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Cinema Italiano Podcast

The podcast dedicated to the Italian experience, as told by film.

Tag: Criterion Collection

The Eight Mountains (2022)

Posted on February 2, 2023May 19, 2023 by Steven

The vast landscapes of “The Eight Mountains” create open spaces as symbols of both liberation and isolation, weighted further as a geographic manifestation of an emotional void.

#30: Stromboli (Roberto Rossellini, 1950)

Posted on June 8, 2022September 7, 2022 by Steven

Ingrid Bergman experiences the land of God in Roberto Rossellini’s 1950 film.

#28: Two Sicilian Love Stories by Pietro Germi

Posted on February 22, 2022September 7, 2022 by Steven

Pietro Germi goes to Sicily with “Divorce Italian Style” and “Seduced and Abandoned,” critiquing law & society against the backdrop of decaying aristocracy and the rise of the mafia.

#26: The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)

Posted on December 22, 2021September 7, 2022 by Steven

This sprawling work examines Roman high society, as well as broader themes of artistry, beauty, and experiences both individual and collective.

#25: I vitelloni (Federico Fellini, 1953) & I basilischi (Lina Wertmüller, 1963)

Posted on October 23, 2021September 7, 2022 by Steven

Discussing two tales of young men, directionless and in limbo, and exploring their thematic similarities & differences.

#13: Fellini 100

Posted on January 28, 2020September 7, 2022 by Steven

Celebrating Fellini’s filmography, career, plus rumors on what could be coming later from Criterion.

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