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#37: Le pupille (Alice Rohrwacher, 2022)
Cinema Italiano Podcast
03/18/23 • -1 min
Celebrating Alice Rohrwacher’s first Oscar nomination with a special episode on Le pupille (The Pupils)! Set at Christmastime during World War II, an all-girls school run by nuns is shaken by the prospect of a beautiful cake – an extravagant, tempting indulgence before them in an era of rationing and sacrifice. In addition to a few distinct formal elements, unique from Rohrwacher’s other works, this film explores religion (a favorite theme of the director’s) and a humorous, poignant take on vision (including the formidable presence of Santa Lucia).
Plus, some news updates on the Berlinale Film Festival, the upcoming Pasolini 101 box set, and reviews on The Eight Mountains (2022) and Malarazza (2017).
Links:
- Cinema Italiano Podcast: Corpo celeste | The Wonders
- Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
This episode features the following music excerpts:
- Le pupille musical score by Cleaning Women
- “Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina” by Alberto Rabagliati
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03/18/23 • -1 min
#36: The 34th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
Cinema Italiano Podcast
01/17/23 • -1 min
Quick recap on the Italian films featured at the 34th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, including:
- Nostalgia by Mario Martone
- Freaks Out by Gabriele Mainetti
- Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams by Luca Guadagnino
- Where Life Begins by Stéphane Freiss
Plus, news items on what’s new and coming soon.
Links:
- Palm Springs International Film Festival: Nostalgia | Freaks Out | Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams | Where Life Begins
- Disney+: Le pupille
- Sundance: The Eight Mountains
- Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
This episode features the following music excerpts:
- “On an Evening in Roma” by Dean Martin
- “Trauma” by Tangerine Dream (from Nostalgia)
- “Freaks Out” by Michele Braga & Gabriele Mainetti (from Freaks Out)
- “Volare” by Domenico Modugno
- “La Casa in Riva al Mare” by Lucio Dalla (from Where Life Begins)
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01/17/23 • -1 min
#35: Martin Eden (Pietro Marcello, 2019)
Cinema Italiano Podcast
12/07/22 • -1 min
Pietro Marcello brings Jack London’s Oakland-set novel to Naples in his innovative adaptation of Martin Eden. This politically charged story of a young man striving to become worthy of his upper-class love is a cinematic experience both timeless and timely. Archival footage, contemporary music, and distinct moments in history swirl together to form an intellectually captivating, emotionally heartbreaking character study.
This episode features the following excerpts from the film’s soundtrack:
- “Il vecchio intellettuale” by Marco Messina & Sacha Ricci
- “Piccere” by Daniele Pace
- “Salut” by Joe Dassin
- “Voglia e turna” by Teresa Di Dio
- “Martin lascia casa” by Marco Messina & Sacha Ricci
- “Paradiso” by Marco Messina & Sacha Ricci
Links:
- Kino Lorber: Martin Eden
- Film Comment: Essay by Phoebe Chen
- Cinema Italiano Podcast: Martin Eden (2020 review) | The Early Films of Pietro Marcello
- Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
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12/07/22 • -1 min
#34: Blood and Black Lace (Mario Bava, 1964)
Cinema Italiano Podcast
10/06/22 • -1 min
We’re celebrating Halloween month with Mario Bava’s technicolor giallo classic, Blood and Black Lace! The supermodels of a Roman fashion house are terrorized by a faceless killer in this endlessly stylish, thrilling midcentury mystery. More than just a great suspense film, Bava’s work explores the model as being commodified and dehumanized, in more ways than one, and also has echoes of the decaying Italian nobility, disconnected from the working class through status and the sprawling geography of Rome.
Plus, quick news items on what’s new and coming soon, and where to stream Italian horror for the spooky season.
This episode features the following excerpts from the film’s soundtrack by Carlo Rustichelli:
- “Atelier (Titoli)”
- “L’Indagine Continua”
- “Assassinio”
Links:
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10/06/22 • -1 min
#33: I Am Love (Luca Guadagnino, 2009)
Cinema Italiano Podcast
09/07/22 • -1 min
A married Russian-Italian mother finds a new passion for life when she meets a younger chef in Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love (Io sono l’amore). Set in Milan at the onset of the new millennium, this love story tackles questions of change, insider/outsider dynamics, and identity against the bourgeois backdrop of the textile industry.
Plus, some quick news updates on the Toronto and New York Film Festivals.
