https://simplecast.com Cinema Italia Author and film critic John Bleasdale explores the worlds of Italian cinema from Neo Realism to Spaghetti Westerns, Gialli to Sword and Sandal epics, Poliziotteschi to white telehphone films: and anything he left out. Talking to illustrious guests, Italian and otherwise, Cinema Italia unites them with a love of il cinema Italiano and Hollywood on the Tiber. A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk (c) John Bleasdale en Mon, 4 May 2026 05:21:00 +0000 Mon, 4 May 2026 05:21:11 +0000 https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/ Cinema Italia https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/9e7beb7c-50f3-445a-bf09-0df0738e1455/3000x3000/cinema-20italia.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/ episodic Author and film critic John Bleasdale explores the worlds of Italian cinema from Neo Realism to Spaghetti Westerns, Gialli to Sword and Sandal epics, Poliziotteschi to white telehphone films: and anything he left out. Talking to illustrious guests, Italian and otherwise, Cinema Italia unites them with a love of il cinema Italiano and Hollywood on the Tiber. A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk Film Stories, Bleav false https://feeds.simplecast.com/hrnt5lS2 Film Stories drjonty@yahoo.com 70eefaec-3f11-43de-a2f5-1b3e7d5fa865 Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) Big Deal on Madonna Street (I soliti ignoti) is a 1958 Italian comedy caper film directed by Mario Monicelli and one of the masterpieces of Italian cinema. Starring Totò, Claudia Cardinale, Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori, Carlo Pisacane, Tiberio Murgia, and Marcello Mastroianni.


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]]> Mon, 4 May 2026 05:21:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=51 Big Deal on Madonna Street (I soliti ignoti) is a 1958 Italian comedy caper film directed by Mario Monicelli and one of the masterpieces of Italian cinema. Starring Totò, Claudia Cardinale, Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori, Carlo Pisacane, Tiberio Murgia, and Marcello Mastroianni.


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]]> Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) Film Stories 00:46:19 Nicholas Bell and John Bleasdale discuss Mario Monicelli's Big Deal on Madonna Street or I Soliti Ignoti (1958). Nicholas Bell and John Bleasdale discuss Mario Monicelli's Big Deal on Madonna Street or I Soliti Ignoti (1958). false full 45 fd7b474a-a3e3-4fa9-85a8-86958012e631 The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) The Working Class Goes to Heaven (Italian: La classe operaia va in paradiso), released in the US as Lulu the Tool, is a 1971 Italian satirical political drama film directed by Elio Petri. It depicts a factory worker's realisation of his own condition as a simple tool in the process of production. The film was awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 25th Cannes Film Festival, sharing it with Francesco Rosi's The Mattei Affair.

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]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:06:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=50 The Working Class Goes to Heaven (Italian: La classe operaia va in paradiso), released in the US as Lulu the Tool, is a 1971 Italian satirical political drama film directed by Elio Petri. It depicts a factory worker's realisation of his own condition as a simple tool in the process of production. The film was awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 25th Cannes Film Festival, sharing it with Francesco Rosi's The Mattei Affair.

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]]> The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) Film Stories 00:39:29 John and Nicholas talk about Elio Petri's social satire The Working Class Goes to Heaven John and Nicholas talk about Elio Petri's social satire The Working Class Goes to Heaven false full 44 967a1ef2-cf25-435c-9758-5e873b6b9710 Salvatore Giuliano (1962) Salvatore Giuliano is a 1962 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Rosi. Using techniques of the documentary film, it recounts the criminal career of famous Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano between 1943 and 1950, his death. Nicholas Bell and John Bleasdale discuss the film.

Connery a novel is available here.


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]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=49 Salvatore Giuliano is a 1962 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Rosi. Using techniques of the documentary film, it recounts the criminal career of famous Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano between 1943 and 1950, his death. Nicholas Bell and John Bleasdale discuss the film.

Connery a novel is available here.


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]]> Salvatore Giuliano (1962) Film Stories 00:44:07 Nicolas Bell and John Bleasdale discuss Salvatore Giuliano (1962), directed Francesco Rosi Nicolas Bell and John Bleasdale discuss Salvatore Giuliano (1962), directed Francesco Rosi false full 42 ca2593ec-efb3-4eb0-8fda-cdef63033708 The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) Ermanno Olmi's Tree of Wooden Clogs won the Palme d'Or at Cannes on its release in 1978 and tells the tale of a year in the life of a small village of peasant at the turn of the century in Bergamo. We discuss the masterpiece and its influence on world cinema.


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]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:05:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/the-tree-of-wooden-clogs-1978/ Ermanno Olmi's Tree of Wooden Clogs won the Palme d'Or at Cannes on its release in 1978 and tells the tale of a year in the life of a small village of peasant at the turn of the century in Bergamo. We discuss the masterpiece and its influence on world cinema.


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]]> The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) Film Stories 00:43:32 Nicolas Bell and John Bleasdale discuss Ermanno Olmi's Tree of Wooden Clogs Nicolas Bell and John Bleasdale discuss Ermanno Olmi's Tree of Wooden Clogs false full 41 d0d7c2a9-0b5f-4d57-b77a-384664510b83 The Skin (1981) The Skin (La pelle) is a 1981 Italian war film directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Burt Lancaster, Ken Marshall, Carlo Giuffrè and Claudia Cardinale from Curzio Malaparte's 1949 novel The Skin. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. And it is nuts.

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Find Nicholas' review at Fish Jelly Films Here.


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]]> Sat, 4 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=47 The Skin (La pelle) is a 1981 Italian war film directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Burt Lancaster, Ken Marshall, Carlo Giuffrè and Claudia Cardinale from Curzio Malaparte's 1949 novel The Skin. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. And it is nuts.

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Find Nicholas' review at Fish Jelly Films Here.


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]]> The Skin (1981) Film Stories 01:03:46 The Skin (1981) directed by Liliana Cavani is the subject of the discussion. With John Bleasdale and Nicholas Bell. The Skin (1981) directed by Liliana Cavani is the subject of the discussion. With John Bleasdale and Nicholas Bell. true full 40 2eaaaf5f-9c09-485e-978d-a6955ce78010 The Great Beauty (2013) with Shawn Levy Oscar winning 2013 film The Great Beauty by Paolo Sorrentino and starring Tony Servillo is the subject of my conversation with Shawn Levy, the author of Dolce Vita Confidential and Clint, among many other great books.

John Bleasdale's Connery the Novel is available HERE.


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]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:29:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/the-great-beauty-with-shawn-levy/ Oscar winning 2013 film The Great Beauty by Paolo Sorrentino and starring Tony Servillo is the subject of my conversation with Shawn Levy, the author of Dolce Vita Confidential and Clint, among many other great books.

John Bleasdale's Connery the Novel is available HERE.


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]]> The Great Beauty (2013) with Shawn Levy Film Stories 01:03:46 Shawn Levy and John Bleasdale on Paolo Sorrentino's The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza) Shawn Levy and John Bleasdale on Paolo Sorrentino's The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza) false full 39 3b9c583a-595a-408e-9158-5900a428a1a5 Spasmo (1974) Spasmo is a 1974 Italian giallo film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Robert Hoffmann and Suzy Kendall. John Bleasdale and Nicholas Bell delve into its deeper mysteries and discover madness.

Music by Two Minute Noodles.

Find Nicholas Bell and Joseph's Fish Jelly film review channel here.

Connery: a Novel by John Bleasdale is available here.


