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#45: Happy as Lazzaro (Alice Rohrwacher, 2018)
Set in central Italy, a young man navigates worlds both agrarian and metropolitan, past and future, just out of place in any setting.
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Bellissima (1951)
A mother’s quest to achieve show business success for her young daughter, amid the postwar boom of Cinecittà Studios.
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Accattaroma (2023)
An ensemble of characters intersect throughout the streets of Rome in this timeless imagining inspired by the works of Pasolini.
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Accattone (1961)
A grim portrait of life in the slums for a twentysomething pimp struggling in the outskirts of Rome.
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#44: Io capitano (Matteo Garrone, 2023)
Two Senegalese teenagers set out for a new life in Italy in this modern-day Odyssey, framing the immigrant experience as a classical yet contemporary epic.
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Malèna (2000)
A nostalgic and well-meaning, if not misguided, look at a teen boy infatuated with the town beauty.
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Dario Argento: Panico (2023)
An informative overview on the life and works of the Italian horror maestro.
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Nuovo Olimpo (2023)
The story of two men’s connection through the decades, after being separated by circumstance but each never forgetting the other.
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Amanda (2022)
A rich character study about a determined young woman looking for friendship.
