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Vittorio De Sica’s “Bicycle Thieves” is a brilliant film of the Italian neorealism genre and a true masterpiece of not just the genre but of cinema in general. Highly recommended! Image courtesy of © 1972 by Richard Feiner and Company, Inc. 2016 The Criterion Collection. Read More …
Max Ophüls’ masterpiece “The Earrings of Madame de…” is highly recommended! For those who own the 2008 DVD release, the main reason to buy this is for the improved picture and audio quality thanks to the 2012 Gaumont restoration and having this amazing film in Read More …
A classic Italian neorealism film that captures humanity in times of despair. “Umberto D.” is realistic and 60-years-later, many can still feel compassion for Umberto because those emotions still run strong, as poverty is still a major problem today. Wonderful performances from the non-professional actors Read More …
For those who have watched the previously released DVD or Blu-ray masterpiece of Italy’s most revered filmmakers of the ’50s and ’60s and are wanting more Antonioni, Fellini, Visconti, De Sica or Monicelli, look no further as “Great Italian Directors Collection” is a fantastic DVD Read More …
Featuring four of Italy’s greatest filmmakers Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli and Luchino Visconti showing us love Italian style during the early 1960’s.  The Blu-ray release includes the Mario Monicelli’s “Renzeo e Luciana” (which was removed from the original American release) and this Read More …
Featuring powerful performances by Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni! “Marriage Italian Style” is my favorite film of the De Sica/Loren/Mastroianni collaboration and a film worth watching! Images courtesy of © 1965 Surf Film SRL, 2011 Kino Lorber, Inc. All Rights Reserved. TITLE: Marriage Italian Style Read More …
Entertaining, sexy and fun! “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” won the 1964 Academy Award for “Best Foreign Language Film” and there is no doubt that Sophia Loren’s sexy performance onscreen was the biggest attraction at the time. With the release of this De Sica film on Read More …