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]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:54:05 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=43 Spasmo is a 1974 Italian giallo film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Robert Hoffmann and Suzy Kendall. John Bleasdale and Nicholas Bell delve into its deeper mysteries and discover madness.

Music by Two Minute Noodles.

Find Nicholas Bell and Joseph's Fish Jelly film review channel here.

Connery: a Novel by John Bleasdale is available here.


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]]> Spasmo (1974) Film Stories 00:37:23 false full 38 57e439ce-3a1a-4167-b586-bd51364572ad All the Colors of the Dark (1972) Nicholas Bell and John Bleasdale pry into All the Colors of the Dark, a 1972 giallo film directed by Sergio Martino and starring George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Ivan Rassimov, Julián Ugarte, George Rigaud, Susan Scott and Marina Malfatti.

Music by Two Minute Noodles.

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Connery: a Novel by John Bleasdale is available here.


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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:56:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/all-the-colors-of-the-dark-1972/ Nicholas Bell and John Bleasdale pry into All the Colors of the Dark, a 1972 giallo film directed by Sergio Martino and starring George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Ivan Rassimov, Julián Ugarte, George Rigaud, Susan Scott and Marina Malfatti.

Music by Two Minute Noodles.

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Connery: a Novel by John Bleasdale is available here.


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]]> All the Colors of the Dark (1972) Film Stories 00:27:42 John and Nicholas discuss Sergio Martino's classic satanic Giallo, All the Colors of the Dark (1972) John and Nicholas discuss Sergio Martino's classic satanic Giallo, All the Colors of the Dark (1972) false full 67 4783c3b5-1509-426a-9cd3-3b4989132435 Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom Another chance to hear one of the most popular episodes of Cinema Italia, recorded in 2023.

Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom was released in 1975 and became an instant milestone in the cinema of transgression. A political fable, it tells the story of four men who in the waning days of Fascist Italy retire to a villa to enjoy their perversions and sadism at the expense of the young people they have captured. Torture, rape, murder and degradation are explicitly depicted in a way that remains shocking to this day. I talk with Jason Wood, author and film programmer for the BFI, about this electrifying, challenging film. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here.


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]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:57:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/pier-paolo-pasolinis-salo-or-the-120-days-of-sodom/ Another chance to hear one of the most popular episodes of Cinema Italia, recorded in 2023.

Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom was released in 1975 and became an instant milestone in the cinema of transgression. A political fable, it tells the story of four men who in the waning days of Fascist Italy retire to a villa to enjoy their perversions and sadism at the expense of the young people they have captured. Torture, rape, murder and degradation are explicitly depicted in a way that remains shocking to this day. I talk with Jason Wood, author and film programmer for the BFI, about this electrifying, challenging film. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here.


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]]> Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom Film Stories 00:59:27 false full 23844880-d162-11f0-859d-a3659605e4fd Barry Forshaw's Guide to Italian Cinema Barry Forshaw is the author of the Guide to Italian Cinema: Arthouse to Exploitation.

Available here.

Italian cinema is one of the most glorious and energetic celebrations of the medium that any nation has ever offered. For many years, this astonishing legacy was largely unseen, but the DVD revolution is making virtually everything available, from Steve Reeves' muscle epics to long-unseen Italian art house movies. The one characteristic that most of the great (and not so great) Italian movies have in common is the sheer individualism of the directors. This applies to populist moviemakers and the giants of serious cinema. While Fellini, Visconti and Antonioni have rightly assumed their places in the pantheon, so have such talented popular auteurs as Sergio Leone, who was doing something with the Western that no American director would dare do. All the glory of Italian cinema is celebrated here in comprehensive essays, along with every key film in an easy-to-use reference format.


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]]> Sun, 3 Aug 2025 20:02:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/barry-forshaws-guide-to-italian-cinema/ Barry Forshaw is the author of the Guide to Italian Cinema: Arthouse to Exploitation.

Available here.

Italian cinema is one of the most glorious and energetic celebrations of the medium that any nation has ever offered. For many years, this astonishing legacy was largely unseen, but the DVD revolution is making virtually everything available, from Steve Reeves' muscle epics to long-unseen Italian art house movies. The one characteristic that most of the great (and not so great) Italian movies have in common is the sheer individualism of the directors. This applies to populist moviemakers and the giants of serious cinema. While Fellini, Visconti and Antonioni have rightly assumed their places in the pantheon, so have such talented popular auteurs as Sergio Leone, who was doing something with the Western that no American director would dare do. All the glory of Italian cinema is celebrated here in comprehensive essays, along with every key film in an easy-to-use reference format.


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]]> Barry Forshaw's Guide to Italian Cinema Film Stories 01:25:08 Barry Forshaw is the author of the Guide to Italian Cinema: Arthouse to Exploitation. Available here. Italian cinema is one of the most glorious and energetic celebrations of the medium that any nation has ever offered. For many years, this astonishing legacy was largely unseen, but the DVD revolution is making virtually everything available, from Steve Reeves' muscle epics to long-unseen Italian art house movies. The one characteristic that most of the great (and not so great) Italian movies have in common is the sheer individualism of the directors. This applies to populist moviemakers and the giants of serious cinema. While Fellini, Visconti and Antonioni have rightly assumed their places in the pantheon, so have such talented popular auteurs as Sergio Leone, who was doing something with the Western that no American director would dare do. All the glory of Italian cinema is celebrated here in comprehensive essays, along with every key film in an easy-to-use reference format. Barry Forshaw is the author of the Guide to Italian Cinema: Arthouse to Exploitation. Available here. Italian cinema is one of the most glorious and energetic celebrations of the medium that any nation has ever offered. For many years, this astonishing legacy was largely unseen, but the DVD revolution is making virtually everything available, from Steve Reeves' muscle epics to long-unseen Italian art house movies. The one characteristic that most of the great (and not so great) Italian movies have in common is the sheer individualism of the directors. This applies to populist moviemakers and the giants of serious cinema. While Fellini, Visconti and Antonioni have rightly assumed their places in the pantheon, so have such talented popular auteurs as Sergio Leone, who was doing something with the Western that no American director would dare do. All the glory of Italian cinema is celebrated here in comprehensive essays, along with every key film in an easy-to-use reference format. true full 9 2384427c-d162-11f0-859d-7f22fde5cd0d Bologna Cinema Ritrovato Film Festival My report from the Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna


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]]> Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:58:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/bologna-cinema-ritrovato-film-festival/ My report from the Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna


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]]> Bologna Cinema Ritrovato Film Festival Film Stories 00:21:44 My report from the Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna My report from the Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna false full 8 23843c96-d162-11f0-859d-4bc7bae2e74d Kapò by Gillo Pontecorvo Gillo Pontecorvo's film was one of the first movies to deal with the concentration camps. It starred Susan Strasberg and was inspired by the books of Primo Levi.


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]]> Wed, 4 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/kapo-by-gillo-pontecorvo/ Gillo Pontecorvo's film was one of the first movies to deal with the concentration camps. It starred Susan Strasberg and was inspired by the books of Primo Levi.


