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Shmuppers · May 1, 2015

I've picked up 8½ and La Strada already. Based Criterion.

Any of you guys know of some other good ones?

(I've seen most Westerns involving Clint Eastwood)

ElTorro · May 1, 2015

Life is Beautiful

Chase Lebowski · May 1, 2015

"La vita è bella".

SCULLIBUNDO · May 1, 2015

The Bicycle Thief.

Rydeen · May 1, 2015

How classy and/or trashy are you willing to get? Because there's a ton of Italian giallo / horror I could recommend.

Shanks D Zoro · May 1, 2015

Scullibundo said:
The Bicycle Thief.

Yes this 100 times.

Also La Conformista, (The Conformist)

For more modern movies then Il DIvo

basically anything from De Sica, Bertolucci, Rossellini, and of course Fellini

Moppet13 · May 1, 2015

Have you seen Cannibal Holocaust?

6.8 · May 1, 2015

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zen_zRmbKaM

Spiderman

Shmuppers · May 1, 2015

Rydeen said:
How classy and/or trashy are you willing to get? Because there's a ton of Italian giallo / horror I could recommend.

Do your worst.

Moppet13 said:
Have you seen Cannibal Holocaust?

I have not.

El Daniel · May 1, 2015

Romanzo Criminale

I haven't watch the movie but the series is great. Check out the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olvcfgan0c4

xandaca · May 1, 2015

Milan Caliber 9
Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key
Suspiria
Django

robotzombie · May 1, 2015

Il Postino

Cinema Paradiso

Pretty much gotta see these two classics of Italian cinema

Mr.Ock · May 1, 2015

Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, such a masterpiece

Windu · May 1, 2015

first ones that come to mind are A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

SCULLIBUNDO · May 1, 2015

Windu said:
first ones that come to mind are A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Erm...

Those are American productions with an Italian director.

Deleted member 102362 · May 1, 2015

Scullibundo said:
Erm...

Those are American productions with an Italian director.

Those are Italian productions with an Italian director.

And I'll echo recommending them.

Peyotl · May 1, 2015

Pier Paolo Pasolini is a bit of a mixed bag, but Medea is an amazing movie. I also liked his early movies (Accattone and Mamma Roma).
Also check out Luchino Visconti: Give at least Il Gattopardo and Rocco e i suoi fratelli a try

OnkelC · May 1, 2015

a few recent movies:
La Grande Bellezza
Gomorrah
ACAB
Malena

Currygan · May 1, 2015

I'd start with the classics: Vittorio De Sica, Fellini, Rossellini, Dino Risi, Mario Monicelli

Umberto D. (one of the saddest movies ever)
Miracle in Milan
The Bycicle Thief
Amarcord
La Dolce Vita
Giulietta Degli Spiriti
I Mostri
A Difficult Life
The Easy Life
Operazione San Gennaro (found this one particularly hilarious)
La Grande Guerra
I Soliti Ignoti
Il Vedovo

modern classics? There are few, but worthy

Paolo Sorrentino's Le Conseguenze Dell'Amore and Il Divo (Tony Servillo is the BEST italian actor)

Garrone's Gomorrah

Nanni Moretti's Caro Diario

ACAB and Diaz are two massive punches in the guts, also. Can't remember the directors, tho

and I wouldn't also miss two TV series about Italian gangs so good they really shouldn't be overlooked

Romanzo Criminale
Gomorra - La Serie

here you go, you can start with those. There are way more, but this should be a fine introduction for a neophite

Philippo · May 1, 2015

From Gabriele Salvatores, my favourite italian director:

Best italian comedy e-v-e-r (didn't even know it was translated lol):

Kinda cheating, but the director is italian:

hospitaldriver · May 1, 2015

I highly recommend checking out some of the early Dario Argento work

Suspiria,Tenebrae, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and Deep Red are all excellent. Inferno isn't as highly regarded as those but I have a huge soft spot for it. Th

I have a soft spot for Italian horror as well. The Beyond, Cannibal Holocaust and Cut and Run are worth a look.

nico1982 · May 1, 2015

robotzombie said:
Il Postino

ElTorro said:
Life is Beautiful

If you like both Troisi and Benigni, you can also consider Non ci resta che piangere.

