Posted on 15 February 2011
4 sessions to discuss Italian films about Italian history and society:
Session 1 : Wednesday 16 February 18.30 (Badia Fiesolana, Seminar Room 3)
How has Italy’s past been shown in films ? (from Crociate to Risorgimento)
L’armata Brancaleone (Monicelli); Non ci resta che piangere (Troisi Benigni); Il Gattopardo (Visconti); Senso (Visconti)
Session 2 : Wednesday 23 February 18.30 (Badia Fiesolana, Seminar Room 3)
How has Italy’s past been shown in films ? (World War I and II and Fascism)
La Grande Guerra (Monicelli); Amarcord (Fellini); Un tè con Mussolini (Zeffirelli); Una giornata particolare (Scola); Roma città aperta (Rossellini); Un americano a Roma (Steno)
Session 3 : Wednesday 2 March 18.30 (Badia Fiesolana, Seminar Room 3)
How are events in contemporary Italy been presented in films ? (the Sixties, students’ movements, terrorism, Mafia)
La meglio gioventù (Giordana); Buongiorno notte (Bellocchio); Aprile (Moretti); I cento passi (Giordana); Gomorra (Garrone); Mio fratello è figlio unico (Luchetti)
Session 4 : Wednesday 16 March 18.30 (Badia Fiesolana, Seminar Room 3)
Aspects of Italian society : the world of work
Novecento (Bertolucci); Riso amaro (De Santis); Ladri di biciclette (De Sica); La signorina Effe (Labate); Tutta la vita davanti (Virzì)
Each session comprises :
introduction to the period
introduction to films and directors
selected scenes from the films chosen
To enrol, send a mail to [email protected]