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Cinema Made In Italy 2014: The Top Five Films

by Martyn Conterio 5 March 2014

Just a few days after Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar win for The Great Beauty, the Cinema Made In Italy showcase kicks off today (5th) at the Institut Francais in central London and runs until 9th March. The 2014 selection was chosen by Titta Fiore, film critic and Head of Arts and Culture for the Italian daily […]

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Cinema Made In Italy Line-up Announced

by Martyn Conterio 5 February 2014

The cinema of Italy is renowned for its pioneering aesthetics, craftsmanship and invention. Whether arthouse fare (think: Antonioni or Pasolini) or popular genre entertainment (think: Argento or Bava), Italian movies have appealed to audiences at home and abroad. The country has produced countless masterpieces, screen icons and legendary auteurs.

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In Review: The Great Beauty on Blu-ray

by Martyn Conterio 22 January 2014

James Joyce was no fan of Italy’s capital. He referred to the city as a place which earned its daily bread from exhibiting the corpse of a great-grandmother to a constant stream of wealthy tourists. Rome, indeed like all capitals, can mean different things to different artists (foreigner or local). Joyce, working long hours in […]

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