THEME EXPLORATION

Italian immigration

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Katzelmacher
Katzelmacher
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Letter from Michelangelo
Letter from Michelangelo
1971 · David Cronenberg
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Elysium
Elysium
2013 · Neill Blomkamp
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola United States

His Godfather trilogy profoundly explores Italian-American identity, family dynamics, and the immigrant experience in America through the lens of organized crime.

 Martin Scorsese United States

He repeatedly depicts Italian-American immigrant communities and their descendants navigating identity, tradition, and belonging in films like Raging Bull and Goodfellas.