Recap and reviews of two Italian films featured at the 59th Chicago International Film Festival:

• Kidnapped by Marco Bellocchio
• The Beautiful Summer by Laura Luchetti

Plus quick synopses of:

• La chimera by Alice Rohrwacher
• Lubo by Giorgio Diritti

Links:

• Chicago International Film Festival: Festival Film List | Festival Award Winners
• Kidnapped: Cinema Italiano Podcast review | Clip
• The Beautiful Summer: Cinema Italiano Podcast review | Trailer
• La chimera: Trailer
• Lubo: Trailer
• Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This episode features the following music excerpts:

• “Via” by Tommaso Paradiso
• “Edgardo e Marianna” by Fabio Massimo Capogrosso (from Kidnapped)
• “La bella estate” by Francesco Cerasi (from The Beautiful Summer)
• “Figlio del mare” by Tommaso Paradiso