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]]> Kapò by Gillo Pontecorvo Film Stories 00:27:34 Gillo Pontecorvo's film was one of the first movies to deal with the concentration camps. It starred Susan Strasberg and was inspired by the books of Primo Levi. Gillo Pontecorvo's film was one of the first movies to deal with the concentration camps. It starred Susan Strasberg and was inspired by the books of Primo Levi. false full 7 238436e2-d162-11f0-859d-f74dab728121 8 1/2 with Matthew Asprey Gear We look at Federico Fellini's masterpiece 8 1/2, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Claudia Cardinale. Matthew Asprey Gear is a writer and lecturer. His online courses are available here: www.matthewaspreygear.com


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]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/8-1-2-with-matthew-asprey-gear/ We look at Federico Fellini's masterpiece 8 1/2, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Claudia Cardinale. Matthew Asprey Gear is a writer and lecturer. His online courses are available here: www.matthewaspreygear.com


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]]> 8 1/2 with Matthew Asprey Gear Film Stories 01:16:31 We look at Federico Fellini's masterpiece 8 1/2, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Claudia Cardinale. Matthew Asprey Gear is a writer and lecturer. His online courses are available here: www.matthewaspreygear.com We look at Federico Fellini's masterpiece 8 1/2, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Claudia Cardinale. Matthew Asprey Gear is a writer and lecturer. His online courses are available here: www.matthewaspreygear.com false full 6 23841b44-d162-11f0-859d-5f03f49dd356 The Mattei Affair with Nicholas Bell Thu, 22 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/the-mattei-affair-with-nicholas-bell/ The Mattei Affair with Nicholas Bell Film Stories 01:08:00 true full 5 23845122-d162-11f0-859d-bb95e3d28a3d La Notte di San Lorenzo (The Night of the Shooting Stars) with Michael Brook The masterpiece by the Taviani brothers is a wartime tale of a village in Tuscany on the eve of allied victory, as fascists and Germans take their terrible revenge. All is seen through the eyes of a young girl and the horror is fringed with comedy and wonder. I talk to Michael Brook about the film.


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]]> Thu, 15 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/la-notte-di-san-lorenzo-the-night-of-the-shooting-stars-with-michael-brook/ The masterpiece by the Taviani brothers is a wartime tale of a village in Tuscany on the eve of allied victory, as fascists and Germans take their terrible revenge. All is seen through the eyes of a young girl and the horror is fringed with comedy and wonder. I talk to Michael Brook about the film.


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]]> La Notte di San Lorenzo (The Night of the Shooting Stars) with Michael Brook Film Stories 01:13:09 The masterpiece by the Taviani brothers is a wartime tale of a village in Tuscany on the eve of allied victory, as fascists and Germans take their terrible revenge. All is seen through the eyes of a young girl and the horror is fringed with comedy and wonder. I talk to Michael Brook about the film. The masterpiece by the Taviani brothers is a wartime tale of a village in Tuscany on the eve of allied victory, as fascists and Germans take their terrible revenge. All is seen through the eyes of a young girl and the horror is fringed with comedy and wonder. I talk to Michael Brook about the film. true full 29 238422b0-d162-11f0-859d-dbc2a3fc8c02 Vincere with David Thomson Thu, 8 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/vincere-with-david-thomson/ Vincere with David Thomson Film Stories 00:55:12 true full 3 23843048-d162-11f0-859d-7ff6d53b71ae C'Erevamo Tanto Amati with Bilge Ebiri We All Loved Each Other So Much, from 1974, was directed by Ettore Scola and starred Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Stefania Sandrelli, Stefano Satta Flores, Giovanna Ralli and Aldo Fabrizi.


Dedicated to Vittorio De Sica, who died shortly before the film was released, the film is a portrait of post-war Italy, through the eyes of three ex-partisan friends who all fall in love with the same woman.


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]]> Thu, 1 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/cerevamo-tanto-amati-with-bilge-ebiri/ We All Loved Each Other So Much, from 1974, was directed by Ettore Scola and starred Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Stefania Sandrelli, Stefano Satta Flores, Giovanna Ralli and Aldo Fabrizi.


Dedicated to Vittorio De Sica, who died shortly before the film was released, the film is a portrait of post-war Italy, through the eyes of three ex-partisan friends who all fall in love with the same woman.


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]]> C'Erevamo Tanto Amati with Bilge Ebiri Film Stories 01:35:34 We All Loved Each Other So Much, from 1974, was directed by Ettore Scola and starred Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Stefania Sandrelli, Stefano Satta Flores, Giovanna Ralli and Aldo Fabrizi. Dedicated to Vittorio De Sica, who died shortly before the film was released, the film is a portrait of post-war Italy, through the eyes of three ex-partisan friends who all fall in love with the same woman. We All Loved Each Other So Much, from 1974, was directed by Ettore Scola and starred Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Stefania Sandrelli, Stefano Satta Flores, Giovanna Ralli and Aldo Fabrizi. Dedicated to Vittorio De Sica, who died shortly before the film was released, the film is a portrait of post-war Italy, through the eyes of three ex-partisan friends who all fall in love with the same woman. true full 3 23832ff4-d162-11f0-859d-3f1ea9ded198 Neil Young on Banditi a Milano (The Violent Four) Writer and critic Neil Young talks Carlo Lizzani's 1968 poliziottesco Banditi a Milano, (or Bandits in Milan or The Violent Four), starring Gian Maria Volonté, Tomas Milian, Don Backy and Ray Lovelock. Based on a real bank robbery, the film is credited with launching a popular Italian genre. Check out Neil's work here.


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]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/neil-young-on-banditi-a-milano-the-violent-four/ Writer and critic Neil Young talks Carlo Lizzani's 1968 poliziottesco Banditi a Milano, (or Bandits in Milan or The Violent Four), starring Gian Maria Volonté, Tomas Milian, Don Backy and Ray Lovelock. Based on a real bank robbery, the film is credited with launching a popular Italian genre. Check out Neil's work here.


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]]> Neil Young on Banditi a Milano (The Violent Four) Film Stories 00:55:50 Writer and critic Neil Young talks Carlo Lizzani's 1968 poliziottesco Banditi a Milano, (or Bandits in Milan or The Violent Four), starring Gian Maria Volonté, Tomas Milian, Don Backy and Ray Lovelock. Based on a real bank robbery, the film is credited with launching a popular Italian genre. Check out Neil's work here. Writer and critic Neil Young talks Carlo Lizzani's 1968 poliziottesco Banditi a Milano, (or Bandits in Milan or The Violent Four), starring Gian Maria Volonté, Tomas Milian, Don Backy and Ray Lovelock. Based on a real bank robbery, the film is credited with launching a popular Italian genre. Check out Neil's work here. true full 1 663792cd21435d00128e5a81 Alice Rohrwacher's Heavenly Body (Corpo Celeste) Maathew Page joins John Bleasdale to discuss the career of Alice Rohrwacher and specifically her debut film from 2011, Heavenly Body, (Corpo Celeste). 13 year old Marta is preparing for her confirmation at the local Catholic church but soon finds that her own faith doesn't help her to fit in with the new home she has recently moved to.

Alice Rohrwacher's new film La Chimera is released this month in the UK.


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]]> Mon, 6 May 2024 05:07:00 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/alice-rohrwachers-heavenly-body-corpo-celeste/ Maathew Page joins John Bleasdale to discuss the career of Alice Rohrwacher and specifically her debut film from 2011, Heavenly Body, (Corpo Celeste). 13 year old Marta is preparing for her confirmation at the local Catholic church but soon finds that her own faith doesn't help her to fit in with the new home she has recently moved to.

Alice Rohrwacher's new film La Chimera is released this month in the UK.


