Il numero 2·Mar 6In nome di un popolo di mostriUn film ambiguo e potente sulla giustizia e sull’Italia (su In nome del popolo italiano, 1971, regia di Dino Risi, con Ugo Tognazzi e…
Colin Edwards·Jun 10, 2025‘Anna’ or — Sex with Your Ex?Sister Anna is a nun who works in a busy Milanese hospital and is on the cusp of taking her vows. She is indispensable, dedicated to her…
Colin Edwards·Feb 5, 2025‘Bitter Rice’ or — The Americanisation of Silvana?Giuseppe De Santis’ ‘Bitter Rice’ (1949), or ‘Riso Amaro’, opens with a gag. A serious looking man directly addresses the audience to…
Colin Edwards·Aug 19, 2023‘Il Mattatore’ or — It’s a Gas… Man?It all starts innocuously enough as we observe Gerardo Latini (Vittorio Gassman) returning home from work to his humble apartment and his…
Patrizia Poli·May 16, 2022Dino RisiIn 1962 “Il sorpasso” by Dino Risi was released, a road movie halfway between Italian comedy and social denunciation.
Carolina Iacucci·Dec 19, 2016La noia felice della ‘famiglia’ di Scola‘La famiglia’ di Ettore Scola, trent’anni dopo