Shmuppers · May 1, 2015

Currygan said:
I'd start with the classics: Vittorio De Sica, Fellini, Rossellini, Dino Risi, Mario Monicelli

Umberto D. (one of the saddest movies ever)
Miracle in Milan
The Bycicle Thief
Amarcord
La Dolce Vita
Giulietta Degli Spiriti
I Mostri
A Difficult Life
The Easy Life
Operazione San Gennaro (found this one particularly hilarious)
La Grande Guerra
I Soliti Ignoti
Il Vedovo

modern classics? There are few, but worthy

Paolo Sorrentino's Le Conseguenze Dell'Amore and Il Divo (Tony Servillo is the BEST italian actor)

Garrone's Gomorrah

Nanni Moretti's Caro Diario

ACAB and Diaz are two massive punches in the guts, also. Can't remember the directors, tho

and I wouldn't also miss two TV series about Italian gangs so good they really shouldn't be overlooked

Romanzo Criminale
Gomorra - La Serie

here you go, you can start with those. There are way more, but this should be a fine introduction for a neophite

Thanks man.

ShemhazaiX · May 1, 2015

Scullibundo said:
Erm...

Those are American productions with an Italian director.

Incorrect.

Also, if OP hasn't seen The Good, The Bad and The Ugly then he hasn't lived. Legit one of my favourite films.

Woz · May 1, 2015

Scullibundo said:
Erm...

Those are American productions with an Italian director.

Ohohohoh!

Arthr2ShdsJcksn · May 1, 2015

Suspiria

Fritz · May 1, 2015

As for recent films I can highly recommend

La Grande Bellezza - The Great Beauty

and

Io Sono l'Amore - I Am Love

Both stunning.

GIANKRATOS · May 1, 2015

Tre uomini e una gamba
La vita è bella

Daweex · May 1, 2015

I can't believe anyone hasn't mentioned Totò yet.

Onyar · May 1, 2015

Fritz said:
La Grande Bellezza - The Great Beauty

This, as the title said it's a beautiful movie.

FriedConsole · May 1, 2015

Do Spaghetti Westerns count? Sergio Leone and A Fistful of Dollars.

Here is my favorite early 90's song about Fellini movies

Azzurri · May 1, 2015

Bingo bongo

Moppet13 · May 1, 2015

Shmuppers said:
Do your worst.

I have not.

Well its definitely something you wont forget. Its a really messed up movie, when it came out the director got arrested because they thought it was a snuff film if I remember correctly.

Blader · May 1, 2015

Nights of Cabiria
Cinema Paradiso
Rome Open City
Bicycle Thief
The Leopard
Rocco and His Brothers
The Best of Youth (very long, but so good)
Amarcord
Life is Beautiful
The Battle of Algiers

Not to mention a ton of spaghetti westerns.

Scullibundo said:
Erm...

Those are American productions with an Italian director.

They're Italian.

Kill3r7 · May 1, 2015

Cinema Paradiso
The Leopard
The Nights of Cabiria
Divorce Italian Style
Il Posto
Lavventura
Blood and Black Lace
The Conformist
Caro Diario

potam · May 1, 2015

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Window · May 1, 2015

List of films from Scorsese's My Voyage to Italy: http://letterboxd.com/pileofcrowns/list/martin-scorseses-my-voyage-to-italy/

Personal Favourites: La Dolce Vita, The Conformist

I need to start watching more Italian films again (or films in general really).

Tal Shiar Agent · May 1, 2015

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Shmuppers · May 1, 2015

SG-17 said:
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I saw the opening scene of this movie. I really need to get around to watching the whole thing.

Tal Shiar Agent · May 1, 2015

Shmuppers said:
I saw the opening scene of this movie. I really need to get around to watching the whole thing.

Its on Netflix in the US.

Foggy · May 1, 2015

Too fancy pants. Get some Italian trash in your life.