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]]> Alice Rohrwacher's Heavenly Body (Corpo Celeste) Film Stories 01:08:36 Maathew Page joins John Bleasdale to discuss the career of Alice Rohrwacher and specifically her debut film from 2011, Heavenly Body, (Corpo Celeste). 13 year old Marta is preparing for her confirmation at the local Catholic church but soon finds that her own faith doesn't help her to fit in with the new home she has recently moved to. Alice Rohrwacher's new film La Chimera is released this month in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! - Maathew Page joins John Bleasdale to discuss the career of Alice Rohrwacher and specifically her debut film from 2011, Heavenly Body, (Corpo Celeste). 13 year old Marta is preparing for her confirmation at the local Catholic church but soon finds that her own faith doesn't help her to fit in with the new home she has recently moved to. Alice Rohrwacher's new film La Chimera is released this month in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! - true full 12 662a62471967a000124f2be2 Giulia Saccogna on Rome Open City In the rubble of a Rome which still smelled of gunpowder, Roberto Rossellini filmed Roma Città Aperta (Rome Open City), a film that stands as an inaugural moment in Italian Neorealism and as a hugely influential masterpiece in world cinema. Giulia Saccogna is the programmer of a new season of films at the BFI - Chasing the Real: Italian Neorealism - which will include a 4K restoration of Rome Open City. Tickets are available here.

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]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:00:25 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/giulia-saccogna-on-rome-open-city/ In the rubble of a Rome which still smelled of gunpowder, Roberto Rossellini filmed Roma Città Aperta (Rome Open City), a film that stands as an inaugural moment in Italian Neorealism and as a hugely influential masterpiece in world cinema. Giulia Saccogna is the programmer of a new season of films at the BFI - Chasing the Real: Italian Neorealism - which will include a 4K restoration of Rome Open City. Tickets are available here.

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]]> Giulia Saccogna on Rome Open City Film Stories 01:00:07 In the rubble of a Rome which still smelled of gunpowder, Roberto Rossellini filmed Roma Città Aperta (Rome Open City), a film that stands as an inaugural moment in Italian Neorealism and as a hugely influential masterpiece in world cinema. Giulia Saccogna is the programmer of a new season of films at the BFI - Chasing the Real: Italian Neorealism - which will include a 4K restoration of Rome Open City. Tickets are available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. In the rubble of a Rome which still smelled of gunpowder, Roberto Rossellini filmed Roma Città Aperta (Rome Open City), a film that stands as an inaugural moment in Italian Neorealism and as a hugely influential masterpiece in world cinema. Giulia Saccogna is the programmer of a new season of films at the BFI - Chasing the Real: Italian Neorealism - which will include a 4K restoration of Rome Open City. Tickets are available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 11 66236aff6556260012bbd23e Nicholas Bell on The Killer Nun A 1979 Italian nunsploitation horror film, Killer Nun was directed by Giulio Berruti and starred Anita Ekberg, Joe Dallesandro, Lou Castel, and Alida Valli. Its plot follows a nun who, after recovering from brain surgery, grows increasingly paranoid that her health is again declining; she begins indulging in opioids from the hospital in which she works, and spirals into addiction and madness with violent consequences.

Nicholas Bell is a film critic who writes for EyeOnCinema and on his YouTube channel Fish Jelly Film Reviews.


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]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:13:48 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/nicholas-bell-on-the-killer-nun/ A 1979 Italian nunsploitation horror film, Killer Nun was directed by Giulio Berruti and starred Anita Ekberg, Joe Dallesandro, Lou Castel, and Alida Valli. Its plot follows a nun who, after recovering from brain surgery, grows increasingly paranoid that her health is again declining; she begins indulging in opioids from the hospital in which she works, and spirals into addiction and madness with violent consequences.

Nicholas Bell is a film critic who writes for EyeOnCinema and on his YouTube channel Fish Jelly Film Reviews.


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]]> Nicholas Bell on The Killer Nun Film Stories 00:52:14 A 1979 Italian nunsploitation horror film, Killer Nun was directed by Giulio Berruti and starred Anita Ekberg, Joe Dallesandro, Lou Castel, and Alida Valli. Its plot follows a nun who, after recovering from brain surgery, grows increasingly paranoid that her health is again declining; she begins indulging in opioids from the hospital in which she works, and spirals into addiction and madness with violent consequences. Nicholas Bell is a film critic who writes for EyeOnCinema and on his YouTube channel Fish Jelly Film Reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. A 1979 Italian nunsploitation horror film, Killer Nun was directed by Giulio Berruti and starred Anita Ekberg, Joe Dallesandro, Lou Castel, and Alida Valli. Its plot follows a nun who, after recovering from brain surgery, grows increasingly paranoid that her health is again declining; she begins indulging in opioids from the hospital in which she works, and spirals into addiction and madness with violent consequences. Nicholas Bell is a film critic who writes for EyeOnCinema and on his YouTube channel Fish Jelly Film Reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. true full 10 661ccc30bb53c100164aa4ad Death in Venice with Lillian Crawford Lillian Crawford talks about Luchino Visconti's 1977 adaptation of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice.

Lillian is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Little White Lies, Sight and Sound and the Times Literary Supplement as well as many other places. Her personal website can be visited here.


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]]> Mon, 15 Apr 2024 06:41:49 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/death-in-venice-with-lillian-crawford/ Lillian Crawford talks about Luchino Visconti's 1977 adaptation of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice.

Lillian is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Little White Lies, Sight and Sound and the Times Literary Supplement as well as many other places. Her personal website can be visited here.


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]]> Death in Venice with Lillian Crawford Film Stories 01:05:47 Lillian Crawford talks about Luchino Visconti's 1977 adaptation of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice. Lillian is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Little White Lies, Sight and Sound and the Times Literary Supplement as well as many other places. Her personal website can be visited here. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Lillian Crawford talks about Luchino Visconti's 1977 adaptation of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice. Lillian is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Little White Lies, Sight and Sound and the Times Literary Supplement as well as many other places. Her personal website can be visited here. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 9 66139e9bfdf16500164c7275 The Birds and the Bees and the Italians The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (Italian: Signore & Signori, literally "Ladies and Gentlemen") is a 1966 italian film directed by Pietro Germi.


It won the Grand Prix with A Man and a Woman at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival and was later selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.


Jo-Ann Titmarsh is a film critic and travel writer whose work has appeared in The Evening Standard, HeyUGuys and Lonely Planet.


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]]> Mon, 8 Apr 2024 07:36:59 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/the-birds-and-the-bees-and-the-italians/ The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (Italian: Signore & Signori, literally "Ladies and Gentlemen") is a 1966 italian film directed by Pietro Germi.


It won the Grand Prix with A Man and a Woman at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival and was later selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.


Jo-Ann Titmarsh is a film critic and travel writer whose work has appeared in The Evening Standard, HeyUGuys and Lonely Planet.


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]]> The Birds and the Bees and the Italians Film Stories 00:48:57 The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (Italian: Signore & Signori, literally "Ladies and Gentlemen") is a 1966 italian film directed by Pietro Germi. It won the Grand Prix with A Man and a Woman at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival and was later selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Jo-Ann Titmarsh is a film critic and travel writer whose work has appeared in The Evening Standard, HeyUGuys and Lonely Planet. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (Italian: Signore & Signori, literally "Ladies and Gentlemen") is a 1966 italian film directed by Pietro Germi. It won the Grand Prix with A Man and a Woman at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival and was later selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Jo-Ann Titmarsh is a film critic and travel writer whose work has appeared in The Evening Standard, HeyUGuys and Lonely Planet. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. true full 8 642ac7a10c2ad70011c3b1ed Assunta Spina with Pamela Hutchinson Assunta Spina starring Francesca Bertini is a classic Diva silent from 1915. (View it here).

Writer and critic and expert in silent cinema Pamela Hutchinson gives her insight into where to start with Italian silent cinema.

Here is a link to her blog.

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]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:40:51 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/assunta-spina-with-pamela-hutchinson/ Assunta Spina starring Francesca Bertini is a classic Diva silent from 1915. (View it here).

