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Overall, even accounting for its relative decline since the 1980s, Italian cinema is unmatched in its depth, ambition, diversity, innovation, originality. I could watch Italian movies from different ages for days without ever getting bored. Personal picks: Antonioni, one of the greatest artists ever; Sergio Leone, the Homer of our times, and Elio Petri, whose "neurology" trilogy is amongst the most original things there are. But the list could go on and on and on. One missing name from the clip - which is very well made btw - is Marco Ferrari, who knew how to shock with contents and not with easy tricks. His "La Grand Bouffe" hits as hard as a punch in the stomach.
One of my favourite italian films of all times that is missing from this list is we all loved each other so much by ettore scola, a great film with meta cinema elements, an in depth look at italy from the post war era to the 70s and a great story that will get you hooked from the first scene, definitely a good movie for every cinephile who wants to experience italian cinema and also it could be a great entry point for someone who hasn't seen many italian movies
Great video! I've been watching a lot of Italian films recently, some might say I'm an addict, especially to the films made from the 40s through the 70s, and it is my favorite national cinema besides my own (USA). Your video does a great job at giving people an overview of Italian cinema, keeping it easy to understand, while recommending some of the country's best. Your France video does a great job of this too. Looking forward to binging your channel more
I apologize if I chime in to bother, but in the end 70s early 80 there were two major kind of films that were extremely enjoyed by italians and outside ( mostly europe west and east ): the Fantozzi series and Bud Spencer and Terence Hill movies. Yes I know, things for plebeians, but worth a mention.
@@kubricklynch BH-TH films were mostly kid - family oriented, but with underling thematics that were quite dark and gritty. An adult would understand them, but not a kid he would stop at the cartoonish fistfights and funny costumes. Fantozzi is another super funny ( the first two, then it became mainstream and soulless like nowadays productions ) and ruthless critique to all corporate and wagecuck mentality that was spreading in italy in the 70s 80s. I found out later it was deeply enjoyed in the communist block. When you say the 80s were unkind to italian movies I suggest you to go deep the rabbit hole of BH-TH movies ( their first buddy movie is a western and quite serious and gritty ) and the Paolo Villaggio works ( he is the writer/actor of Fantozzi, but he did other stuff too ). That was 80s Italy and it was a bit plebeian, but not stupid. ( yes theres plenty of trash in 80s italy, but I'd save those mentioned ) I will watch your video about spaghetti western in the meantime. Thanks for answering me
Very good. All inclusions justified, but there are so many exclusions as well. I guess you would need an hour at least to cover it all, but the huge popularity of Toto and Alberto Sordi (the Italian equivalents of the French Fernandel and Louis de Funes) would be worth a mention. More politically oriented directors like Ettore Scola, Elio Petri and especially Franceso Rosi are also a notable absence. It is good to see Mastroianni recognised but Italy has also produced globally important actors like Gian Maria Volonte, Anna Magnani and more recently Toni Servillo. Favourite Italian movies not mentioned: The Battle of Algiers, Il Generale della Rovere, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Garden of the Finzi-Contini.
Great one! And not only this will help the beginners, but there are some good recommendations here as well for someone intermediate like me :) Keep it up!!
Great video overall, I'll allow myself to make just few marginal consideration: 1- there were more political movies in the 70s (you rightfully showed Gian Maria Volonté as one of those transitioning from western to other genres) 2- from 70s through the 80s the italian b-movies had a lot of influence (i mean A LOT) Btw, i very much enjoy your guides and find every time some hidden gems
Caligula is still the porn movie with the highest budget in porn history, just this year the ultimatr cut came out with exclusive new scenes, it got presented at the cannes festival, don't miss it out even if you just watched it, this is a new version
My favourite Italian movies are: Endgame ( Bronx Lotta Finale), Conquest, and Zombi 2. So cheesy and awesome. Endgame is my favourite Mad Max rip-off, it's amazing: dystopian game show, mutants, ensemble cast of wacky action heroes, blind mutant cultists who use a captured psychic as their eyes, insane action scenes, it's just great. Zombi 2 has real tiger shark fighting a zombie (the trainer of the shark) while a topless big titty hottie swims around.
