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 […]
Daria Nicolodi – Italian Scream Queen Extraordinaire Daria Nicolodi and Dario Argento Daria Nicolodi was born on June 19, 1950. She is the daughter of a lawyer and philologist. (A philologist is a person who studies ancient languages.) Her younger sister became a university professor. That’s not the usual […]
Demoni: A Review of Lamberto Bava’s Film Demoni poster Demons (Demoni), which was released in 1985, is a rip-roaring good horror movie for those of us who like blood, gore and not a whole lot more. Lamberto Bava, the son of famed horror film director, Mario Bava, directed co-wrote this […]
Profile and Filmography of Rosalba Neri Rosalba Neri Rosalba Neri was born on June 19, 1939 in Furli (Emilia Romagna), Italy. When she was very young, she won a beauty pageant and attended il Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (The Center for Experimental Cinematography). In 1956, she received an offer […]
A Review of this theatrical black and white film Edoardo de Filippo in Questi Fantasmi This is a film featuring fascinating pieces of magic! It is classified as theatrical, and was put into black and white film by Eduardo de Filippo in 1954. The production of “The Ghosts” leads its […]
Serena Grandi Serena Grandi was born Serena Faggioli on March 23, 1958 in the town of Bologna, Italy. This Italian bombshell with the voluptuous measurements 39.5- 23.5 – 39.5 was once voted the sexiest woman in Italy. She is often referred to as the Italian Dolly Parton due to […]
Benigni: Il Mostro – A Very Funny Film Clip from Il Mostro Roberto Benigni is best known in the United States for his Academy Award winning masterpiece Life is Beautiful (La Vita e’ Bella). Benigni’s comedy is probably best-described as the kind you’d see if Robin Williams and Peter Sellers […]
Italy’s Underappreciated Actress of the Silent Era Eleonora Duse Her fans once included the likes of James Joyce, Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen and Charlie Chaplin, but even today, Eleonora Duse, the great rival of Sarah Bernhardt, enjoys a profound acclaim though nearly all footage of her performances have been […]
Honolulu Baby – Film Review Honolulu Baby Alberto Colombo, played by the ‘Italian Woody Allen’, Maurizio Nichetti, is a man with a boring life. He’s an engineer for an Italian corporation that wants its employees to speak in English. He is married to a beautiful woman, Margherita, played by Portuguese […]
Ma Che Colpa Abbiamo Noi – A Film Review Ma che colpa abbiamo noi Ma Che Colpa Abbiamo Noi (It’s Not Our Fault) is a comedy that pokes fun of our mundane tragedies. Written and directed by Carlo Verdone, the film puts the characters and society under the microscope. It […]