Writer and critic and expert in silent cinema Pamela Hutchinson gives her insight into where to start with Italian silent cinema.

Here is a link to her blog.

Music is by Two Minute Noodles, available here.


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]]> Assunta Spina with Pamela Hutchinson Film Stories 00:45:49 Assunta Spina starring Francesca Bertini is a classic Diva silent from 1915. (View it here). Writer and critic and expert in silent cinema Pamela Hutchinson gives her insight into where to start with Italian silent cinema. Here is a link to her blog. Music is by Two Minute Noodles, available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Assunta Spina starring Francesca Bertini is a classic Diva silent from 1915. (View it here). Writer and critic and expert in silent cinema Pamela Hutchinson gives her insight into where to start with Italian silent cinema. Here is a link to her blog. Music is by Two Minute Noodles, available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 3 643d289436171300117d5ae1 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion John Bleasdale talks to film maker and writer James Peaty about Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Elio Petri's 1970 film, starring Gian Maria Volonté and Florinda Bolkan. A psychological, black-humored satire on corruption in high office, it tells the story of a top police officer who kills his mistress, and then tests whether the police would charge him for this crime. The film was released in Italy by Euro International Pictures on 9 February 1970, to widespread acclaim from critics. It won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, and the David di Donatello Awards for Best Film for Best Actor (Gian Maria Volonté). In the United States, it won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Petri and his co-writer Ugo Pirro were nominated for Best Original Screenplay.


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]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2024 06:05:12 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/investigation-of-a-citizen-above-suspicion/ John Bleasdale talks to film maker and writer James Peaty about Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Elio Petri's 1970 film, starring Gian Maria Volonté and Florinda Bolkan. A psychological, black-humored satire on corruption in high office, it tells the story of a top police officer who kills his mistress, and then tests whether the police would charge him for this crime. The film was released in Italy by Euro International Pictures on 9 February 1970, to widespread acclaim from critics. It won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, and the David di Donatello Awards for Best Film for Best Actor (Gian Maria Volonté). In the United States, it won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Petri and his co-writer Ugo Pirro were nominated for Best Original Screenplay.


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]]> Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Film Stories 01:08:49 John Bleasdale talks to film maker and writer James Peaty about Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Elio Petri's 1970 film, starring Gian Maria Volonté and Florinda Bolkan. A psychological, black-humored satire on corruption in high office, it tells the story of a top police officer who kills his mistress, and then tests whether the police would charge him for this crime. The film was released in Italy by Euro International Pictures on 9 February 1970, to widespread acclaim from critics. It won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, and the David di Donatello Awards for Best Film for Best Actor (Gian Maria Volonté). In the United States, it won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Petri and his co-writer Ugo Pirro were nominated for Best Original Screenplay. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. John Bleasdale talks to film maker and writer James Peaty about Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Elio Petri's 1970 film, starring Gian Maria Volonté and Florinda Bolkan. A psychological, black-humored satire on corruption in high office, it tells the story of a top police officer who kills his mistress, and then tests whether the police would charge him for this crime. The film was released in Italy by Euro International Pictures on 9 February 1970, to widespread acclaim from critics. It won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, and the David di Donatello Awards for Best Film for Best Actor (Gian Maria Volonté). In the United States, it won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Petri and his co-writer Ugo Pirro were nominated for Best Original Screenplay. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. true full 4 65f2e83c2f791100168a5631 For a Few Dollars More with Alisdair Satchel For a Few Dollars More confirmed the arrival of the Spaghetti Western as a new genre. Further enshrining Clint Eastwood's Man with no Name, it added also Lee Van Cleef to the mix. There is a real maturation of how Ennio Morricone's music is used and an increased confidence in the filmmaking of Leone.


Alasdair Satchel is a theatre and filmmaker based on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.

He is the host of the podcast What We do in the Winter, available here.


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]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:06:10 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/for-a-few-dollars-more-with-alisdair-satchel/ For a Few Dollars More confirmed the arrival of the Spaghetti Western as a new genre. Further enshrining Clint Eastwood's Man with no Name, it added also Lee Van Cleef to the mix. There is a real maturation of how Ennio Morricone's music is used and an increased confidence in the filmmaking of Leone.


Alasdair Satchel is a theatre and filmmaker based on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.

He is the host of the podcast What We do in the Winter, available here.


The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here.


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]]> For a Few Dollars More with Alisdair Satchel Film Stories 01:21:17 For a Few Dollars More confirmed the arrival of the Spaghetti Western as a new genre. Further enshrining Clint Eastwood's Man with no Name, it added also Lee Van Cleef to the mix. There is a real maturation of how Ennio Morricone's music is used and an increased confidence in the filmmaking of Leone. Alasdair Satchel is a theatre and filmmaker based on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. He is the host of the podcast What We do in the Winter, available here. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. For a Few Dollars More confirmed the arrival of the Spaghetti Western as a new genre. Further enshrining Clint Eastwood's Man with no Name, it added also Lee Van Cleef to the mix. There is a real maturation of how Ennio Morricone's music is used and an increased confidence in the filmmaking of Leone. Alasdair Satchel is a theatre and filmmaker based on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. He is the host of the podcast What We do in the Winter, available here. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 7 65e733c0c078ea0015f349e2 Brutti Sporchi Cattivi with Lino Meireles Ettore Scola's 1976 comedy is an exercise is grotesque humour about a family living in a Roman slum within sight of the Vatican. Trailer here.


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]]> Fri, 8 Mar 2024 06:00:59 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/brutti-sporchi-cattivi-with-lino-meireles/ Ettore Scola's 1976 comedy is an exercise is grotesque humour about a family living in a Roman slum within sight of the Vatican. Trailer here.


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]]> Brutti Sporchi Cattivi with Lino Meireles Film Stories 00:58:59 Ettore Scola's 1976 comedy is an exercise is grotesque humour about a family living in a Roman slum within sight of the Vatican. Trailer here. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Ettore Scola's 1976 comedy is an exercise is grotesque humour about a family living in a Roman slum within sight of the Vatican. Trailer here. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 6 65ddedfc542f23001609f944 L'avventura with Dario Linares The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here.

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]]> Fri, 1 Mar 2024 06:01:59 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/lavventura-with-dario-linares/ The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here.

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]]> L'avventura with Dario Linares Film Stories 00:56:08 The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 5 65ca4558db8b67001639d8f2 Massimo Benvegnù talks IFFR, and The Priest's Wife Massimo Benvegnù is an artistic director at the Biografilm Festival in Bologna as well as working as a film critic, programmer and teacher. He has written on Peter Weir and Peter Bogdonavich as well as many others. We talk aboutn La Moglie del Prete (The Priest's Wife), Dino Risi's 1970 satire starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.


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]]> Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:30:20 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/massimo-benvegnu-talks-iffr-and-the-priests-wife/ Massimo Benvegnù is an artistic director at the Biografilm Festival in Bologna as well as working as a film critic, programmer and teacher. He has written on Peter Weir and Peter Bogdonavich as well as many others. We talk aboutn La Moglie del Prete (The Priest's Wife), Dino Risi's 1970 satire starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.