As an italian i tell you most of our old movies are true marsterpieces, nowadays instead we just make stupid and unfunny movies made for the Boomers and that peapole watch one day and compleatley forget about in a week, even Quentin Tarantino who is a big Fan of Italian cinema said that we lost our amazing talent at making movies. Sadly the great filmakes we once had like Dario Argento & Sergio Leone either died or they don't make films anymore. Only a fiew italian movies that come out nowadays are good like A Classic Horror Story, Ultima Notte d’amore, C’è Ancora Domani & some of Matteo Garrone’s movies. Most of new ones are only shitty Commedies that are baerly funny, They just make cheap movies that nobody gives a damn about, partly just to make money and partly because they have nothing better to do all day. 😔😔
@@gregorsamsa2271 This is what i was going to write too). It is like creativity dried out. It is either bland, run of the mill unremarkable movies or, even worse, remakes of old favourites, that are complete failures and everyone is hating them.
Well, based on the size of the country, very small, (italy) and the general economic availability of the country, very small, italian cinema in proportion is the best in the world. the united states has unlimited funding, if only italian directors had it haha.
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Italian cinema has a very important place in my heart. It is second to none in my opinion. My favourite director is Antonioni. Thank you for the video
same!. my favs are de sica, argento, fellini, tornatore, bertolucci and antonioni ofc.
Great pick my friend
Italy's production is immeasurable. The gave us the mondo films, one of the craziest subgenres..
Overall, even accounting for its relative decline since the 1980s, Italian cinema is unmatched in its depth, ambition, diversity, innovation, originality. I could watch Italian movies from different ages for days without ever getting bored.
Personal picks: Antonioni, one of the greatest artists ever; Sergio Leone, the Homer of our times, and Elio Petri, whose "neurology" trilogy is amongst the most original things there are. But the list could go on and on and on.
One missing name from the clip - which is very well made btw - is Marco Ferrari, who knew how to shock with contents and not with easy tricks. His "La Grand Bouffe" hits as hard as a punch in the stomach.
One of my favourite italian films of all times that is missing from this list is we all loved each other so much by ettore scola, a great film with meta cinema elements, an in depth look at italy from the post war era to the 70s and a great story that will get you hooked from the first scene, definitely a good movie for every cinephile who wants to experience italian cinema and also it could be a great entry point for someone who hasn't seen many italian movies
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Thank you!!
If I'm allowed to suggest, I think dogman is a masterpiece of modern Italian cinema, an hidden pearl with an enormous leading actor
Very well done, thank you!
Great video! I've been watching a lot of Italian films recently, some might say I'm an addict, especially to the films made from the 40s through the 70s, and it is my favorite national cinema besides my own (USA). Your video does a great job at giving people an overview of Italian cinema, keeping it easy to understand, while recommending some of the country's best. Your France video does a great job of this too. Looking forward to binging your channel more
Thank you!
I apologize if I chime in to bother, but in the end 70s early 80 there were two major kind of films that were extremely enjoyed by italians and outside ( mostly europe west and east ): the Fantozzi series and Bud Spencer and Terence Hill movies.
Yes I know, things for plebeians, but worth a mention.
I've seen a couple Spencer/Hill movies and I did mention them in my video on spaghetti westerns. I should check out more from them though.
@@kubricklynch BH-TH films were mostly kid - family oriented, but with underling thematics that were quite dark and gritty. An adult would understand them, but not a kid he would stop at the cartoonish fistfights and funny costumes. Fantozzi is another super funny ( the first two, then it became mainstream and soulless like nowadays productions ) and ruthless critique to all corporate and wagecuck mentality that was spreading in italy in the 70s 80s. I found out later it was deeply enjoyed in the communist block.
When you say the 80s were unkind to italian movies I suggest you to go deep the rabbit hole of BH-TH movies ( their first buddy movie is a western and quite serious and gritty ) and the Paolo Villaggio works ( he is the writer/actor of Fantozzi, but he did other stuff too ).
That was 80s Italy and it was a bit plebeian, but not stupid.
( yes theres plenty of trash in 80s italy, but I'd save those mentioned )
I will watch your video about spaghetti western in the meantime.
Thanks for answering me
Bud Spencer/Terence Hill is still extremely popular in all of Europe and has a large fan base.
never know italy was so influential in exploitation films. thanks for the video
Very good. All inclusions justified, but there are so many exclusions as well. I guess you would need an hour at least to cover it all, but the huge popularity of Toto and Alberto Sordi (the Italian equivalents of the French Fernandel and Louis de Funes) would be worth a mention. More politically oriented directors like Ettore Scola, Elio Petri and especially Franceso Rosi are also a notable absence. It is good to see Mastroianni recognised but Italy has also produced globally important actors like Gian Maria Volonte, Anna Magnani and more recently Toni Servillo. Favourite Italian movies not mentioned: The Battle of Algiers, Il Generale della Rovere, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Garden of the Finzi-Contini.
