Category Archives: Italy

Italo Calvino – Invisible Cities (1972)

Posted on March 10, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Invisible Cities (Italian: Le città invisibili) is a novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino. It was published in Italy in 1972 by Giulio Einaudi Editore. The book explores imagination and the imaginable through the descriptions of cities by an explorer, Marco … Continue reading →

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The Conformist – Bernardo Bertolucci (1970)

Posted on January 25, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Conformist (Italian: Il conformista) is a 1970 political drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, whose screenplay is based on the 1951 novel The Conformist by Alberto Moravia. The film stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Gastone Moschin, Enzo Tarascio, Fosco … Continue reading →

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‘Blow-Up’: The Importance and Influence of Michelangelo Antonioni’s Stylish, Thought-Provoking Mystery

Posted on December 9, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“In 1966, the Italian maestro Michelangelo Antonioni, already famous as one of the most prominent European auteurs of his time, reached a far wider audience with his second film made in color, and the first one in the English language. … Continue reading →

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Mamma Roma – Pier Paolo Pasolini (1962)

Posted on December 2, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Mamma Roma is a 1962 Italian drama film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini and starring Anna Magnani and Ettore Garofolo. An ex-prostitute, Mamma Roma (Anna Magnani), tries to start a new life selling vegetables with her 16-year-old son … Continue reading →

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Ennio Morricone – Italian composer

Posted on November 20, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Ennio Morricone, OMRI (Italian: [ˈɛnnjo morriˈkoːne]; 10 November 1928 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well … Continue reading →

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Chet Baker – Italian Movies (1958-1964)

Posted on October 20, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Before delving into the music on this collection, it’s important to offer a note of caution to Chet Baker fans: Italian Movies is not a really a compilation of the trumpeter’s work, so much as a series of film scores … Continue reading →

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I Survived Vietnam. Will I Survive This Pandemic?

Posted on May 10, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Servicemen lined up at Tan Son Nhut Airfield, in South Vietnam, during services for American killed in action in 1962. “SARNANO, Italy — A very long time ago, I was one of more than two million American men and women … Continue reading →

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Ermanno Olmi – Il Posto (1961)

Posted on January 1, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Ermanno Olmi’s first feature, Il Posto (1961), is often misrepresented as being a continuation of the tradition of neorealism. This highly influential postwar film movement, which produced such masterpieces as Roberto Rossellini’s Rome, Open City (1945) and Vittorio De Sica’s … Continue reading →

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The Stranger – Luchino Visconti (1967)

Posted on August 30, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Beware the movie based on literature, or, in that showbiz term of art, a ‘literary property.’ Not because adaptations are an inferior form of cinema—I don’t believe that for a moment—but because they create an added layer of copyright issues … Continue reading →

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I Fidanzati – Ermanno Olmi (1962)

Posted on August 21, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“First the glimmering white and black images of Ermanno Olmi’s I Fidanzati light up the screen and warm your heart. Then they abruptly flicker out—like imagined fleeting glances of a love affair you can’t forget but couldn’t hold onto. In … Continue reading →

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