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]]> Massimo Benvegnù talks IFFR, and The Priest's Wife Film Stories 01:01:48 Massimo Benvegnù is an artistic director at the Biografilm Festival in Bologna as well as working as a film critic, programmer and teacher. He has written on Peter Weir and Peter Bogdonavich as well as many others. We talk aboutn La Moglie del Prete (The Priest's Wife), Dino Risi's 1970 satire starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Massimo Benvegnù is an artistic director at the Biografilm Festival in Bologna as well as working as a film critic, programmer and teacher. He has written on Peter Weir and Peter Bogdonavich as well as many others. We talk aboutn La Moglie del Prete (The Priest's Wife), Dino Risi's 1970 satire starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 4 65ce580fd18c7b0016c55795 Adrian Wootton (OBE) talks the Taviani Brothers Paolo & Vittorio Taviani are arguably the geniuses of Italian Cinema you've never heard of. Night of the Falling Stars and Caesar Must Die are only two works of imaginative and groundbreaking work.


Adrian Wootton (OBE) is the Chief Executive of Film London and the British FIlm Commission and is the curator of the largest retrospective of the Taviani Brothers in the English speaking world. It's currently taking place at the BFI and you can check it out at this link.


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]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 06:00:19 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/adrian-wootton-obe-talks-the-taviani-brothers/ Paolo & Vittorio Taviani are arguably the geniuses of Italian Cinema you've never heard of. Night of the Falling Stars and Caesar Must Die are only two works of imaginative and groundbreaking work.


Adrian Wootton (OBE) is the Chief Executive of Film London and the British FIlm Commission and is the curator of the largest retrospective of the Taviani Brothers in the English speaking world. It's currently taking place at the BFI and you can check it out at this link.


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]]> Adrian Wootton (OBE) talks the Taviani Brothers Film Stories 00:39:52 Paolo & Vittorio Taviani are arguably the geniuses of Italian Cinema you've never heard of. Night of the Falling Stars and Caesar Must Die are only two works of imaginative and groundbreaking work. Adrian Wootton (OBE) is the Chief Executive of Film London and the British FIlm Commission and is the curator of the largest retrospective of the Taviani Brothers in the English speaking world. It's currently taking place at the BFI and you can check it out at this link. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Paolo & Vittorio Taviani are arguably the geniuses of Italian Cinema you've never heard of. Night of the Falling Stars and Caesar Must Die are only two works of imaginative and groundbreaking work. Adrian Wootton (OBE) is the Chief Executive of Film London and the British FIlm Commission and is the curator of the largest retrospective of the Taviani Brothers in the English speaking world. It's currently taking place at the BFI and you can check it out at this link. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 3 644a29e19c85d900116b5618 Felix Van Groeningen talks The Eight Mountains I talk to Felix Van Groeningen about his new film The Eight Mountains, which he, along with his partner Charlotte Vandermeersch, wrote and directed from Paolo Cognetti's novel, as well as Italian cinema generally.

Felix is also the director of The Misfortunates (2009), The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) and Belgica (2016). He made his English-language debut with the biographical drama Beautiful Boy (2018).

My review of The Eight Mountains for Sight and Sound can be read here.


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]]> Sat, 27 Jan 2024 08:14:15 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/felix-van-groeningen-talks-the-eight-mountains/ I talk to Felix Van Groeningen about his new film The Eight Mountains, which he, along with his partner Charlotte Vandermeersch, wrote and directed from Paolo Cognetti's novel, as well as Italian cinema generally.

Felix is also the director of The Misfortunates (2009), The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) and Belgica (2016). He made his English-language debut with the biographical drama Beautiful Boy (2018).

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]]> Felix Van Groeningen talks The Eight Mountains Film Stories 00:44:27 I talk to Felix Van Groeningen about his new film The Eight Mountains, which he, along with his partner Charlotte Vandermeersch, wrote and directed from Paolo Cognetti's novel, as well as Italian cinema generally. Felix is also the director of The Misfortunates (2009), The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) and Belgica (2016). He made his English-language debut with the biographical drama Beautiful Boy (2018). My review of The Eight Mountains for Sight and Sound can be read here. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. I talk to Felix Van Groeningen about his new film The Eight Mountains, which he, along with his partner Charlotte Vandermeersch, wrote and directed from Paolo Cognetti's novel, as well as Italian cinema generally. Felix is also the director of The Misfortunates (2009), The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) and Belgica (2016). He made his English-language debut with the biographical drama Beautiful Boy (2018). My review of The Eight Mountains for Sight and Sound can be read here. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 1 65a3ae2719c916001739160b Neil Fox on The Conformist Bernardo Bertolucci's adaptation of Alberto Moravia's novel The Conformist is a visual feast while at the same time an intricate portrait of the soulessness of fascism. Neil Fox is an academic and broadcaster. Catch the Cinematologists podcast here.


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]]> Fri, 19 Jan 2024 06:35:14 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/neil-fox-on-the-conformist/ Bernardo Bertolucci's adaptation of Alberto Moravia's novel The Conformist is a visual feast while at the same time an intricate portrait of the soulessness of fascism. Neil Fox is an academic and broadcaster. Catch the Cinematologists podcast here.


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]]> Neil Fox on The Conformist Film Stories 01:09:59 Bernardo Bertolucci's adaptation of Alberto Moravia's novel The Conformist is a visual feast while at the same time an intricate portrait of the soulessness of fascism. Neil Fox is an academic and broadcaster. Catch the Cinematologists podcast here. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Bernardo Bertolucci's adaptation of Alberto Moravia's novel The Conformist is a visual feast while at the same time an intricate portrait of the soulessness of fascism. Neil Fox is an academic and broadcaster. Catch the Cinematologists podcast here. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. true full 2 659eb133ffd3730016cb6cba Lee Freeman on Battle of Algiers Gillo Pontecorvo's 1966 masterpiece The Battle of Algiers is the subject of this episode. With its cinema verité style and emotional impact, it is as relevant today as it was on its release. A stirring examination of resistance, oppression and the price that the innocent often pay. Add to this a stand out score by - who else? - Ennio Morricone.

Lee Freeman is a film academic and teacher.

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]]> Fri, 12 Jan 2024 06:00:27 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/lee-freeman-on-battle-of-algiers/ Gillo Pontecorvo's 1966 masterpiece The Battle of Algiers is the subject of this episode. With its cinema verité style and emotional impact, it is as relevant today as it was on its release. A stirring examination of resistance, oppression and the price that the innocent often pay. Add to this a stand out score by - who else? - Ennio Morricone.

Lee Freeman is a film academic and teacher.

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]]> Lee Freeman on Battle of Algiers Film Stories 01:02:58 Gillo Pontecorvo's 1966 masterpiece The Battle of Algiers is the subject of this episode. With its cinema verité style and emotional impact, it is as relevant today as it was on its release. A stirring examination of resistance, oppression and the price that the innocent often pay. Add to this a stand out score by - who else? - Ennio Morricone. Lee Freeman is a film academic and teacher. Music courtesy of Two Minute Noodles. Hear more here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Gillo Pontecorvo's 1966 masterpiece The Battle of Algiers is the subject of this episode. With its cinema verité style and emotional impact, it is as relevant today as it was on its release. A stirring examination of resistance, oppression and the price that the innocent often pay. Add to this a stand out score by - who else? - Ennio Morricone. Lee Freeman is a film academic and teacher. Music courtesy of Two Minute Noodles. Hear more here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. true full 1 64c7d8316e090900119e9a11 Kaleem Aftab lives La Dolce Vita Film critic and paparazzo Kaleem Aftab joins John Bleasdale to talk about Federico Fellini's 1960 classic La Dolce Vita, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg.


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]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:50:07 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/kaleem-aftab-lives-la-dolce-vita/ Film critic and paparazzo Kaleem Aftab joins John Bleasdale to talk about Federico Fellini's 1960 classic La Dolce Vita, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg.


