At Venice Film Festival, Chalamet Says that “The Collapse of Society is in the Air”

2022 Venice Film Festival: Sneak Preview of the Most Anticipated Movies and Stars

The 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, running from August 31 to September 10, presents some of the most eagerly awaited movies of the year, including “White Noise,” “The Whale” and “Don’t Worry Darling.” The Venice International Film Festival...

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Sixth Edition of Italy on Screen Today-New York Film & Tv Series, Kicks Off

byLara Dreux

Prepare yourselves for a full cinematic immersion, coming soon from Italy to New York City in the sixth edition of ITALY ON SCREEN TODAY – NEW YORK FILM & TV SERIES FEST. Directed by Loredana Commonara, this year’s festival brings...

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MoMA and Cinecittà Present a Retrospective of Federico Fellini’s Films

byLa Voce di New York

Federico Fellini December 1, 2021–January 12, 2022 The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters The Museum of Modern Art and Cinecittà present Federico Fellini, a complete retrospective honoring the famed Italian director. The series will be presented entirely in person at...

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Goodbye Giuseppe Rotunno: the Master Who Transformed Photography into Reality

byDanila Giancipoli

«He leaves behind the rigor of an extraordinary life, a lesson that will continue to foster the Great Beauty of cinematography that the entire world will continue to look up to Italy for.»

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Watching Italian Films in a Transnational Landscape with Áine O’Healy

byItalian Studies at Harvard

Áine O’Healy is Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and in her last book Migrant Anxieties: Italian Cinema in a Transnational Frame, she deals with one of the most urgent concerns in contemporary...

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Celebrating Alberto Sordi (1920-2020): A Beloved Roman Icon of Italian Cinema

byLucy Gordan

Our preview visit was extra special because it was as if Sordi himself had invited us. As if any minute he would come down the magnificent staircase and beckon us to make ourselves comfortable on his plush velvet-covered sofas and...

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Paolo Sorrentino: Attracting an Audience with Visual Beauty and Quirky Narrative

byGrace Russo Bullaro

Frequently compared to Federico Fellini, Sorrentino’s typical stylistic approach is also a particularly spectacular example of certain contemporary trends in what can be called a transnational art cinema. Such films often have international casts, may be filmed in more than...

Con la grinta di sempre, Lina Wertmüller riceve a Los Angeles l’Oscar alla Carriera

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A Journal that Promotes Italian Cinema with a Brave and Pioneering Soul

byGrace Russo Bullaro

“The Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies” examines Italian cinema in the context of its tremendous influence on the global level. The current and diverse proliferation and the rapid transformation of the media, from television, to video installations, film...

The Crafts of Cinema: I mestieri del cinema al Festival Accademico di IC-CUNY

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The Crafts of Cinema at the IC-CUNY Academic Festival

byGiulia Po De Lisle

I have always been a proud alumna of The Graduate Center of The City University of New York: its outstanding professors and world-class researchers have shaped my education beyond the years of my doctoral program in Comparative Literature. Their stimulating...