II Cineforum: Italian Classics on Campus Film Screening Series
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Film in Italian with English subtitles
Located in North Quad Space 2435
Tuesday, February 10 @7pm, Ladri di biciclette, Vittorio De Sica, 1948.
Film synopsis: Hailed around the world as one of the greatest movies ever made, the Academy Award–winning Bicycle Thieves, directed by Vittorio De Sica, defined an era in cinema. In poverty-stricken postwar Rome, a man is on his first day of a new job that offers hope of salvation for his desperate family when his bicycle, which he needs for work, is stolen. With his young son in tow, he sets off to track down the thief. Simple in construction and profoundly rich in human insight, Bicycle Thieves embodies the greatest strengths of the Italian neorealist movement: emotional clarity, social rectitude, and brutal honesty.
Tuesday, March 17 @7pm, La strada, Federico Fellini, 1954.
Film synopsis: There has never been a face quite like that of Giulietta Masina. Her husband, the legendary Federico Fellini, directs her as Gelsomina in La Strada, the film that launched them both to international stardom. Gelsomina is sold by her mother into the employ of Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), a brutal strongman in a traveling circus. When Zampanò encounters an old rival in highwire artist the Fool (Richard Basehart), his fury is provoked to its breaking point. With La Strada, Fellini left behind the familiar signposts of Italian neorealism for a poetic fable of love and cruelty, evoking brilliant performances and winning the hearts of audiences and critics worldwide.
Tuesday, April 7 @7pm, Il bell'Antonio, Mauro Bolognini, 1960.
Film synopsis: In the lush city of Catania, Sicily, Antonio (Marcello Mastroianni) is regarded as the ultimate lover of women, a title he holds dear. Yet not long after marrying the beautiful Barbara (Claudia Cardinale), Antonio’s new obligations begin to weigh on him, and soon he is faltering in the bedroom. In short order, his impotence is the talk of the town, and Antonio is a laughingstock. As he tries to repair the damage to his marriage, Barbara considers her options for leaving.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Film in Italian with English subtitles
Located in North Quad Space 2435
Tuesday, February 10 @7pm, Ladri di biciclette, Vittorio De Sica, 1948.
Film synopsis: Hailed around the world as one of the greatest movies ever made, the Academy Award–winning Bicycle Thieves, directed by Vittorio De Sica, defined an era in cinema. In poverty-stricken postwar Rome, a man is on his first day of a new job that offers hope of salvation for his desperate family when his bicycle, which he needs for work, is stolen. With his young son in tow, he sets off to track down the thief. Simple in construction and profoundly rich in human insight, Bicycle Thieves embodies the greatest strengths of the Italian neorealist movement: emotional clarity, social rectitude, and brutal honesty.
Tuesday, March 17 @7pm, La strada, Federico Fellini, 1954.
Film synopsis: There has never been a face quite like that of Giulietta Masina. Her husband, the legendary Federico Fellini, directs her as Gelsomina in La Strada, the film that launched them both to international stardom. Gelsomina is sold by her mother into the employ of Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), a brutal strongman in a traveling circus. When Zampanò encounters an old rival in highwire artist the Fool (Richard Basehart), his fury is provoked to its breaking point. With La Strada, Fellini left behind the familiar signposts of Italian neorealism for a poetic fable of love and cruelty, evoking brilliant performances and winning the hearts of audiences and critics worldwide.
Tuesday, April 7 @7pm, Il bell'Antonio, Mauro Bolognini, 1960.
Film synopsis: In the lush city of Catania, Sicily, Antonio (Marcello Mastroianni) is regarded as the ultimate lover of women, a title he holds dear. Yet not long after marrying the beautiful Barbara (Claudia Cardinale), Antonio’s new obligations begin to weigh on him, and soon he is faltering in the bedroom. In short order, his impotence is the talk of the town, and Antonio is a laughingstock. As he tries to repair the damage to his marriage, Barbara considers her options for leaving.
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