Colin Edwards·Mar 14, 2025‘Four Steps in the Clouds’ or — The Tender Budding Blossoms of Neorealism?Paolo Bianchi (Gino Cervi) is a travelling salesman who lives with his over-bearing wife and kids in a cramped apartment block in Rome…
Colin Edwards·Sep 23, 2024‘The Iron Crown’ or — The Link between ‘Cabiria’ and the Peplum?If I told you ‘The Iron Crown’ (1941) concerns a religious artefact forged from Roman swords and a nail from the true cross thus imbuing…
Colin Edwards·Jan 5, 2024‘Lucky to be a Woman’ or — The Conquering Curves?Antoinette (Sophia Loren) is adjusting her stockings by the side of the Via Appia when opportunistic “glamour” photographer Corrado…
