Cinema Italia

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 Feb 202439min

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 Jan 202444min

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 Jan 20241h 9min

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 Jan 20241h 2min

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 Jul 202352min

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 Jul 20231h 7min

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 Jul 20231h 10min

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 Jul 20231h