Tag Archives: Italy

Female Troubles

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Brown

15 Nov 2013: La Cotta (DVD, 1967, Ermanno Olmi) Even more than Il Posto this hour-length television feature depicts the sensitive, romantically forlorn young male that appears as prototype for the many subsequent protagonists of Wes Anderson, Spike Jonze and … Continue reading →

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The Slow and the Mild-Mannered: Milano Drift

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Brown

14 Nov 2013: Il Posto (DVD, 1961, Ermanno Olmi) The dreamlike mundanity on offer here harks forward to another Italian, Marco Ferreri, but with more of a focus on cinematography and even more of a locational drift. The camera itself … Continue reading →

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Gangland Style Gone Mainstream

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Brown

29 Sep 2013: Gomorra (DVD, 2008, Matteo Garrone) Apart from a couple of extremely long shots (trucks rolling into a hazardous waste quarry, for one example) and sometimes colorful lighting (tanning booths, strip clubs), there is little visual distinction here … Continue reading →

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The Old Man and Deceasing

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Brown

15 Sep 2013: Umberto D (DVD, 1952, Vittorio De Sica) Prior to this I would not have associated refined cinematographic language too much with neorealism – even my memory of Bicycle Thieves for instance does not call to mind any … Continue reading →

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Italian Dalliance

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Brown

5 Aug 2013: To Rome With Love (DVD, 2012, Woody Allen) At first, liked it more than I expected to – have had growing suspicions about Allen, reading Rosenbaum and others – but enthusiasm gradually tapered off. Characters and even … Continue reading →

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