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Overall, 15 Italian movies have received an Oscar: 11 in the Best Foreign Movie category, 3 with a Special Oscar assigned before this category was created, all won by Vittorio De Sica. Some seminal Italian directors, such as Mario Monicelli received six nominations, but never won. Neglected by the Academy have […]
Italian Comedy A descendant of “Commedia dell’ Arte”, Italian Comedy is generally considered to have started with Mario Monicelli’s “I Soliti Ignoti” (Big Deal on Madonna Street) with Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Alberto Sordi, Claudia Cardinale, Monica Vitti and Nino Manfredi. They were the stars of these movie […]
When talking about TV personalities, can you forget Jay Leno, or Jimmy Kimmel? Well, aside from the fact that they are witty, spontaneous, and smart, there is another thread which binds them: they have an Italian heritage. Yes, while names like Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel don’t sound particularly Italian,they […]
The Best Italian Movies, and the Best Italian Comedies since the 1980s Well besides world known movies like “La vita e’ bella” (Life is Beautiful) with Benigni, Cinema Paradiso ( not a comedy but a masterpiece in any case) and “The great Beauty” there Italians go to the movies for two […]
Italian Comedy emerged in Italy in the second half of the 1950s and later developed in the 1960s and ‘70s. It indicated a happy period when Italy produced many different kinds of movies, all sharing common features such as satire, bourgeois settings, and characterized by a bittersweet approach to story […]
During his career, Paolo Villaggio played the role of Fantozzi. A comical, weird, and quirky ordinary man. Italians loved it. Indeed, the character of Fantozzi represented the ordinary and everyday man. He was the comic symbol of Italians. “Sei un Fantozzi” “You are a Fantozzi.” Yes, this character was so […]
This are the 5 best from the article Best Italian Movies The Italian Film Industry has produced some important movies that have gained international recognition and fame. Here’s our five all-time favorites. 5 Best Italian Movies: IL POSTINO / THE POSTMAN (1994) Director: Michael Radford. Cast: Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta. Academy […]
From “Roman Holiday” to “The Merchant of Venice” Roman Holiday, one of the most famous movies set in Rome Few places can match Italy for natural beauty: while Italy’s countryside exudes charm, Italian cities show off their distinctive culture, reflected in architecture or even in their people. Many successful films […]
How to Watch an Italian DVD Overseas Many people ask me how to watch Italian movies in the US. You will have to solve 2 problems wich are as usual harware and software. Hardware: make sure you have the right DVD player and Software: be able to get Italian […]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly DVD Cover Italian movie titles on DVD are too many to keep track without a database. However here is just a small sample of some of the best known Italian movies on DVD 10000 dollari per un massacro 1967 R.Guerrieri western 47 morto […]