Tag: Film
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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.
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Mixed by Erry (2023)
The rise and fall of a bootleg tape empire.
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#43: The 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
Recap on the Italian films featured: “Io capitano,” “La chimera,” and “Kidnapped.”
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Io capitano (2023)
The immigrant experience is a contemporary Odyssey for two young men journeying from Senegal to Europe.