Exploring Italian Neorealism: Life During Wartime

3Nov/090

Exploring Italian Neorealism: Life During Wartime

Born during the tumultuous aftermath of World War II, Neorealism celebrated everyday sorrows, triumphs and struggles. These selections give an excellent insight into that pivotal time.

Attention! Bandits!, part of the Italian Neorealism series at the Film Society

ATTENTION! BANDITS!
Watch for Gina Lollobrigida, in one of her most important early roles in this vivid tale about standing up for what you know to be right..
Fri Oct 30: 7:00pm ~ Opening Night
Mon Nov 16: 4:15pm and 8:30pm

A DAY IN THE LIFE
A bold vision of a larger Italy, in which the differences that separated church and politics are tabled for the higher cause of national unity.
Tue Nov 3: 2:30pm
Tue Nov 3: 6:15pm

DAYS OF GLORY
A dramatic compilation of documentary sequences shot in the closing months of the war by GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS, MARIO SERANDREI, MARCELLO PAGLIERO, and LUCHINO VISCONTI ~ all who would become key figures in the neorealist film movement..
Sun Nov 1: 1:30pm

PAISAN
Roberto Rossellini offers a chronicle of the invasion and conquest of Italy by Allied forces from 1934 to ’44 with six vignettes set in Sicily, Naples, Romagna, and near the Po River.
Fri Nov 6: 2:00pm and 6:20pm

OPEN CITY
Roberto Rossellini’s film, more than any other, became the neorealist flagship, Open City follows a Resistance leader as he evades the Gestapo in German-occupied Rome. Anna Magnani redefined film acting with her heart-breaking performance.
Fri Oct 30: 4:15pm
Sat Oct 31: 9:20pm

OUTCRY
A soldier returns home after Italy’s surrender, only to find himself caught in the new crossfire between partisans, fascists, and the German army.
Sat Oct 31: 3:15pm
Wed Nov 4: 1:30pm

Wed Nov 4: 6:15pm

Enjoy a vibrant, month-long celebration of Italian Neorealist cinema

Did you know you can see as many films as you like during the series for only $99 ($89 Seniors/$79 Members)? It's true! Let us help us in your exploration of the movement that reshaped film history with these program guides:

The Stars
Life During Wartime
The Directors
The Stars
The Essentials
Crime Films

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