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doug lauber

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Apr 30, 2003, 10:16:17 AM4/30/03
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Hey there. Please point me to your favorite films
of this category. I have Antonioni's 'L'Avventura'.

On the second disc, Jack Nicholson reads writings by
Antonioni and comments about working with him.
Nicholson was part of the cast of Antonioni's
'The Passenger'. ...Is that a good film?
What other neo-realist films should I scope out. -doug


Kevin FilmNutBoy

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Apr 30, 2003, 12:01:26 PM4/30/03
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doug lauber dugs...@earthlink.net wrote:

>Hey there. Please point me to your favorite films
>of this category. I have Antonioni's 'L'Avventura'.

L'Avventura is neo-realism?

>On the second disc, Jack Nicholson reads writings by
>Antonioni and comments about working with him.
>Nicholson was part of the cast of Antonioni's
>'The Passenger'. ...Is that a good film?
>What other neo-realist films should I scope out. -doug

The Passenger is good. It's not really neo-realism either.

The neo-realism short list:
Ossessione
Rome, Open City
Germany, Year Zero
The Bicycle Thief
La Terra Trema (The Earth Trembles)
Umberto D

Many are now available on DVD. Start with "The Bicycle Thief."

--Kevin

Grand Inquisitor

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Apr 30, 2003, 3:37:02 PM4/30/03
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Fellini's early stuff. La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, etc. And of
course there's Vittorio De Sica, who's famous for Bicycle Thief. And
while it is not Italian and predates the "neo-realist" movies, I'd
include John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath, since they're so similar in
tone, and it was probably a big inspiration on the Italian directors. I
guess I could lump How Green Was My Valley in there while I'm at it.

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Your Pal Brian

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Apr 30, 2003, 6:20:06 PM4/30/03
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doug lauber wrote:

> Hey there. Please point me to your favorite films
> of this category.

The core curriculum has been listed, so here's some extra credit:

De Sica has a lot of underrated or unseen stuff, since his
reputation isn't what it once was. The Children Are Watching Us
for instance. And Orson Welles put Shoeshine on his personal top
ten list.

Rosselini's Voyage to Italy is great too, though it's almost
post-neo-realism, and Paisan is very good indeed.

Bitter Rice is notable for being parodied on I Love Lucy. (The
famous grape stomping scene was Lucy doing research for her role
in "Bitter Grapes".)

Here's a site to browse:

http://www.inblackandwhite.com/ItalianNeorealismv2.0/

Brian

Tony Spadaro

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Apr 30, 2003, 7:57:48 PM4/30/03
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Although there are some aspects of Neo-Realism in L'Avventura, it would
not be considered part of the style either then or now.
Look at
Shoeshine, or The Bicycle Thief, both of which would be considered prime
examples of the style


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John Harkness

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Apr 30, 2003, 10:46:07 PM4/30/03
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L'Aventurra isn't neo realist. Neo realism is essnetially over by
about 1954

John Harkness

W. Lydecker

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May 1, 2003, 12:02:09 AM5/1/03
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Well John, I recall Sid Caesar doing an interesting take on Ladri di
Biciclette.

doug lauber

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May 1, 2003, 12:48:42 AM5/1/03
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John Harkness wrote:

Speaking of categories, how is 'L'Avventura categorized? -doug

John Harkness

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May 1, 2003, 4:01:07 AM5/1/03
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On Thu, 01 May 2003 04:48:42 GMT, doug lauber
<dugs...@earthlink.net> wrote:

?art movie?

John Harkness

G. M. Watson

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May 1, 2003, 4:53:10 AM5/1/03
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In article <3EB0A78E...@earthlink.net>, doug lauber
<dugs...@earthlink.net> wrote:

As an Antonioni film.

David

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May 1, 2003, 10:45:12 AM5/1/03
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"G. M. Watson" <gm...@pop2.intergate.ca> wrote:

>> Speaking of categories, how is 'L'Avventura categorized? -doug
>>
>As an Antonioni film.

In fact, as a rather tony Antonioni film.

Your Pal Brian

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May 1, 2003, 1:55:47 PM5/1/03
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doug lauber wrote:

> Speaking of categories, how is 'L'Avventura categorized?

Colossal bore?

Brian

Tranquility Base

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May 1, 2003, 9:00:48 PM5/1/03
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On Thu, 01 May 2003 04:48:42 GMT, doug lauber
<dugs...@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Speaking of categories, how is 'L'Avventura categorized? -doug

Depends on who's doing the categorizing.

IMDB: drama/mystery/romance
Hollywood Video: Foreign
Blockbuster Video: Non-existant


David

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May 2, 2003, 1:37:28 AM5/2/03
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Brian Kraft <bkr...@nyx.net> wrote:

>>how is "L'Avventura" categorized?
>

>Mood piece.

Or clever comic frolic/waggish farce/lighthearted romp in the Gallic
mode.

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