Nuovomondo (Golden Door) & The Saint of Lost Things
By Michelle Kratts If you are an American, this movie, Nuovomondo, a film written & directed by Emanuele Crialese, will deeply move you. It may even disturb you in ways that surprise you. Especially if you have had the opportunity to know your own immigrant ancestors or family members. This movie can be difficult to…
Letters to Juliet
Letters to Juliet, 2010 I watched this movie (for the second time) with my daughter, Jillian, who dreams of going to school in Italy and living all things Italian in a few short years. I knew instantly that she would enjoy this sweet movie. She and I agreed that Sophie’s life would be quite fantastic!…
It Started in Naples
I am embarrassed to admit that I had never seen a Sophia Loren film until I watched “It Started in Naples,” earlier this week. Of course, I knew who Sophia Loren was! I don’t remember how or when I was first introduced to her, but I knew she was something special. I assumed it was…
“No Baedeker Needed”
Some Thoughts on E.M. Forster’s, A Room with a View What is this place that we have found ourselves in? It is so very different from anything we have ever known. It is beautiful, yet frightening; overwhelming to our senses. It is loud and pushy, violent with emotion, forcing us to action. It is real…
Who was the inspiration behind the Mona Lisa?
Mona Lisa; a life discovered, by Dianne Hales I first discovered Dianne Hales a few years ago when I read La Bella Lingua; my love affair with Italian, the world’s most enchanting language—a beautiful book celebrating the Italian language. Even as Hales lacks even “a single drop of Italian blood” and is a self-proclaimed “sensible…
The Enchanted April (book & movie)
The Enchanted April (the movie and the book) I had seen Enchanted April many years ago and just watched it once again. It is a beautiful film that excites your senses and awakens something in viewers that can only be revealed as true and raw happiness. And don’t we all truly want happiness above all…
Under the Tuscan Sun, the book & movie
Under the Tuscan Sun, the book & the movie If you are among those who have seen the movie, Under the Tuscan Sun, then you will agree that reading the book is a totally different experience. The book The book, written by Frances Mayes, is a memoir that chronicles, in intimate detail, the story of…
Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves), directed by Vittorio De Sica
Over the past few years, in my quest to watch classic Italian films, I have seen the many faces of Italy, and Rome, specifically. These films have transformed the way that I view Italy. Perhaps they have given me a fuller picture—especially of the post-war period. I remember asking my great grandparents and my aunts…
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