Silvio Berlusconi attack: The Caiman with Silvio Orlando. The Caiman / Il Caimano, described by the Roman daily La Repubblica as a “dark portrait of Berlusconian Italy,” won four of the…
Italian Cinema
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Marc Lawrence: Prolific film gangster and blacklisted House Un-American Activities Committee witness who kept on going all the way to the 2000s.
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Incest movie Don’t Tell with Giovanna Mezzogiorno. Incest movie ‘Don’t Tell’ is Italian Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award replacement Cristina Comencini’s incest-themed movie La Bestia nel cuore / Don’t…
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Paolo Sorrentino’s mafia thriller was the surprise big winner at this year’s Italian Oscars, while a Hollywood superstar was an odd choice for the honorary award.
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Venice Festival: The Golden Lion going to Mike Leigh’s British-made abortion drama Vera Drake has angered Italian nativists rooting for Gianni Amelio’s The Keys to the House.
Gianni Amelio’s acclaimed father-son drama was the Italian film journalists’ top Nastri d’Argento winner. Pedro Almodóvar and veteran Mario Monicelli were also honored.
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