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I recently watched Federico Fellini's Il Bidone, a curiously sad film about the lives of three thieves all trying to turn a fast buck in Rome. I had never seen this film, but I had heard good things about it. I'm also a huge fan of Giulietta Masina,...
Spreading the word about this recently screened documentary about Italian television, power and Berlusconi - has anyone seen this yet? Check this out also for some background.
It's no surprise that Berlusconi's government dislikes the show, Annozero, because it gives a voice to many of Berlusconi's critics. Television stations in Italy are refusing (or perhaps, it's better to say that they are unable) to air television...
In my continuing exploration of 20th century Italian literature, I recently read Anna Maria Ortese's Il mare non bagna Napoli, a collection of racconti or short stories all set in Naples. I was surprised to find how moved and touched I was by these...
