Tag: St. Ali Italian Film Festival

Life’s a Beach [Come può uno scoglio] — St. Ali Italian Film Festival 2024

Life’s a Beach [Come può uno scoglio] — St. Ali Italian Film Festival 2024

4/5 Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Pio (Pio D’Antini), a bumbling, rather incompetent solicitor, suddenly finds himself responsible for his ...
My Soul Summer — Italian Film Festival 2023

My Soul Summer — Italian Film Festival 2023

Reviewed by Michele E. Hawkins. Quiet, studious 17-year-old Anita (Casadilego) is preparing for the entrance examination to study classical piano ...
Strangeness [La stranezza] — Italian Film Festival 2023

Strangeness [La stranezza] — Italian Film Festival 2023

Reviewed by John P. Harvey. Sicilian comedy legends Valentino Picone and Salvatore Ficarra play Onofrio and Sebastiano, gravediggers and enthusiastic ...
The First Day of My Life [Il primo giorno della mia vita] — Italian Film Festival 2023

The First Day of My Life [Il primo giorno della mia vita] — Italian Film Festival 2023

Review by John P. Harvey. On a particular night in Rome, four people are on the verge of irreversible decisions ...
My Shadow Is Your Shadow [Mia l’ombra è tua] — Italian Film Festival 2023

My Shadow Is Your Shadow [Mia l’ombra è tua] — Italian Film Festival 2023

Review by John P. Harvey. When praise by a social-media “influencer” causes a surge in demand for Vittorio Vezzosi’s (Marco ...
The Order of Time [L’ordine del tempo] — Italian Film Festival 2023

The Order of Time [L’ordine del tempo] — Italian Film Festival 2023

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Every year a group of friends meets to celebrate a birthday.  This year it is ...
A Brighter Tomorrow [Il sol dell’avvenire] — Italian Film Festival 2023

A Brighter Tomorrow [Il sol dell’avvenire] — Italian Film Festival 2023

Review by John P. Harvey. In this dramatic comedy, film director Giovanni (played by Nanni Moretti, who also co-wrote, produced, ...
<em>On Our Watch</em> [<em>E noi come stronzi rimanemmo a guardare</em>] — St. Ali Italian Film Festival 2022

On Our Watch [E noi come stronzi rimanemmo a guardare] — St. Ali Italian Film Festival 2022

Review by John P. Harvey. This clever film’s little jokes, all the way from its title to its final scene, ...
<em>Belli Ciao</em> — St. Ali Italian Film Festival 2022

Belli Ciao — St. Ali Italian Film Festival 2022

Review by John P. Harvey. Pio (Pio D’Antini) and Amedeo (Amedeo Grieco) have been inseparable friends since early childhood — ...
Ennio: The Maestro — St. Ali Italian Film Festival 2022

Ennio: The Maestro — St. Ali Italian Film Festival 2022

Review by John P. Harvey. Quick question: what does Zeffirelli’s Hamlet share with The Untouchables and The Good, the Bad, ...