SPRING 2024 - Antologia del cinema Italiano: Anthology of Italian Cinema - 4 Part Series

*This is a 4 part Italian Film Study Course (March 7, March 21, April 4, April 18). Registration fee includes all four films/classes, Tasting of regional foods, wine and coffee. Classes MAY NOT be purchased separately.

    In a country devastated by war, occupation, misery and despair, the Italian cinema boldly stepped up to confront the challenges besetting the film industry and the nation-at-large. Roberto Rossellini's Roma, città aperta (1945), Vittorio DeSica’s Ladri di biciclette (1948) and many other milestone films served as an exhortation to the Italian people to resist oppression and determine their own destiny. These films - universally considered as some of the greatest of all time - served as the veritable foundation of Italian Neorealismo and similar cinematic schools throughout the world.

     In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Italian filmmakers continued to portray Italy and its people as a resolute, indefatigable, empathetic and just nation.…