Tag Archives: Italy

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Blast of Silence”

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Related

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Architecture Du Jour: The Italian Trulli Stone Houses

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Based on prehistoric building technique, dry-stone houses with conical roofs are found throughout the Mediterranean region and beyond. They follow similar construction principles, but each type has its own name and style. The trullo (pl. trulli) is the … Continue reading →

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Art Du Jour

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: “Strength” from the Visconti-Sforza tarot, c.1442-1447.

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis”

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Les Cousins”

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Italian poster for this staple of the French New Wave. Featuring art by the mysterious Donelli, whose splashy watercolor style graced a few New Wave posters, including a couple for Godard’s “My Life to Live.” Godard … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Secrets of a Call Girl”

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The 1973 “Secrets of a Call Girl” must be the ultimate Edwige Fenech movie. Not necessarily the best one, just the one that shows her from the most angles. In this sense it’s a bit like … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Edwige Fenech, Film, Giuliano Carnimeo, Italy, Luciano Michelini, movies, Secrets of a Call Girl, thrillers | 3 Comments

Movie Poster Du Jour: “Bonjour Tristesse”

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This poster isn’t signed, but I believe it’s by the great Ercole Brini. Related PR on “Bonjour Tristesse.” More about Brini here.

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“The Great Beauty”

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A fanciful jaunt through modern-day Rome seen through the eyes of a nearing-the-end-of-the-road libertine, “The Great Beauty” consciously evokes Fellini, though it’s free of Fellini’s attenuation and his lordly high-handedness. Writer-director Paolo Sorrentino has the advertising-soaked sensibility … Continue reading →