THEME EXPLORATION

1950s Italy

14 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair
1952 · Douglas Sirk
Regno di Napoli
Regno di Napoli
1978 · Werner Schroeter
Carol
Carol
2015 · Todd Haynes
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Chocolat
Chocolat
1988 · Claire Denis
Accattone
Accattone
1961 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Ladies in Black
Ladies in Black
2018 · Bruce Beresford
The Long Day Closes
The Long Day Closes
1992 · Terence Davies
Paprika
Paprika
1991 · Tinto Brass
Flavia the Heretic
Flavia the Heretic
1974 · Gianfranco Mingozzi
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland
2006 · Allen Coulter
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films like La Strada (1954) and Il Bidone (1955) capture the post-war Italian landscape, moral struggles, and the clash between tradition and modernity in 1950s Italy.

 Luchino Visconti Italy

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) and Senso (1954) explore class tensions, social upheaval, and the transformation of Italian society during the post-war period.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist works including Umberto D. (1952) and Stazione Termini (1953) depict the everyday struggles and poverty of ordinary Italians in the 1950s with profound humanistic insight.