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Wrapping up summer 2024 with a beachside visit Under the Riccione Sun! In the directorial debut by the duo YouNuts!, a group of college-age friends fall in and out of love and back again at a beach club along the Adriatic Sea, all set to a memorable soundtrack by pop-rock group Thegiornalisti.
Plus: new programs coming to the Criterion Channel, celebrating actor Marcello Mastroianni’s centenary and the iconic giallo crime genre.
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This episode features the following music excerpts from the film’s soundtrack by Thegiornalisti:
The post #47: Under the Riccione Sun (2020) first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Recapping the winners and nominees from the 69th annual David di Donatello awards, celebrating the best in Italian film from 2023.
Plus: the Cannes Film Festival, upcoming programs from Film at Lincoln Center, and a new restoration of a Vittorio de Sica classic.
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The post #46: The 69th Annual David di Donatello Awards Winners & Nominees first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Set in central Italy, a young man navigates worlds both agrarian and metropolitan, past and future, just out of place in any setting. Director Alice Rohrwacher explores religious parallels, including the figures of Lazarus and St. Francis of Assisi, as well as the isolating experience of adolescence, bridging different stages of life layered with distinct worlds and contexts, in this imaginative, award-winning film.
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The post #45: Happy as Lazzaro (Alice Rohrwacher, 2018) first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Two Senegalese teenagers set out for a new life in Italy in this modern-day Odyssey, framing the immigrant experience as a classical yet contemporary epic. Director Matteo Garrone takes on a role as regista spettatore (“director spectator”), as a European director bringing the real-life journeys of African migrants to the screen. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Io capitano is amplified through inspired choices in cinematography and editing, and anchored by a revelatory performance by lead Seydou Sarr.
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This episode features the following music excerpts from the film’s soundtrack by Andrea Farri, Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall and Badara Seck:
The post #44: Io capitano (Matteo Garrone, 2023) first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Quick recap on the Italian films featured at the 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival:
Plus, updates on Italian films to look out for and what’s upcoming at the Berlinale.
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The post #43: The 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Recap and reviews of two Italian films featured at the 59th Chicago International Film Festival:
Plus quick synopses of:
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The post #42: The 59th Chicago International Film Festival first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
The friendship between two boys, one from the city and one from the mountains, spans across decades from childhood to adulthood, as they experience love, loss, and self-discovery, set against the stunning backdrop of the Italian Alps. Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch’s award-winning The Eight Mountains (Le otto montagne) reunites Luca Marinelli and Alessandro Borghi for an epic, emotional story of a lifelong connection.
Plus, updates on the latest film festivals and Italy’s submission for Best International Feature Film.
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This episode features the following music excerpts from the film’s soundtrack by Daniel Norgren:
The post #41: The Eight Mountains (Felix van Groeningen & Charlotte Vandermeersch, 2022) first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Recap and reviews of the Italian films featured at the 49th Annual Seattle International Film Festival:
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The post #40: The 49th Annual Seattle International Film Festival first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
The past is ever-present in Ferzan Özpetek’s 2017 thriller Naples in Veils (Napoli velata). A medical examiner is caught in the middle of a murder mystery, as she grapples with her own trauma and secrets from the past come to the surface. This film’s Neapolitan setting explores the binary, or unity, between the ancient and contemporary within art, architecture, gender & identity.
Plus, some news updates on the David di Donatello award winners, and a review on Salvatore Mereu’s Bentu (2022).
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This episode features the following music excerpts from the film’s soundtrack by Pasquale Catalano:
The post #39: Naples in Veils (Ferzan Özpetek, 2017) first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
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).
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The post #38: The Son’s Room (Nanni Moretti, 2001) first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.