Cinema Italiano: Your Favorite Italian Films
June 3, 2021
Viva l’Italia! Presented in partnership with Istituto Luce Cinecittà, the 20th edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema is currently playing nationwide in our Virtual Cinema. Surveying a diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian films, the celebrated festival is screening in a completely virtual setting this year through Sunday, June 6th.
With the rich history and vibrant spirit of Italian cinema fresh on our minds, this week’s Community Corner question asked the FLC community for their favorite Italian films. The number of responses was plentiful (and are still actively flooding in!), with several agreed-upon favorites rising to the top: Vittorio De Sica’s neorealist classic, Bicycle Thieves, and Giuseppe Tornatore’s cine-nostaglic Cinema Paradiso, while directors Michelangelo Antonioni, Dario Argento, Federico Fellini, Alice Rohrwacher, and Luchino Visconti had numerous works mentioned again and again.
An extensive list of your recommendations can be found below, as can the series trailer for this year’s Open Roads festival. And for a breakdown of this year’s event, read Assistant Programmer Dan Sullivan’s preview of the eccentric lineup.
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Happy as Lazzaro & The Wonders by Alice Rohrwacher pic.twitter.com/OYnW44ggKa
— 🎄 bela's protoge (@belalugosiboo) May 30, 2021
Just by how many times I’ve rewatched it… pic.twitter.com/wTUyU0jqLs
— NikiHoeky (@HoekyNiki) May 29, 2021
My favorites are mentioned, but recently added this to my list of great Italian films (tx @jbartolomero ) Lo scopone scientifico (1972) pic.twitter.com/hewrK1xYBA
— Berta Burguete Ors (@bertaburguete) May 29, 2021
8 1/2 but thats obvious so Pane e Tulipani 🙂 pic.twitter.com/5pFqqa1LK2
— ᴛʀɪxᴢʏ (@britrixzy) May 31, 2021
Nanni Moretti’s La stanza del figlio / The Son’s Room #Italian #Cinema #FilmTwitter #Cannes pic.twitter.com/8pcyq2HXFk
— Papaya Films (@PapayaFilms) May 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/swlabr123/status/1399497947646156801?s=20
Mediterraneo 🥰 an Italian comedy you’ll love. pic.twitter.com/fIxt490QnO
— Gabriella (@Gabi_Virgillito) May 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/Rophdofr/status/1399414355117187076?s=20
I Am Love (Io sono l’Amore). A masterpiece in my opinion 💞 pic.twitter.com/weW13hy8Je
— € (@tannervaab) May 30, 2021
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— Jeff P (@jpthewiz) May 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/FunnyLittleFro1/status/1399632697383800838?s=20
Blow up by Antonioni or Visconti films…
— Maki (@MakiOfLonest) May 30, 2021
One of my favourite is "More than a miracle" (C'era una volta), 1967. It's based on Basile's traditional fairytales. pic.twitter.com/nrYDR84MO6
— Caterina Baldassarre 🌎💕 (@CateBlueLady) May 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/magicianwenger/status/1399204827406602243?s=20
Profondo Rosso a.k.a Deep Red (1975) pic.twitter.com/DkNTMSZq5w
— TARIQ (@notorioustrq) May 31, 2021
Just the best one. pic.twitter.com/TBQ9m1ME9T
— SHORT KING 👑 (@bugmeup) May 31, 2021
Le Mani sulla Città pic.twitter.com/DkdiNc0F8E
— Giorgia (@giofarfalle) May 28, 2021
“La meglio gioventù” — an exceptional film I never want to watch again because it would break my heart (but I still do, once every five years or so). pic.twitter.com/cdNZdlJnZ6
— Jan Adriaenssens / @[email protected] (@verbeeld) May 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/eminemccall/status/1399354058578739207?s=20
Ermanno Olmi's 'L'Albero degli zoccoli' ('The Tree of Wooden Clogs') (1978). pic.twitter.com/H9SJIWGyAu
— CinOvation (@CinOvation) May 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/FDocre/status/1398722678756941826?s=20
https://twitter.com/SaintOpium/status/1399066261066223625?s=20
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