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~Slightly Changed Analysis of "Novecento"~
Novecento is not only an epic drama that narrates the class struggle in Italy from the beginning of the 20th century until 1945, but also a film closely connected, in my opinion, with another masterpiece of Bernardo Bertolucci, "Il Conformista".
The film (that is consisted of two parts) tells the story of two men, Olmo Dalcò (Gérard Depardieu), a peasant, and Alfredo Berlinghieri (Robert De Niro), a padrone, that are born in the same day…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Novecento is not only an epic drama that narrates the class struggle in Italy from the beginning of the 20th century until 1945, but also a film closely connected, in my opinion, with another masterpiece of Bernardo Bertolucci, "Il Conformista".
The film (that is consisted of two parts) tells the story of two men, Olmo Dalcò (Gérard Depardieu), a peasant, and Alfredo Berlinghieri (Robert De Niro), a padrone, that are born in the same day (the day Giuseppe Verdi died,…
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When we are talking about political cinema, it is difficult not to mention Bernardo Bertolucci's Il Conformista (The Conformist), a masterpiece of world cinema, not only for its exquisite photography, but also for its very profound analysis on the roots and the form of fascism.
The film starts at Paris, where Marcello Clerici (Jean-Luis Trintignant) has been sent by the secret police of fascist Italy, in order to assassinate his former philosophy professor Luca Quadri, a self-exiled anti-fascist.
The flashbacks…
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Bicycle Thieves is not only one of the best films ever made, but also the masterpiece of Vittorio De Sica's filmography and, definitely, one of the best films of Italian Neorealism.
The film narrates the story of an unemployed man, named Antonio Ricci, who finds a job as a billposter, a job that requires a bicycle. So, he is forced to sell even his duvets, in order to find the amount he needs to get the post he wants.
Unfortunately,…
