Adrian Wootton (OBE) talks the Taviani Brothers
Paolo & Vittorio Taviani are arguably the geniuses of Italian Cinema you've never heard of. Night of the Falling Stars and Caesar Must Die are only two works of imaginative and groundbreaking work.Adr...
16 Helmi 202439min
Felix Van Groeningen talks The Eight Mountains
I talk to Felix Van Groeningen about his new film The Eight Mountains, which he, along with his partner Charlotte Vandermeersch, wrote and directed from Paolo Cognetti's novel, as well as Italian cine...
27 Tammi 202444min
Neil Fox on The Conformist
Bernardo Bertolucci's adaptation of Alberto Moravia's novel The Conformist is a visual feast while at the same time an intricate portrait of the soulessness of fascism. Neil Fox is an academic and bro...
19 Tammi 20241h 9min
Lee Freeman on Battle of Algiers
Gillo Pontecorvo's 1966 masterpiece The Battle of Algiers is the subject of this episode. With its cinema verité style and emotional impact, it is as relevant today as it was on its release. A stirrin...
12 Tammi 20241h 2min
Kaleem Aftab lives La Dolce Vita
Film critic and paparazzo Kaleem Aftab joins John Bleasdale to talk about Federico Fellini's 1960 classic La Dolce Vita, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg.The Music for the podcast is pro...
31 Heinä 202352min
David Rooney on Nights of Cabiria
Chief film critic of The Hollywood Reporter David Rooney joins John Bleasdale to talk about Federico Fellini's 1957 masterpiece Le Notti di Cabiria, Nights of Cabiria, starring Giulietta Masina as a s...
22 Heinä 20231h 7min
Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 film The Gospel According to St. Matthew was a surprise when it came out. How had this Marxist, atheist, homosexual made a film which many found devout? Matthew Page - the ...
14 Heinä 20231h 10min
Abel Ferrara in Taormina
John Bleasdale talks to the director, Abel Ferrara, on Italian cinema, his collaboration with Willem Dafoe and the influence of Pasolini.The Music for the podcast is provided by Two Minute Noodles and...
9 Heinä 20231h
