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Il Posto
Il Posto screens on Friday August 5 at 6:30pm at TIFF Bell Lightbox as part of the series Days of Glory: Masterworks of Italian Neorealism. Before the screening, film scholar Frank Burke will present an introduction to the Italian Neorealist … Continue reading
Posted in DVD, Theatrical Release
Tagged criterion, italy, lightbox, neorealism
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Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti)
Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti) (Director: Ferzan Ozpetek): Routinely making ensemble pieces with a homosexual component, Turkish director Ferzan Ozpetek again reiterates his auteur statement – suggesting that family is what you make for yourself rather than something dictated by blood … Continue reading
Posted in Film Festivals, Inside Out
Tagged #insideout11, homosexuality, italy
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Before the Revolution (Prima della rivoluzione)
Before the Revolution (Prima della rivoluzione) screens at TIFF Bell Lightbox on Friday January 14 at 6:30pm. Buy tickets Before the Revolution (Prima della rivoluzione) (Director: Bernardo Bertolucci): Bertolucci’s second feature, and the first written by the director, is bound … Continue reading
Posted in Directors, Special Events
Tagged bertolucci, italy, lightbox
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TIFF Bell Lightbox Presents the Films of Bertolucci
From January 6th-19th, TIFF Bell Lightbox is presenting a retrospective of the work of Bernardo Bertolucci, a director whose work has always hovered around the periphery of my vision. I’m looking forward to correcting that oversight. His filmmaking career has … Continue reading
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Tagged bertolucci, italy, lightbox
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Vincere
Vincere (Director: Marco Bellocchio): Bellocchio’s latest exploration of Italy’s turbulent history is an operatic tragedy which mixes melodrama with the techniques of propaganda films from the Fascist period it depicts. Vincere (Italian for “Win!” and an authentic Fascist slogan) uncovers … Continue reading