Big Deal on Madonna Street ( I soliti ignoti)
Mario Monicelli’s 1958 Masterpiece of Bungling Thieves and Italian Cinema In this Italian farce, a motley crew of unskilled small-time robbers attempts to rob a … Read more
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Pietro Germi
Divorce Italian Style, Seduced and Abandoned, and the Palme d’Or at Cannes Pietro Germi (14 September 1914 – 5 December 1974) was an Italian cinema … Read more
Mario Monicelli: Master of Italian Comedy Cinema
The Visionary Director Who Defined Commedia all’Italiana Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (May 16, 1915 – November 29, 2010) was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter … Read more
Vittorio Gassman: The Matinee Idol Who Became Italy’s Greatest Character Actor
From Shakespearean Stages to Comedy Masterpieces, The Multifaceted Career of Italian Cinema’s Renaissance Man Early Life and Athletic Beginnings Vittorio Gassman (born Vittorio Gassmann) was … Read more