“I realized that I had a choice: I could watch the season with a clenched jaw, disgruntledly fact-checking each individual detail, or actively choose to surrender to its implausibility.”
“That’s what sweetness of living means to me—getting to the end and saying, ‘Well, at least we enjoyed it.’”
“She repeatedly refused the many roles directors offered her over the years, with the exception of thirteen musical films she starred in early in her career, between 1959 and 1967.”
Trigger Warning: This article contains mentions of sexual assault and domestic abuse as depicted in films (as well as a few spoilers). Please proceed with care.
“Through the beginning of the 20th century, Turin’s new moniker was the ‘Capital of Cinema’: 1,400 films were produced in the city, and the 1911 Universal Exhibition in Turin could almost be considered the first international film festival, ever.”
“Nineteenth-century London can now be filmed [in Turin], which is surprisingly preferable since it’s much harder to do so in actual London.”
“Italy had the talent but lacked the resources; Russia had the resources but lacked the talent.”
“As the sun starts to fade, Lora sets dinner, wine included, for one too many. For the last twelve years, since Tonino’s passing, Lora has left a place for him at the table, one of her shamanastic ways of remembering and honoring him.”
“The contrasts are proof that something has gone truly wrong in this place, which had the potential to become a paradise.”
“And guess what? None of them are about cliche versions of the boot-shaped country, damsels in distress, or cringe celebrations of pizza, pasta and baba.”
“He, in turn, elevated Italy’s status on the global cultural stage, and, as such, his influence extended far beyond cinema–so much so that an adjective was created to describe his style, Felliniesque.”
“I think Montalbano for my father–like for so many that grew up watching this show–is like a friend, someone whose every quirk, both personally and professionally, he knows.”
“It’s a warning to husbands, babe. Screw around and you’ll end up buried in the garden.” — Daphne (Meghann Fahy), The White Lotus, Season 2
Traveling with a purpose is always better! In this case, said purpose is Italy’s best filming locations… Our country looks pretty dashing on screen, but even better in real life!! Here, 135 places to visit that have been featured on the big screen:
“Each an impressive blend of talent, charisma and glamor, these women breathed new life into post-war Italian film and culture.”
“Cinema is the media that, more than any other, helped shape the Made in Italy imagery–one of glamor and quality.”
“To watch Cinema Paradiso is to consider how our own narrative can be told through the movies that we have impressed upon us.”
