The film (aka. The Conformist) is based on the 1951 book of the same name, by Alberto Moravia. The story is set in the 30s when Fascists had tightened their control over Italy. The central character is Marcello Clerici (Jean-Louis Trintignant), one who desperately needs to belong. For him marriage is a normal life. ‘I’m [...]
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Il Conformista-1970
Posted in Italian Cinema, tagged 100 Best Films, Bertolucci, betrayal, fascism, Moravia on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
La Strada-1954
Posted in Italian Cinema, tagged 100 Best Films, Antony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, neorealism, Nino Rota, Samuel Beckett on July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
La strada (English: The Road) (1954) is an Italian neorealist film, directed by Federico Fellini. The movie is a drama about a naive young girl who is sold to a brute in a coastal town in Italy. This carnival strong man (Anthony Quinn), makes a living by drawing a crowd to a square, expanding his [...]
Seven Samurai-1954
Posted in action films, tagged action films, Best 100 films, black and white, Japanese films, ronin, swordplay films, Toshiro Mifune on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘Shichinin no samurai, one of the greatest films in the history of Japanese cinema has its pride of place in the best 100 best films of all time. The film belongs to a genre that is called jidai-gecki( historical swordplay films) and can be rightfully considered the mother of all action films. The number of [...]
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