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Enzo Staiola, Who Starred in ‘Bicycle Thieves’ as a Child, Dies at 85
Discovered on the street in Rome, he had a brush with stardom when he was cast in what many consider one of the greatest films of all time.
Martin Scorsese Celebrates U.S. Immigrants at Taormina: ‘With the Exception of Native Americans, We’re All Either Immigrants, Children of Immigrants or Descendants of Immigrants’
Martin Scorsese played up his Sicilian roots and the impact of waves of immigration on the United States as he received a lifetime achievement award Thursday evening at the Taormina Film Festival.
‘Twin Peaks’ Returns to Rimini: Italian Global Series Festival Honors David Lynch’s Legacy
With tributes to Lynch and a showcase on women in series, Italian festival asserts the transformative power of TV
The Irresistible Glamour of Monica Vitti
It’s one of the most indelible scenes in all of Italian cinema. In Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’Avventura (1960), the actor Monica Vitti walks pensively down the streets of Noto, Sicily, as more and more men gaze in her direction. Like much of the rest of the film—about a woman who goes missing on a remote Italian island—the moment has been endlessly scrutinized for its striking imagery and subtext. The White Lotus even replicated it, shot for shot, during season two, with Aubrey Plaza standing in for Vitti—a performer widely regarded in her native country as the queen of Italian cinema.
Enzo Staiola, Child Star in Vittorio De Sica’s ‘Bicycle Thieves,’ Dies at 85
The Italian actor was forever immortalized as the sad-faced son with big expressive eyes in the Oscar-winning 1948 Neo-realist masterpiece.
‘Heads or Tails?’ Review: Delightfully Madcap Euro-Western Serves Up Spaghetti With a Lot of Sauce
John C. Reilly plays a troubadour-style Buffalo Bill Cody in this cheerfully deranged genre riff from ‘The Tale of King Crab’ directors Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis.
Giuseppe Tornatore Doc on Italy’s ‘King of Cashmere’ Brunello Cucinelli Revealed Ahead of American Academy in Rome Honor
‘Fuori’ Review: Valeria Golino Exudes Humanity In Mario Martone’s Refreshing Biopic Of A Struggling Literary Pioneer – Cannes Film Festival
‘The Last One for the Road’ Review: A Pleasant Italian Gem on Drinking Buddies, Aging and Wistful Flavors of Life
Loosely reminiscent of the happy-sad fables of Alice Rohrwacher, Francesco Sossai’s boozy dramedy is enchanting even when it briefly veers into predictable territory.
