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"Early on, surprisingly enough, Italian cinema broke the Hollywood barrier by making simple, down-to-earth stories. Most of the films were made without live sound but dubbed later by experts. It meant that noisy, unblimped cameras would give flexibility to image-making. Stories like Bicycle Thieves, Rome Open City, and Paisan all fell into that category."

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Duncan Hannah recommended I Knew Her Well (Io la conoscevo bene) (1965) in Movies (curated)

I Knew Her Well (Io la conoscevo bene) (1965)

1965 | International, Drama

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"A cautionary tale of a sexy girl on the go in swinging Rome. Nineteen-year-old Stefania Sandrelli imbues her bubbly ingenue with undertones of desolation. The camera stays very close to her and records every nuance of her passing moods in a palpable way, as she is exploited over and over while managing to maintain a fragile dignity."

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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

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Known as "L'uccello dalle Piume di Cristallo" in its home country of Italy, the film follows an...

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MILANO by Daniele Luppi / Parquet Courts

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For 2011’s Rome, Italian composer Daniele Luppi teamed with Danger Mouse, Jack White, and Norah...

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Jun 12, 2025

"Ovid hopes for a return to Rome - only to discover that he is under threat from an enemy much closer to home."

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