Great one! And not only this will help the beginners, but there are some good recommendations here as well for someone intermediate like me :) Keep it up!!
Fantastic video. Thank you.
Such a great video. Really appreciate you making this!
I hope you can make a beginner guide to Italian horror films and Asian cinemas (China, HK, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, India, etc.)
I love italian cinema!
Great video overall, I'll allow myself to make just few marginal consideration:
1- there were more political movies in the 70s (you rightfully showed Gian Maria Volonté as one of those transitioning from western to other genres)
2- from 70s through the 80s the italian b-movies had a lot of influence (i mean A LOT)
Btw, i very much enjoy your guides and find every time some hidden gems
Great job on this video!!! Thanks
Very well made video! Thank you
Thanks!
thank you for this
You are welcome!
@@kubricklynch can you make a beginner's guide for egyptian cinema?
@@F8Lwrld That would definitely be an interesting topic. I am doing Soviet next, but perhaps after that.
@@kubricklynch looking forward to that!
Awesome!!!👍
I've been meaning to ask: does Once Upon a Time in America (C'era Una Volta in America) [1984] count as an Italian film???
Great video.
The Grind House era of the late 60's to the early 80's.🍿🍿🍿🍿🥤🥤🥤🥤🍕🍕🍕🍕
It's a great day I can feel it
please remember antonio pietrangeli, who was able to recount with unique sensibilities the condition of Italian women from the 1950s to the late 1960s
No mention of Tinto Brass? He's the reason why I like Italian cinema (and bushes).
Caligula is still the porn movie with the highest budget in porn history, just this year the ultimatr cut came out with exclusive new scenes, it got presented at the cannes festival, don't miss it out even if you just watched it, this is a new version
Where is Ettore Scola? you did not mention his masterpiece “Brutti, sporchi e cattivi?😊
What about Franco Zeffirilli?
Please make a video on indian cinema
Please do the history of soviet/russian cinema
Soviet is next!
No Eurospy?
What about Mondo Films?
Or are you going to make a separate Video about it?
An interesting silent italian film was "Filibus". The most prominent feature is that was the first film to ever display a lesbian kiss
My favourite Italian movies are: Endgame ( Bronx Lotta Finale), Conquest, and Zombi 2. So cheesy and awesome. Endgame is my favourite Mad Max rip-off, it's amazing: dystopian game show, mutants, ensemble cast of wacky action heroes, blind mutant cultists who use a captured psychic as their eyes, insane action scenes, it's just great. Zombi 2 has real tiger shark fighting a zombie (the trainer of the shark) while a topless big titty hottie swims around.
As an italian i tell you most of our old movies are true marsterpieces, nowadays instead we just make stupid and unfunny movies made for the Boomers and that peapole watch one day and compleatley forget about in a week, even Quentin Tarantino who is a big Fan of Italian cinema said that we lost our amazing talent at making movies. Sadly the great filmakes we once had like Dario Argento & Sergio Leone either died or they don't make films anymore. Only a fiew italian movies that come out nowadays are good like A Classic Horror Story, Ultima Notte d’amore, C’è Ancora Domani & some of Matteo Garrone’s movies. Most of new ones are only shitty Commedies that are baerly funny, They just make cheap movies that nobody gives a damn about, partly just to make money and partly because they have nothing better to do all day. 😔😔
No Eurospy?
La meglio gioventú
Mediterraneó
As an Italian I thank you. Also Italian mainstream cinema nowadays sucks 💀
Tbf, mainstream cinema nowadays kinda sucks everywhere. Except for South Korea...^^
@@gregorsamsa2271 This is what i was going to write too). It is like creativity dried out. It is either bland, run of the mill unremarkable movies or, even worse, remakes of old favourites, that are complete failures and everyone is hating them.
Well, based on the size of the country, very small, (italy) and the general economic availability of the country, very small, italian cinema in proportion is the best in the world. the united states has unlimited funding, if only italian directors had it haha.
The video is great and all, but you know, you didn't mention the greatest movie of them all: Troll 2 (XD) - 0/10 IGN
What about cinema panettone?
Italy wins Oscars a lot
A few movies are very famous in Germany, other good films not... Dario Argento had always his own class. The Beyond from Fulci has more mistakes....
Cabiria the last emperor1987 life is beautiful la grande nelezza
Gorlami
Italian science fiction film's
Italian o
Great video