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Tag Archives: neorealism
Modern and Postmodern Jesus Films
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964) dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini “Could these also be reasons why God has given us two creation stories and four versions of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus?” - Merold Westphal Pasolini, a dedicated Marxist, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christianity, film, Italian neorealism, Jesus, Martin Scorsese, Matthew, Mel Gibson, Merold Westphal, modern, movies, neorealism, Pasolini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, postmodernism, religion, TSPDT
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Death in Venice
Death in Venice (1971) dir. Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti was an Italian communist who started his career as a pioneer of neorealism. La terra trema follows the story of a working class fishing village on the Sicilian coast. It is … Continue reading
Umberto D.
Umberto D. (1952) dir. Vittorio De Sica De Sica, most famous for Ladri di biciclette, made Umbero D. at the end of the Italian neorealist movement. Upon release, Umberto D. was criticized by Italians for sappiness; giving the old man … Continue reading
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Tagged film, Italian neorealism, movies, neorealism, TSPDT, Umberto D., Vittorio De Sica
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