Tag Archives: italian cinema

general rovere’s ride

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Dave

Complicity and redemption… It might not be comparable to Open City, but General Della Rovere by Rossellini, for its meanings and its movements, had to be taken seriously. After the initial drive of italian neo-realimo picures poured forth in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article | Tagged Frederico Fellini, German occupation Italy, Hannes Messemer, Indro Montanelli, italian cinema, luigi zampa, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, roberto rossellini, Sophia Loren, vittorio de sica | Leave a comment

the realismo deal

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Dave

Hollywood motion pictures that immediately preceded WWII were basically decorative and a kind of falsifying cosmetic that bore little resemblance to the post war trauma and destruction that had occurred. One had to look elsewhere…. By far the most impressive … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Frederico Fellini, italian cinema, luigi zampa, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, roberto rossellini, Rossellini open city, vittorio de sica | Leave a comment

reel to reel with neo-real

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Dave

By far the most impressive foreign pictures of the immediate post WWII period, that of delapidation and regenesis were those made by Italian neo-realists who, refusing to dodge the issues by intoxicating themselves with pretty pipe dreams and resonant extravaganzas, … Continue reading →