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]]> Kaleem Aftab lives La Dolce Vita Film Stories 00:52:59 Film critic and paparazzo Kaleem Aftab joins John Bleasdale to talk about Federico Fellini's 1960 classic La Dolce Vita, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Film critic and paparazzo Kaleem Aftab joins John Bleasdale to talk about Federico Fellini's 1960 classic La Dolce Vita, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 13 64bba6095648a800117dda01 David Rooney on Nights of Cabiria Chief film critic of The Hollywood Reporter David Rooney joins John Bleasdale to talk about Federico Fellini's 1957 masterpiece Le Notti di Cabiria, Nights of Cabiria, starring Giulietta Masina as a sex worker in a Rome on the edge of La Dolce Vita. Massina won Best Actress at Cannes and the film was the second Oscar in a row for Fellini.


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]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 09:48:56 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/david-rooney-on-nights-of-cabiria/ Chief film critic of The Hollywood Reporter David Rooney joins John Bleasdale to talk about Federico Fellini's 1957 masterpiece Le Notti di Cabiria, Nights of Cabiria, starring Giulietta Masina as a sex worker in a Rome on the edge of La Dolce Vita. Massina won Best Actress at Cannes and the film was the second Oscar in a row for Fellini.


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]]> David Rooney on Nights of Cabiria Film Stories 01:07:47 Chief film critic of The Hollywood Reporter David Rooney joins John Bleasdale to talk about Federico Fellini's 1957 masterpiece Le Notti di Cabiria, Nights of Cabiria, starring Giulietta Masina as a sex worker in a Rome on the edge of La Dolce Vita. Massina won Best Actress at Cannes and the film was the second Oscar in a row for Fellini. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Chief film critic of The Hollywood Reporter David Rooney joins John Bleasdale to talk about Federico Fellini's 1957 masterpiece Le Notti di Cabiria, Nights of Cabiria, starring Giulietta Masina as a sex worker in a Rome on the edge of La Dolce Vita. Massina won Best Actress at Cannes and the film was the second Oscar in a row for Fellini. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 12 64b035812897620011cff969 Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 film The Gospel According to St. Matthew was a surprise when it came out. How had this Marxist, atheist, homosexual made a film which many found devout? Matthew Page - the author of 100 Bible Films - talks to John Bleasdale about one of Pasolini's most surprising films and certainly his most accessible.

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]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2023 05:00:22 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/pasolinis-the-gospel-according-to-st-matthew/ Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 film The Gospel According to St. Matthew was a surprise when it came out. How had this Marxist, atheist, homosexual made a film which many found devout? Matthew Page - the author of 100 Bible Films - talks to John Bleasdale about one of Pasolini's most surprising films and certainly his most accessible.

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]]> Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew Film Stories 01:10:50 Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 film The Gospel According to St. Matthew was a surprise when it came out. How had this Marxist, atheist, homosexual made a film which many found devout? Matthew Page - the author of 100 Bible Films - talks to John Bleasdale about one of Pasolini's most surprising films and certainly his most accessible. Music courtesy of Two Minute Noodles, hear more here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 film The Gospel According to St. Matthew was a surprise when it came out. How had this Marxist, atheist, homosexual made a film which many found devout? Matthew Page - the author of 100 Bible Films - talks to John Bleasdale about one of Pasolini's most surprising films and certainly his most accessible. Music courtesy of Two Minute Noodles, hear more here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. true full 11 64aa9ba6cd2f550010693a53 Abel Ferrara in Taormina John Bleasdale talks to the director, Abel Ferrara, on Italian cinema, his collaboration with Willem Dafoe and the influence of Pasolini.


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]]> Sun, 9 Jul 2023 11:36:06 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/abel-ferrara-in-taormina/ John Bleasdale talks to the director, Abel Ferrara, on Italian cinema, his collaboration with Willem Dafoe and the influence of Pasolini.


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]]> Abel Ferrara in Taormina Film Stories 01:00:08 John Bleasdale talks to the director, Abel Ferrara, on Italian cinema, his collaboration with Willem Dafoe and the influence of Pasolini. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. John Bleasdale talks to the director, Abel Ferrara, on Italian cinema, his collaboration with Willem Dafoe and the influence of Pasolini. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 10 64a80dc151529400119c4497 John Landis on his Favorite Italian Film John Bleasdale talks briefly to John Landis about his favorite Italian comedy: Mario Monicelli's Big Deal on Madonna Street (Italian: I soliti ignoti; released in the UK as Persons Unknown) from 1958.


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]]> Fri, 7 Jul 2023 13:06:08 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/john-landis-on-his-favorite-italian-film/ John Bleasdale talks briefly to John Landis about his favorite Italian comedy: Mario Monicelli's Big Deal on Madonna Street (Italian: I soliti ignoti; released in the UK as Persons Unknown) from 1958.


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]]> John Landis on his Favorite Italian Film Film Stories 00:08:58 John Bleasdale talks briefly to John Landis about his favorite Italian comedy: Mario Monicelli's Big Deal on Madonna Street (Italian: I soliti ignoti; released in the UK as Persons Unknown) from 1958. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. John Bleasdale talks briefly to John Landis about his favorite Italian comedy: Mario Monicelli's Big Deal on Madonna Street (Italian: I soliti ignoti; released in the UK as Persons Unknown) from 1958. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. true full 9 64830ea1ac455b00119530b9 Deep Red with Philip Gwynne Jones Crime novelist Philip Gwynne Jones joins John Bleasdale to talk about Dario Argento's 1975 masterpiece Profondo Rosso or Deep Red.


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]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 05:00:33 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/deep-red-with-philip-gwynne-jones/ Crime novelist Philip Gwynne Jones joins John Bleasdale to talk about Dario Argento's 1975 masterpiece Profondo Rosso or Deep Red.


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]]> Deep Red with Philip Gwynne Jones Film Stories 00:54:26 Crime novelist Philip Gwynne Jones joins John Bleasdale to talk about Dario Argento's 1975 masterpiece Profondo Rosso or Deep Red. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Crime novelist Philip Gwynne Jones joins John Bleasdale to talk about Dario Argento's 1975 masterpiece Profondo Rosso or Deep Red. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 8 64820454ac455b0011738285 Vittorio De Sica's Umberto D. with Matthew Asprey Gear talks John Bleasdale and Matthew Asprey Gear talk Vittorio De Sica's Umberto D. A 1952 Italian neorealist classic starring Carlo Battisti in the role of Umberto Domenico Ferrari, a poor elderly man in Rome who is desperately trying to keep his rented room. His landlady (Lina Gennari) is evicting him and his only true friends, the housemaid (Maria-Pia Casilio) and his dog Flike are of no help.


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]]> Fri, 9 Jun 2023 05:00:35 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/vittorio-de-sicas-umberto-d-with-matthew-asprey-gear-talks/ John Bleasdale and Matthew Asprey Gear talk Vittorio De Sica's Umberto D. A 1952 Italian neorealist classic starring Carlo Battisti in the role of Umberto Domenico Ferrari, a poor elderly man in Rome who is desperately trying to keep his rented room. His landlady (Lina Gennari) is evicting him and his only true friends, the housemaid (Maria-Pia Casilio) and his dog Flike are of no help.