Azzurri · May 1, 2015

Love and Anarchy

The Night Porter (this one is pretty fucked up)

The Consequences of Love (Italian: Le conseguenze dell'amore)

I took an Italian film class and basically watched a lot of the films mentioned.

Musician · May 1, 2015

Most important work of art from the last millennia.

AlucardGV · May 1, 2015

Profondo rosso?

also, get something with bud spencer and terence hill like "altrimenti ci arrabbiamo" or the Trinity movies

you can try some Fulci movies if you like trashy horror

oh, Miseria e Nobiltà. or everything with Totò

Currygan · May 1, 2015

Foggy said:
Too fancy pants. Get some Italian trash in your life.

you're goddamn right, Italian trash movies are abundant and hilarious. The Thunder serie is also worth it. They're horrendous

I would also like to add They Call Him Trinity, an hilarious spaghetti western with the great Bud Spencer-Terence Hill duo

iconic bean scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOZH57odl_k

Fancy Clown · May 1, 2015

The Best of Youth
Il Surpaso
The Bicycle Thief
Suspiria
The Battle of Algiers
Every Leone movie
Cinema Paradiso

Shmuppers · May 1, 2015

Currygan said:
you're goddamn right, Italian trash movies are abundant and hilarious. The Thunder serie is also worth it. They're horrendous

I would also like to add They Call Him Trinity, an hilarious spaghetti western with the great Bud Spencer-Terence Hill duo

iconic bean scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOZH57odl_k

sold.

Foggy · May 1, 2015

Shmuppers said:
sold.

Italian movies have so much to offer, even outside the heavy hitters. Eurocrime/Poliziotteschi, giallos, supernatural horror, Mad Max ripoffs, Dirty Harry ripoffs, Ripoff ripoffs. It's a buffet of trashy, beautiful brilliance.

Violence Jack · May 1, 2015

Who Can Kill A Child?
Blood And Black Lace
Deep Red
Sleepless
Demons 1/2
The Beyond
Twitch of the Death Nerve
Don't Torture A duckling
Black Sunday
Opera
Stage fright: Aquarius
City of the Living Dead
Zombi
What Have You Done To Solange?
Tenebre
Black Sabbath
Inferno
Mother of Tears

ElTopo · May 1, 2015

Moppet13 said:
Have you seen Cannibal Holocaust?

And we're done here.

Foggy said:
Too fancy pants. Get some Italian trash in your life.

Violence Jack said:
Who Can Kill A Child?
Blood And Black Lace
Deep Red
Sleepless
Demons 1/2
The Beyond
Twitch of the Death Nerve
Don't Torture A duckling
Black Sunday
Opera
Stage fright: Aquarius
City of the Living Dead
Zombi
What Have You Done To Solange?
Tenebre
Black Sabbath
Inferno
Mother of Tears

Fist bump. If you're interested in Italo Horror than Jack's list is a great introduction barring Mother of Tears and Sleepless. A couple other choice picks

Arrivederci Amore Ciao http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325011/ Fantastic film. A little hard to find on DVD and I don't think it's on Blu. Not very well known outside Italy.

Almost Human http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071840/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4 Fantastic Euro-crime film. Also hard to find, might be able to find it on Ebay but the DVD has been long out of print.

Dellamorte Dellamore aka Cemetery Man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109592/?ref_=nv_sr_1 An amazing Art house/Horror/Comedy. One of the best Italian films of the 90's.

Autopsy http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073327/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Incredibly unique Giallo (Uniquely Italian stylish murder mysteries, the direct precursor to the American slasher film). Easy to find and worth checking out. Has a Roman Polanski vibe to it.

The Psychic http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075614/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Another Lucio Fulci classic. If you like the Giallo's then this is a must watch.

To Be Twenty http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077191/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 (I couldn't believe this is on Amazon VOD http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XC5LQY/?tag=neogaf0e-20 ) Spectacular film. A product of the times but it aged very well, the ending takes a hard right turn and will gut punch you. Fernando Di Leo's masterpiece.

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