Episodes
Recapping the winners and nominees from the 69th annual David di Donatello awards. The post #46: The 69th Annual David di Donatello Award Winners & Nominees first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Published 05/16/24
Published 05/16/24
Set in central Italy, a young man navigates worlds both agrarian and metropolitan, past and future, just out of place in any setting. The post #45: Happy as Lazzaro (Alice Rohrwacher, 2018) first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Published 03/28/24
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. The post #44: Io capitano (Matteo Garrone, 2023) first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Published 02/29/24
Recap on the Italian films featured: "Io capitano," "La chimera," and "Kidnapped." The post #43: The 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Published 01/22/24
Recap of the Italian films featured at the festival, including reviews of "Kidnapped" and "The Beautiful Summer." The post #42: The 59th Chicago International Film Festival first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Published 10/30/23
An epic, emotional story of a lifelong friendship between two men, one from the city and one from the mountains. The post #41: The Eight Mountains (Felix van Groeningen & Charlotte Vandermeersch, 2022) first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Published 09/25/23
Recap & reviews of the Italian films featured at the festival, including "The Hummingbird" and "L'immensita'." The post #40: The 49th Annual Seattle International Film Festival first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Published 06/11/23
The past is ever-present when a medical examiner is caught in the middle of a murder mystery. The post #39: Naples in Veils (Ferzan Özpetek, 2017) first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Published 05/22/23
This moving drama explores a happy family shifting from a singular unit to separate individuals. The post #38: The Son’s Room (Nanni Moretti, 2001) first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Published 04/18/23
An all-girls school is shaken by the prospect of a beautiful cake - an extravagant, tempting indulgence in an era of rationing and sacrifice. The post #37: Le pupille (Alice Rohrwacher, 2022) first appeared on Cinema Italiano Podcast.
Published 03/18/23
An all-girls school is shaken by the prospect of a beautiful cake - an extravagant, tempting indulgence in an era of rationing and sacrifice.
Published 03/18/23
Quick recap on the Italian films featured at the festival, including "Nostalgia" and "Freaks Out."
Published 01/17/23
Pietro Marcello brings Jack London's Oakland-set novel to Naples in his innovative adaptation.
Published 12/07/22
A Roman fashion house is terrorized by a faceless killer in this endlessly stylish, thrilling midcentury mystery.
Published 10/06/22
A married Russian-Italian mother finds a new passion for life when she meets a younger chef.
Published 09/07/22
Vittorio De Sica explores Italian romance past, present, and future in his award-winning film starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.
Published 08/09/22
A struggling family of bee farmers get the chance to represent their way of life on a TV competition show.
Published 07/07/22