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Italian Cinema

I find watching movies one of the best way to learn a language. That's why since I've started to learn Italian, I've watched a great deal of Italian movies. Therefore, I've made a list of five of my favourite ones that I advise you to watch: 
  1. Cinema Paradiso: directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, tells a story of Salvatore. The film presents the whole life of the protagonist: from the little boy that loves watching movies, till mature Salvatore, the famous director. 

  1. La Pazza Gioia: Giovanna and Beatrice suffer from the mental disturbs. They meet in the centre for the mentally ill and they manage to escape. Together they part for a travel that's about to change their lives. 

  1. Perfetti Sconosciutti: five friends meet for a diner and one of them comes with an idea to play a game. Each of them must put its phone on the table and respond aloud on any message they receive. From the nice diner, the evening becomes a real nightmare when all the secrets come to light. 

  1. La vita è bella: a film directed and featured by Roberto Begnini, won three Oscars. It shows the story of an Italian with Jewish origins who together with his family is sent to the concentration camp. To protect his little son from the horror of the reality, he pretends to play a game with prizes that they will get for doing tasks. 

  1. La mafia uccide solo d'estate: Pierfranceso Diliberto's movie is a sort of a dramatic comedy that in an ironic way presents the activity of Cosa Nostra in Palermo between 1970's and 1990'. 


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