Research & Subject Guides: Italian: Italian Film & Cinema

Streaming Videos at SBU

Films found in Alexander Street

18 Ius Soli: Il diritto di essere italiani
"18 Ius Soli (the right of soil) is a 2012 award-winning grassroots Italian documentary about the issues of the citizenship for 1,000,000 of kids born in Italy." from Alexander Street
Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema
"Blaxploitalian" is a diasporic, hybrid, critical, and cosmopolitan dimension documentary that uncovers the careers of a population of entertainers seldom heard from before: Black actors in Italian cinema starting from 1915 when the first black actor appeared in an Italian film." from Alexander Street
If Only I Were That Warrior
"If Only I Were That Warrior is a feature documentary film focusing on the Italian occupation of Ethiopia in 1935." from Alexander Street
Like a Man on Earth
"A journey of pain and dignity, through which Dagmawi Yimer manages to give voice to the almost impossible memory of human suffering, compared to which Italy and Europe have responsibilities that they could not stay much longer hidden." from Alexander Street
Shepherds in the Cave
"An international team of art restorers, archaeologists and volunteers begin work on the restoration of religious frescoes inside a network of ancient caves." from Alexander Street

Films found in Kanopy

Bicycle Thieves
"Hailed around the world as one of the greatest movies ever made, the Academy Award–winning BICYCLE THIEVES, directed by Vittorio De Sica, defined an era in cinema. In poverty-stricken postwar Rome, a man is on his first day of a new job that offers hope of salvation for his desperate family when his bicycle, which he needs for work, is stolen." from Kanopy
The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza)
"Featuring sensuous cinematography, a lush score, and an award-winning central performance by the great Toni Servillo, this transporting experience by the brilliant Italian director Paolo Sorrentino is a breathtaking Felliniesque tale of decadence and lost love." from Kanopy

Opera

Met Opera on Demand

Italian Cinema & TV Resources

Cinecittà
THE center of Italian film production. Includes links to several film magazines and other helpful information.
Cinema Italiano
Comprehensive website covering all aspects of Italian cinema since 2000, including films, actors, trailers, soundtracks, festivals, industry news, etc.
Cinematografo
Cineteca Nazionale (National Film Archive)
Filmitalia
Includes database of contemporary Italian films, plus information on schools, festivals, production companies, and more.
Internet Archives - Moving Image Archive
Online archive with access to millions of films and videos from around the world.
Li conoscevo bene (cinema blog)
Museo Nazionale del Cinema
Italy's National Museum of Cinema, located in Torino.
MyMovies One (independent cinema)
RAI TV

Italian Film Directors

Here is a selected list of some of the many well-known Italian Movie Directors, followed by a suggested book to begin your research on each one. The call no. is also provided for each book that can be found in the Library. If the name is highlighted in blue, click on it and it will link to a website about the director.

Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci : interviews, edited by Fabien Gerard, T. Jefferson Kline, & Bruce Sklarew.
Main Stacks PN1998.3.B48 A5 2000
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini : his life and work, by Tullio Kezich.
Main Stacks PN1998.3.F45 K49 2006
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti, by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith.
Main Stacks PN1998.A3 V5855 2003
Michelangelo Antonioni
The Films of Michelangelo Antonioni by Peter Brunette.
Main Stacks PN1998.3.A58 B78 1998
Roberto Rossellini
The Films of Roberto Rossellini, by Peter Bondanella.
Main Stacks PN1998.3.R67 B66 1993
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica : director, actor, screenwriter, by Bert Cardullo.
Main Stacks PN1998.3.D42 C37 2002

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