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Apr 14 2024 - Apr 14 2024
Italian neorealist cinema: 1945-1952. A historical-cultural look at cinema and post-war Italy. Appropriate reading level: B1 advanced / B2 + Expected results: • Students will use the talking circle tradition to effectively communicate their ideas on a variety of topics […]
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Apr 14 2024 - Apr 14 2024
The Italian Comedy The Italian comedy, 1957-1976, from the movies Poveri ma belli to Febbre da Cavallo. A historical-cultural look at cinema and Italy during the economic boom. Appropriate reading level: B1 advanced / B2 + expected results: • Students […]
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Apr 14 2024 - Apr 14 2024
Italian fantasy, horror, mystery and science fiction The Italian fantasy cinema, 1957-1981, from I Vampiri to L’Aldilà. A historical-cultural look at cinema and the Italy of dreams, spaceships and nightmares. Appropriate reading level: B1 advanced / B2 + expected results: […]
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Apr 14 2024 - Apr 14 2024
The cinema of Elio Petri An exploration of the cinema of Elio Petri, author of works of social criticism, in which he highlighted the theme of the relationship between people and authority. His favorite actor was Gian Maria Volontè. Films […]
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Apr 14 2024 - Apr 14 2024
The cinema of Matteo Garrone In Matteo Garrone’s cinema we witness an attempt to combine social issues with elements of the italian fairy tale tradition. Starting from L’imbalsamatore (2002), in fact, it is possible to find a common thread that […]
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Apr 14 2024 - Apr 14 2024
The cinema of Paolo Sorrentino Italian writer-director Paolo Sorrentino drew widespread praise for his visually striking, complex dramas, which included such festival favorites as “The Family Friend” (2006), “Il Divo” (2008) and “The Great Beauty” (2013). Sorrentino’s work drew comparisons […]
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Apr 14 2024 - Apr 14 2024
Cities in Italian films: visionary architecture Films analyzed: Ladri di biciclette di Vittorio De Sica (1948) La dolce vita di Federico Fellini (1960) Accattone di Pier Paolo Pasolini (1961) L’ultimo uomo sulla terra di Ubaldo Ragona (1964) Il conformista di […]
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Apr 14 2024 - Apr 14 2024
Italian language in films: culture and expressiveness in italian accents Films analyzed: Il capitale umano di Paolo Virzì (2014) Non essere cattivo di Claudio Caligari (2015) Indivisibili di Edoardo De Angelis (2016) Veloce come il vento di Matteo Rovere (2016) […]
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Apr 14 2024 - Apr 14 2024
Italian female directors: cinema made by women Directors whose works are analyzed: Alice Rorhwacher Laura Bispuri Francesca Comencini Susanna Nicchiarelli Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Valentina Bertuzzi
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Apr 14 2024 - Apr 14 2024
The golden age of Italian TV series: 2008-2024 TV series analyzed: Romanzo Criminale Gomorra Il Giovane Papa Boris Il Cacciatore Strappare lungo i bordi Questo mondo non mi renderà cattivo
