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The Hand of God

The impressionistic nature of this film transports you to the streets of Napoli, writer/director Paolo Sorrentino’s hometown, and introduces his large rambunctious family, most apparently living in the same apartment building.  It’s a reflection on his life and about his personal qualities and experiences that led him into filmmaking as a writer, director, actor, and book […]

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Made in Italy

Any movie with Italy in the title attracts me instantly because of the wonderful trips I’ve had there with incredulous landscapes, welcoming natives, and cultural milieu.  And this film does not disappoint in that sense.  The setting is mostly in Tuscany, among the rolling hills, luscious vegetation, and camaraderie of the Italians.   Provocatively, the story begins in a

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A Ciambra

Five-year-old smoking cigarettes. Even in the confines of Jonas Carpignano’s latest film, is still a disturbing sight. A Ciambra is the curious and odd official selection from Italy for the 90th Academy Awards foreign film submission. The young filmmaker takes the audience into a world of disadvantage where a family of Gypsy’s live a life

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