Marcello Mastroianni Essays

A common reoccurrence in romantic comedies is the factor of love being whimsically portrayed as something divine, predestined and magical. The omniscient state of love in the typical romantic comedy positions love as the driving force with godlike authority over the film and the love between the two central characters is within a concept of a divine plan, fitting in with the romantic concepts in which the romance genre is founded. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) uses absurdism to flip all of this on its

In “Death in Venice”, there are several figures who work as triggers that seduced Aschenbach out from his self-restrained appreciation of beauty, and pushed him gradually into the realm of desire and unrestrained impulsions, which ultimately leaded him to his death. These figures are contextual symbols in this novella, and to Aschenbach, the encountering with each figure represented a new change to his path, and pushes him forward in his journey. The plot of this novella, which is Aschenbach’s journal

Christy Chandra Professor Sole Anatrone Italian Studies 170 Viewing Log – Nuovomondo (The Golden Door) Title: Nuovomondo (The Golden Door) (2007) Director: Emanuele Crialese Date: 21 October 2015 The Golden Door reminds me of neorealism movies like La Dolce Vita and Bicycle Thief. Even though the movie was invented and released decades after World War II (one essential element for neorealism genre), The Golden Door embraces the idea of telling struggles of the early Italian immigrants. Through

making breakfast, and cleaning. After the entire family leaves to go see the parade for Mussolini and Hitler, she accidentally lets out the family bird. The bird flies out the window and lands on the windowsill of Gabriele. Gabriele (played by Marcello Mastroianni) is radio host who was fired because of his homosexuality. As the bird lands on his windowsill, he is shown at his desk debating whether to commit suicide. Now that he is a known homosexual, he will be put into exile in Sardinia. But as he

Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta by Pinin Farina. Movie: La fortuna di essere donna (1956). Price: US$4,620,000. Date sold: August, 2010. In 1956, this car was featured in the classic Italian movie "La Fortuna di Essere Donna" starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni and set in Rome. The film known in the United States as Lucky To Be A Woman and What A Woman! This is a rare and valuable car built especially for the racing events. But if you need to be sure - watch the film and you will see - its worth of