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]]> Vittorio De Sica's Umberto D. with Matthew Asprey Gear talks Film Stories 01:02:04 John Bleasdale and Matthew Asprey Gear talk Vittorio De Sica's Umberto D. A 1952 Italian neorealist classic starring Carlo Battisti in the role of Umberto Domenico Ferrari, a poor elderly man in Rome who is desperately trying to keep his rented room. His landlady (Lina Gennari) is evicting him and his only true friends, the housemaid (Maria-Pia Casilio) and his dog Flike are of no help. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. John Bleasdale and Matthew Asprey Gear talk Vittorio De Sica's Umberto D. A 1952 Italian neorealist classic starring Carlo Battisti in the role of Umberto Domenico Ferrari, a poor elderly man in Rome who is desperately trying to keep his rented room. His landlady (Lina Gennari) is evicting him and his only true friends, the housemaid (Maria-Pia Casilio) and his dog Flike are of no help. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. false full 7 6476f198c4bb740011257f86 Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom was released in 1975 and became an instant milestone in the cinema of transgression. A political fable, it tells the story of four men who in the waning days of Fascist Italy retire to a villa to enjoy their perversions and sadism at the expense of the young people they have captured. Torture, rape, murder and degradation are explicitly depicted in a way that remains shocking to this day. I talk with Jason Wood, author and film programmer for the BFI, about this electrifying, challenging film.


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]]> Fri, 2 Jun 2023 05:04:47 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/salo-or-the-120-days-of-sodom/ Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom was released in 1975 and became an instant milestone in the cinema of transgression. A political fable, it tells the story of four men who in the waning days of Fascist Italy retire to a villa to enjoy their perversions and sadism at the expense of the young people they have captured. Torture, rape, murder and degradation are explicitly depicted in a way that remains shocking to this day. I talk with Jason Wood, author and film programmer for the BFI, about this electrifying, challenging film.


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]]> Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom Film Stories 00:59:33 Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom was released in 1975 and became an instant milestone in the cinema of transgression. A political fable, it tells the story of four men who in the waning days of Fascist Italy retire to a villa to enjoy their perversions and sadism at the expense of the young people they have captured. Torture, rape, murder and degradation are explicitly depicted in a way that remains shocking to this day. I talk with Jason Wood, author and film programmer for the BFI, about this electrifying, challenging film. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom was released in 1975 and became an instant milestone in the cinema of transgression. A political fable, it tells the story of four men who in the waning days of Fascist Italy retire to a villa to enjoy their perversions and sadism at the expense of the young people they have captured. Torture, rape, murder and degradation are explicitly depicted in a way that remains shocking to this day. I talk with Jason Wood, author and film programmer for the BFI, about this electrifying, challenging film. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. true full 6 645f9be2b6652d00119b5e24 Once Upon A Time in America Peter Birro is one of Scandinavia’s most admired and prolific screenwriters. The three-time Prix Italia-winner’s groundbreaking TV-series Hammarkullen, Det nya landet, and How Soon Is Now?! are sweeping visions of Swedish society, marginalized people, political dramas and deeply human, emotional stories.

For cinema Birro has written the hugely successful biopic Monica Z about the internationally acclaimed jazz singer Monica Zetterlund, one of Sweden’s most talented and tragic artists. Monica Z became the biggest commercial success of 2013 in Swedish theaters and went on to be nominated for several awards, including a ‘Grand Prix des Amériques’ at the Montréal World Film Festival and no less than 11 Guldbagge Awards, of which it won four.

Birro’s most recent feature title is an adaptation of the nonfiction title 438 Days. The dramatic story of the kidnapping of two Swedish journalists in 2011 in Ethiopia premiered in 2019 and was promptly nominated for six Guldbagge Awards.

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]]> Fri, 26 May 2023 09:26:45 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/once-upon-a-time-in-america/ Peter Birro is one of Scandinavia’s most admired and prolific screenwriters. The three-time Prix Italia-winner’s groundbreaking TV-series Hammarkullen, Det nya landet, and How Soon Is Now?! are sweeping visions of Swedish society, marginalized people, political dramas and deeply human, emotional stories.

For cinema Birro has written the hugely successful biopic Monica Z about the internationally acclaimed jazz singer Monica Zetterlund, one of Sweden’s most talented and tragic artists. Monica Z became the biggest commercial success of 2013 in Swedish theaters and went on to be nominated for several awards, including a ‘Grand Prix des Amériques’ at the Montréal World Film Festival and no less than 11 Guldbagge Awards, of which it won four.

Birro’s most recent feature title is an adaptation of the nonfiction title 438 Days. The dramatic story of the kidnapping of two Swedish journalists in 2011 in Ethiopia premiered in 2019 and was promptly nominated for six Guldbagge Awards.

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]]> Once Upon A Time in America Film Stories 01:01:13 Peter Birro is one of Scandinavia’s most admired and prolific screenwriters. The three-time Prix Italia-winner’s groundbreaking TV-series Hammarkullen, Det nya landet, and How Soon Is Now?! are sweeping visions of Swedish society, marginalized people, political dramas and deeply human, emotional stories. For cinema Birro has written the hugely successful biopic Monica Z about the internationally acclaimed jazz singer Monica Zetterlund, one of Sweden’s most talented and tragic artists. Monica Z became the biggest commercial success of 2013 in Swedish theaters and went on to be nominated for several awards, including a ‘Grand Prix des Amériques’ at the Montréal World Film Festival and no less than 11 Guldbagge Awards, of which it won four. Birro’s most recent feature title is an adaptation of the nonfiction title 438 Days. The dramatic story of the kidnapping of two Swedish journalists in 2011 in Ethiopia premiered in 2019 and was promptly nominated for six Guldbagge Awards. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Peter Birro is one of Scandinavia’s most admired and prolific screenwriters. The three-time Prix Italia-winner’s groundbreaking TV-series Hammarkullen, Det nya landet, and How Soon Is Now?! are sweeping visions of Swedish society, marginalized people, political dramas and deeply human, emotional stories. For cinema Birro has written the hugely successful biopic Monica Z about the internationally acclaimed jazz singer Monica Zetterlund, one of Sweden’s most talented and tragic artists. Monica Z became the biggest commercial success of 2013 in Swedish theaters and went on to be nominated for several awards, including a ‘Grand Prix des Amériques’ at the Montréal World Film Festival and no less than 11 Guldbagge Awards, of which it won four. Birro’s most recent feature title is an adaptation of the nonfiction title 438 Days. The dramatic story of the kidnapping of two Swedish journalists in 2011 in Ethiopia premiered in 2019 and was promptly nominated for six Guldbagge Awards. The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and more can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. true full 5 6429a6a9f5c6b50011d961af Laura Samani talks Don't Be Bad Film director Laura Samani talks to John Bleasdale about Claudio Caligari's 2017 film Don't Be Bad (Non Essere Cattivo).

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]]> Fri, 5 May 2023 05:18:06 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/laura-samani-talks-dont-be-bad/ Film director Laura Samani talks to John Bleasdale about Claudio Caligari's 2017 film Don't Be Bad (Non Essere Cattivo).

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]]> Laura Samani talks Don't Be Bad Film Stories 00:51:28 Film director Laura Samani talks to John Bleasdale about Claudio Caligari's 2017 film Don't Be Bad (Non Essere Cattivo). Music is by Two Minute Noodles, available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Film director Laura Samani talks to John Bleasdale about Claudio Caligari's 2017 film Don't Be Bad (Non Essere Cattivo). Music is by Two Minute Noodles, available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. true full 2 6420223cf2426b0011482164 Cinema Italia Cinema Italia is a new podcast dedicated to exploring the glories of Italian film.

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]]> Sun, 26 Mar 2023 10:45:13 +0000 drjonty@yahoo.com (Film Stories) https://bleav.com/shows/cinema-italia/episodes/cinema-italia/ Cinema Italia is a new podcast dedicated to exploring the glories of Italian film.

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