Links:
- Toronto International Film Festival: Amanda | The Hummingbird
- New York Film Festival: Exterior Night | The Adventures of Gigi
- Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
This episode features the following music excerpts from the soundtrack by John Adams:
- “The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)”
- “First Movement (Excerpt)”
- “Lollapalooza”
- “Harmonielehre Part III: Meister Eckhardt and Quackle”
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09/07/22 • -1 min
#32: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Vittorio De Sica, 1963)
Cinema Italiano Podcast
08/09/22 • -1 min
Vittorio De Sica explores Italian romance past, present, and future in his award-winning Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Ieri, oggi, domani). Starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, this triptych of love stories set in Naples, Milan, and Rome elevates its themes of community, religious devotion, and more through cultural nuances, setting, and musical language.
Plus, some quick news updates on the Venice Film Festival and a review of Simone Godano’s Marilyn’s Eyes (2021).
Links:
- Cinema Italiano Podcast: Marilyn’s Eyes
- News: The Eight Mountains (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Venice Film Festival: Competition | Classics
- Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
This episode features the following music excerpts:
- “Main Title” by Armando Trovajoli
- “Mara” by Armando Trovajoli
- “Abat-Jour” by Henry Wright
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08/09/22 • -1 min
#31: The Wonders (Alice Rohrwacher, 2014)
Cinema Italiano Podcast
07/07/22 • -1 min
We visit the world of Tuscan agriculture with Alice Rohrwacher’s The Wonders (Le meraviglie), an award-winning drama about a struggling family of bee farmers, who get a chance to represent their way of life on a TV competition show. This rich film explores the gap between the authentic and artificial, employs the shadow as a fascinating cinematographic symbol, and even has echoes of Fellini films.
Plus, some quick news updates on the Nastro d’Argento awards and a review of Alessandro Guida & Matteo Pilati’s Mascarpone (2021).
Links:
- Cinema Italiano Podcast: The Hand of God | Mascarpone | Corpo celeste
- Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
This episode features the following music excerpts:
- “Don’t Love Me” by Teresa Mascianà
- “T’Appartengo” by Ambra
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07/07/22 • -1 min
#30: Stromboli (Roberto Rossellini, 1950)
Cinema Italiano Podcast
06/08/22 • -1 min
Ingrid Bergman experiences the land of God in Roberto Rossellini’s 1950 film Stromboli. A young woman, Karin, and her new husband move to his homeland of Stromboli, where she struggles to adapt to life in a small town on a volcanic island. This deeply layered work explores isolation and the relationship between man and nature; and even the volcano itself plays a variety of roles: as a mother and provider; a geological manifestation of hell, as the landscape of Karin’s own Divine Comedy; and an encounter with God, full of terror and wonder.
Plus: the David di Donatello awards, the new film Mondocane, tidbits from my trip to Sicily, and more.
Links:
- Criterion Collection: Stromboli
- Cinema Italiano Podcast: The Hand of God (2021) | Stromboli (1950) review from 2014
- Kino Lorber: Mondocane
- Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
This episode features music excerpts from the film’s soundtrack.
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06/08/22 • -1 min
#29: La terra trema (Luchino Visconti, 1948)
Cinema Italiano Podcast
03/23/22 • -1 min
A 19th-century novel is re-contextualized to the postwar era in Luchino Visconti’s second feature La terra trema (1948). This story follows a Sicilian fishing family as they strive to rise up out of poverty, but face obstacles and hardships at every turn. The theme of destiny, and staying trapped in a lower economic standing, is reinforced through rhythmic, recurring sounds & images, and staged through powerful mise-en-scene of the geography & geology of the film’s Aci Trezza setting. This neorealist marvel is an important entry during a defining moment of Italian cinematic history.
Links:
- Pasolini 100: Mamma Roma | The Gospel According to St. Matthew | The Decameron | Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
- Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
This episode features music excerpts from the film’s soundtrack.
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03/23/22 • -1 min
#38: The Son’s Room (Nanni Moretti, 2001)
Cinema Italiano Podcast
04/18/23 • -1 min
Just days after the Cannes 2023 line-up was announced, revisiting Nanni Moretti’s Palme d’Or-winning The Son’s Room (La stanza del figlio) from 2001! This moving drama set in Ancona explores what happens to a happy family when tragedy strikes, as they shift from a singular unit to separate individuals. This film explores vastly different expressions of grief, as well as what role, if any, psychoanalysis can play when facing loss, manifesting the gap between objectivity and emotion into physical spaces.
Plus, some news updates on the David di Donatello awards, the Cannes Film Festival lineup for 2023, and a review on Astolfo (2022).
Links:
- Sergio Benvenuto’s The Son’s Room or: The Analysis is Over
- Deborah Young’s First Look from Film Comment
- Roger Ebert’s 2002 review
- David di Donatello Awards: Nominations | Where to Watch the Nominees
- Cinema Italiano Podcast: Astolfo | Caro diario
- Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
This episode features the following music excerpts:
- “La stanza del figlio” by Nicola Piovani
- “By This River” by Brian Eno
- “Insieme a te non ci sto più” by Caterina Caselli
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04/18/23 • -1 min
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