Life and career of Monica Bellucci, an Italian actress, a former model and one of the most beautiful women in the world.
Cinema Italiano
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone. One of the most prolific Italian Composer of movies soundtracks
Happy Birthday Albertone!
Today, 100 years ago, the legendary Alberto Sordi — Albertone, for all of us Italians — was born in Rome. An icon of our cinema, a great example of creativity, art and integrity, Albertone remains one of Italy most loved actors and artists. In his movies, Sordi always depicted the […]
Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi in “Un giorno in pretura” “Maccarone, m’hai provocato e io ti distruggo adesso, maccarone! Io me te magno, ahmm!”. (Said in a Roman accent: “Pasta, you provoked me and I’ll destroy you now, pasta! I’m going to eat you, ahmm!”) When faced with a plate of pasta, many […]
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Death
Pier Paolo Pasolini is undoubtedly one of Italy’s most representative artists of the 20th century: a writer, a poet, a movie director, Pasolini’s work mélanged protest with tradition, freedom of expression with a profound respect for the very roots of Italian culture, all the while maintaining a controversial approach to many […]
Italian Films that won an Oscar
Historically, Italy has given a lot to the art of filmmaking and Americans have always been fascinated by “Cinema Italiano” and by Italian films finding it and its craftsmanship unique and inspiring. Of course, the Academy has also been very receptive to the films produced in Italy and indeed, as of 2014, Italy is […]
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Cinema Paradiso is the story of a young boy that after WWII grows a love for movies and helps the local projectionist in his cinema.
Italian Cinema
The essential A-Z of Italian Cinema Anita Ekberg in the most iconic scene of La Dolce Vita (Giac83/wikimedia) Antonioni to Zavattini: Antonioni, Michelangelo: Antonioni was born in Ferrara in 1912, and became a fashionable director in the 60s. He is also celebrated as an author, a screenwriter and painter and […]
Best Italian movies
The Best Italian Movies that Italian like to watch: Excellent movies but not so slow and boring like the Italian Movies liked by critics but not so liked by most Italians.
Malena
Malena is a poignant film that deals with many issues. All are done so eloquently although our main character, Malena, barely speaks a word.