italian film

The Crossroads of Reality and Melodrama in ‘Rocco and His Brothers’

Fellini’s ‘Roma’ and the Polysemic Surreal

Criterion’s ‘Bicycle Thieves’ Captures the ‘Life as It Was’ Quality of the Film

Criterion’s ‘Bicycle Thieves’ Captures the ‘Life as It Was’ Quality of the Film

Criterion’s version of Vittorio De Sica’s classic, Bicycle Thieves, allows the “poetry of daily life” to shine through.

Sexual Climates in ‘Black Angel’

Sexual Climates in ‘Black Angel’

Primarily a story of excessive sexual leisure, a story of genuine passion emerges in Tinto Brass' Black Angel.

‘This Must Be the Place’ Shows It’s Never Too Late to Come of Age