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THEME EXPLORATION

Renaissance Italy

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Regno di Napoli
Regno di Napoli
1978 · Werner Schroeter
Accattone
Accattone
1961 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Letter from Michelangelo
Letter from Michelangelo
1971 · David Cronenberg
The Comfort of Strangers
The Comfort of Strangers
1990 · Paul Schrader
Arrangiatevi
Arrangiatevi
1959 · Mauro Bolognini
Concerto per Michelangelo
Concerto per Michelangelo
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Night On Earth
Night On Earth
1991 · Jim Jarmusch
Goltzius & the Pelican Company
Goltzius & the Pelican Company
2012 · Peter Greenaway
Paprika
Paprika
1991 · Tinto Brass
Letters to Juliet
Letters to Juliet
2010 · Gary Winick
Flavia the Heretic
Flavia the Heretic
1974 · Gianfranco Mingozzi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

Profoundly engaged with Renaissance Italy's artistic and philosophical traditions, particularly in 'The Canterbury Tales' and his adaptation of classical Italian literature.

Bernardo Bertolucci → Italy

Explored Italian history and Renaissance ideals through visually sumptuous films that examine power, art, and cultural identity within the Italian tradition.

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