THEME EXPLORATION

Italian immigration

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Bicycle Thieves

Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica

A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi

Katzelmacher
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino

The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti

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
2015 · Visar Morina

Elysium
2013 · Neill Blomkamp

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · David Yates

Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi

Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland

Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun

Gaayapadda Simham

Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas

The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman

Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak

Farewell China
1990 · Clara Law

Sydney: A Story of a City

Sydney: A Story of a City
1999 · Bruce Beresford

Teresa
1951 · Fred Zinnemann

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Sofia Coppola United States

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

Damien Leone Italy

Though famous for westerns, Leone's work mythologizes Italian cultural identity and has deeply influenced how Italian immigration narratives are cinematically portrayed.

Martin Scorsese United States

His films like Goodfellas and Casino intimately examine Italian-American immigrant communities, their struggles, values, and complex relationship with American society.