last Given Some Overdue Credit With Honorary Oscar at Governors Awards
While an Oscar appears to become increasingly meaningless with each passing year, the sentiment behind it was not lost on veteran Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller [Read More…]
Mia Madre Blends Elements of Waking Life With The Seventh Seal
Nanni Moretti’s storied career in film has perhaps, at long last reached its pinnacle with his latest, Mia Madre, an often emotional glimpse into the [Read More…]
In The Name of All That Is Holy & Italian, Do Not Remake La Dolce Vita
Now that Anita Ekberg is dead to join Fellini in rolling over in his grave, certain parties have now seen fit to ruin another classic. [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey’s “Gods And Monsters” As a Pop Culture Doppelganger for La Dolce Vita
There is quite possibly no better movie to encapsulate the loss of innocence than La Dolce Vita. As one of Federico Fellini’s most seminal works, [Read More…]
Boccaccio ’70: Showcasing the Renaissance in Italian Film
Very few films are able to effortlessly combine the temperaments and egos of major directors. 1962’s Boccaccio ’70 manages to bring together the singular minds [Read More…]
