List of the best 100 Italian films
8½ Federico Fellini The list of the 100 Italian films to be saved Italian : 100 film italiani da salvare collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978".[1] Film preservation , or film restoration, describes a series of ongoing efforts among film historians, archivists, museums, cinematheques , and non-profit organizations to rescue decaying film stock and preserve the images they contain. In the widest sense, preservation assures that a movie will continue to exist in as close to its original form as possible.[2]
History
The project was established in 2008 by the Venice Days festival section of the 65th Venice International Film Festival , in collaboration with Cinecittà Holding and with the support of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage .
The list was edited by Fabio Ferzetti,[3] Il Messaggero Gianni Amelio and the writers and film critics Gian Piero Brunetta , Giovanni De Luna , Gianluca Farinelli, Giovanna Grignaffini, Paolo Mereghetti , Morando Morandini , Domenico Starnone and Sergio Toffetti.[4] [5]
At the end of the list are added the documentaries by Vittorio De Seta shot between 1954 and 1959.
List of directors present
Federico Fellini became known for his extravagant style and influenced many major directors[7] Luchino Visconti. Many of his works are regarded as highly-influential to future generations of filmmakers[8] [9] Vittorio De Sica, one of the world's most acclaimed and influential filmmakers of all time[10] The directors whose films have been selected are listed.
No. of films
Director
Films
8 Federico Fellini Variety Lights ,[11] The White Sheik , I Vitelloni , La Strada , Nights of Cabiria , La Dolce Vita , 8½ , Amarcord
6 Visconti, Luchino Luchino Visconti Ossessione , La Terra Trema , Bellissima , Senso , Rocco and His Brothers , The Leopard
5 De Sica, Vittorio Vittorio De Sica Shoeshine , Bicycle Thieves , Miracle in Milan , Umberto D. , The Gold of Naples
5 Rosi, Francesco Francesco Rosi The Magliari , Salvatore Giuliano , Hands over the City , The Mattei Affair , Illustrious Corpses
5 Monicelli, Mario Mario Monicelli Cops and Robbers ,[12] A Hero of Our Times , Big Deal on Madonna Street , The Great War , An Average Little Man
4 Rossellini, Roberto Roberto Rossellini Rome, Open City , Paisan , Stromboli , Europe '51
4 Risi, Dino Dino Risi Poveri ma belli , A Difficult Life , Il Sorpasso , I mostri
3 Zampa, Luigi Luigi Zampa Angelina , The Art of Getting Along , Be Sick... It's Free
3 Antonioni, Michelangelo Michelangelo Antonioni Story of a Love Affair , Il Grido , L'Eclisse
3 Germi, Pietro Pietro Germi Path of Hope , Divorce Italian Style , The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
3 Comencini, Luigi Luigi Comencini Bread, Love and Dreams , Everybody Go Home , The Scientific Cardplayer
3 Paolo Pasolini, Pier Pier Paolo Pasolini Accattone , Love Meetings , The Hawks and the Sparrows
3 Ferreri, Marco Marco Ferreri The Ape Woman , Dillinger Is Dead , L'udienza
3 Bellocchio, Marco Marco Bellocchio Fists in the Pocket , China Is Near , Nel nome del padre
3 Lattuada, Alberto Alberto Lattuada Variety Lights ,[13] The Beach , Mafioso
3 Steno Cops and Robbers ,[14] Toto in Color , An American in Rome
2 Blasetti, Alessandro Alessandro Blasetti Four Steps in the Clouds , Father's Dilemma
2 Pietrangeli, Antonio Antonio Pietrangeli Empty Eyes , I Knew Her Well
2 Bolognini, Mauro Mauro Bolognini You're on Your Own , Il bell'Antonio
2 Olmi, Ermanno Ermanno Olmi Il Posto , The Tree of Wooden Clogs
2 Lizzani, Carlo Carlo Lizzani La vita agra , Bandits in Milan
2 Bertolucci, Bernardo Bernardo Bertolucci The Conformist , 1900
2 Scola, Ettore Ettore Scola We All Loved Each Other So Much , A Special Day
1 Bonnard, Mario Mario Bonnard City of Pain
1 De Santis, Giuseppe Giuseppe De Santis Bitter Rice
1 Genina, Augusto Augusto Genina Heaven over the Marshes
1 Matarazzo, Raffaello Raffaello Matarazzo Chains
1 Emmer, Luciano Luciano Emmer Sunday in August
1 Fabrizi, Aldo Aldo Fabrizi The Passaguai Family
1 Duvivier, Julien Julien Duvivier Little World of Don Camillo
1 Castellani, Renato Renato Castellani Two Cents Worth of Hope
1 Soldati, Mario Mario Soldati The Wayward Wife
1 Gora, Claudio Claudio Gora Eager to Live
1 De Filippo, Eduardo Eduardo De Filippo Neapolitans in Milan
1 Giannini, Ettore Ettore Giannini Neapolitan Carousel
1 Cottafavi, Vittorio Vittorio Cottafavi A Free Woman
1 Maselli, Francesco Francesco Maselli Abandoned
1 Vancini, Florestano Florestano Vancini Long Night in 1943
1 Zurlini, Valerio Valerio Zurlini Girl with a Suitcase
1 Caprioli, Vittorio Vittorio Caprioli Leoni al sole
1 Brass, Tinto Tinto Brass Chi lavora è perduto
1 Pontecorvo, Gillo Gillo Pontecorvo The Battle of Algiers
1 Petri, Elio Elio Petri Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
1 De Seta, Vittorio Vittorio De Seta Diario di un maestro
1 Franco Brusati Bread and Chocolate
1 Salce, Luciano Luciano Salce Fantozzi
1 Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Padre Padrone
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