Italian Language Research Guide

Rome, Open City

Readings

Roberto Rosselini's Rome Open City: Pages 31-42 (Rosselini, Open City, and Neorealism)

Bicycle Thieves

Readings

Why you should still care about Bicycle Thieves

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

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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Human Capital

Readings

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

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