Five films that consider the true meaning of the holiday.
Tag: Luchino Visconti
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This week on Filmstruck: Anna Magnani
Filmstruck revisits the career of Italian actress Anna Magnani, a favorite of Roberto Rossellini, Jean Renoir, and Pier Paolo Pasolini.
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In praise of The Conformist, one of the greatest-looking movies ever made
Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1970 classic screens from 35-millimeter this Monday night.
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James Gray talks about The Lost City of Z, re-creating history, and online writing trends that piss him off
The director of Two Lovers and The Immigrant discusses his latest film and his creative process.
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A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese’s debut to Lee Daniels’s achievement award
The Reader digs through the Chicago International Film Festival’s archives to assemble a time line covering the fest’s 50 years.
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The Wind Rises: On a higher plane
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises considers a man who saw the beauty in war.
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The wolf, the leopard, the turkey, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Almodovar takes flight, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Opera in the movies, and vice versa
A consideration of the relationship between opera and film.
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Tonight in rep screenings: Bitter Rice (1949)
A preview of Giuseppe De Santis’ Bitter Rice, screening free tonight at the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago.
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Missed it by that much
This week’s print edition includes an out-of-date display ad for the Gene Siskel Film Center.