John Fante’s and Richard Quine’s 1956 film, "Full of Life," constructs California Italian culture, one brick at a time.
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Op-EdsFreedom, is it worth the risk?
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On having received an envelope mailed to Berkeley, California from Cornwall, England with photographs of the Italo-British filmmaker and actor, Giovanni “Jack” Salvatori.
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Capturing Italy’s encounter with California in Frank Capra’s documentary "La visita dell’ Incrociatore Italiano Libia a San Francisco, Calif., 6-29 Novembre 1921"
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Positive images of Italian-Americans that aren’t.
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Jack Salvatori, an almost-forgotten Italian American director, made a film about Cinecittà’s role as a camp for WWII refugees.
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Several years ago, in a writing group at the Calandra Institute, I got to know a young film director named Justin Ambrosino. Below is a conversation that Justin and I recently had about his career, and inspiration
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Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1960 film "L’avventura" provides a cinematic voyage back to Italy.
