Italian Language Research Guide

Bicycle Thieves

Readings

Why you should still care about Bicycle Thieves

 The Best of Youth (2004)

Life is Beautiful

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Readings

1. Life is Beautiful: reception, allegory, and holocaust laughter

Facing Windows

Readings

1. The Present through the Eyes of the Past: Ferzon Ozpetek La Finestra di Fronte
2. Ignited by their absence two hearts grow fonder

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The Great Beauty

Readings

1. The glory of Rome, the sweetness of life

2. In Search of "The Great Beauty": An Interview with Paolo Sorrentino

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Human Capital

Readings

1. A portrait of Italy Today based on an American Thriller
2. When Ambition, Privilege and Money Entangles Lives

Watch:

1. Tubi
2. Plex
3. Los Angeles Public Library

The Conformist

Readings

1. Style and Narrative in Bertolucci's The Conformist
2. The Conformist: The Poetry of Images

My Voyage to Italy

Marriage Italian Style

 

La Dolce Vita

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Readings

1. Federico Fellini and the making of La Dolce Vita
2. Il Maestro and the lost magic of Cinema

L'Avventura

Readings

L’Avventura: Emotions, engagement and inconclusiveness of an experimental plot (tandfonline.com)

L’avventura: A Present Absence