ANDY: Bicycle Thieves (De Sica, Italy, 1948)
BICYCLE THIEVES (Ladri Di Biciclette) is one of those films that will always loom large on certain types of ‘greatest film’ lists, whilst simultaneously not feature at all on others. […]
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ANDY: Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, Italy, 1968)
Sergio Leone begins his masterpiece by making us wait for a train. Like commuters on the delayed 07:45 to London Bridge, not a word is spoken between those waiting as […]
ANDY: The Consequences of Love (Sorrentino, Italy, 2004)
THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE (Le Conseguenze Dell’Amore) is a film about a mystery. At first the mystery may seem to be “What on Earth is this film about?” as its […]
DOM: La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) (Fellini, Italy/France, 1960)
Fellini’s once scandalous film, now seems pretty tame, but it remains perhaps the best film reflecting a certain place at a certain time. It opens with a statue of Christ […]
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