Le Notti Bianche, or White Nights, is a dark yet passionate film about love, loneliness, and sacrifice. A young man and… Read more Le Notti Bianche (1957)
Category: Criterion Collection
Stromboli, terra di dio (1950)
Stromboli, terra di dio is the moody, deliberate character study of a desperate yet stubborn woman, played to perfection by Ingrid… Read more Stromboli, terra di dio (1950)
The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
Actually the first film I’ve ever seen by Roberto Rossellini, The Flowers of St. Francis is the sweet biopic of sorts… Read more The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
I vitelloni (1953)
The impressive third film by Federico Fellini, I vitelloni, is one of his most accessible because it has less typical Fellini-esque… Read more I vitelloni (1953)
Mafioso (1962)
Mafioso is a prime example of the commedia all’italiana as a complex film blurring the lines between comedy and drama. For the… Read more Mafioso (1962)
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
The most disturbing movie I’ve ever seen, both in content and the hard truths it presents. Salo, or the 120… Read more Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
