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View Full Version : Do you know what the best Italian film ever is called? Help needed! boutiquechoc 13-12-2007, 12:10 My dad speaks Italian so I wanted to get him a fab Italian film for Christmas: he was rambling about something the other day saying it was the best italian film ever but I can't remember the name. Any suggestions? Am not thinking of the Godfather or Scarface or anything US made. True native Italian cinema.... SarahD 13-12-2007, 12:13 La Dolce Vita! Anything by Federico Fellini. God I love the Italian language, it's great, I keep saying La Dolce Vita and La Strada to myself now! Haha! cgksheff 13-12-2007, 12:13 Some would say La Dolce Vita (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_dolce_vita). Indeed! Someone else did! Bozo 13-12-2007, 12:14 or Amarcord? slickwitch 13-12-2007, 12:16 Maybe Rome Open City? Roma Citta Operta. Rossellini. metaphoria 13-12-2007, 12:21 What a great thread. Found this: http://www.activitaly.it/activcinema_eng/activcinema_eng.htm slickwitch 13-12-2007, 12:25 or The Bicycle Thieves? That's a gut wrencher. CHAIRBOY 13-12-2007, 12:45 My dad speaks Italian so I wanted to get him a fab Italian film for Christmas: he was rambling about something the other day saying it was the best italian film ever but I can't remember the name. Any suggestions? Am not thinking of the Godfather or Scarface or anything US made. True native Italian cinema.... Fellini - 8 1/2. (Eight and a half) Code13 13-12-2007, 12:54 Bicycle Thieves as Basil suggests, but you might need something more to go on. There is also Raffifi (spelling). Or maybe they mean spaghetti westerns! Bozo 13-12-2007, 13:00 Cinema Paradiso is a beautiful film as is Il Postino (although the director is actually English.) SarahD 13-12-2007, 13:01 Could it have been Malena? By the same director as Cinema Paradiso I think. That's a good film. samstar999 13-12-2007, 13:19 I'll second Cinema Paradiso ... John Locke 13-12-2007, 13:33 'The Good, The Bad & the Ugly' - Sergio Leone! Fareast 13-12-2007, 13:43 Cinema Paradiso-------showed it my university students here in China [ as part of their ' Western Culture Course ] and they loved it. How could anyone not ! KTHFB 13-12-2007, 14:18 I'd have to say Cinema Paradiso too, fantastic film, really enjoyed it. To be honest though, it is the only Italian film I've ever seen also... Tricky 13-12-2007, 14:52 The Leopard? slickwitch 13-12-2007, 14:59 Bicycle Thieves as Basil suggests, but you might need something more to go on. There is also Raffifi (spelling). Or maybe they mean spaghetti westerns! Hee hee. Gotcha! It's not Basil it's meeeeeeeeee! Dozy 13-12-2007, 15:01 Hee hee. Gotcha! It's not Basil it's meeeeeeeeee! Basil's going to be upset when he finds out you've nicked his avatar! :hihi: slickwitch 13-12-2007, 15:04 Basil's going to be upset when he finds out you've nicked his avatar! :hihi: With me and the rest of the Basil Impersonating Army! They're all at it. GO on you know you want to! nosy nellie 13-12-2007, 18:59 Wages of fear.Or was that french? rainbow sky 13-12-2007, 20:12 The Italian Job:hihi: Phanerothyme 13-12-2007, 21:56 The Icicle Thief. |