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- Dr Alvise Sforza Tarabochia, Lecturer in Italian and Head of the Department of Modern Languages, discusses how Pinocchio, a “champion of Italianness”, escaped the constraints of his own narrative frame<\/a> to become a late addition to the pantheon of fairytale characters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Dr Alex Marlow-Mann, Lecturer in Italian, explores how film has been used to persuade<\/a>, indoctrinate, and convey political messages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Our favourites: TV SERIES on Netflix!<\/strong><\/p>\n
Suburra<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
In 2008, a fight over land in a seaside town near Rome spirals into a deadly battle between organised crime, corrupt politicians and the Vatican.<\/p>\n
Gomorra<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Ciro disregards tradition in his attempt to become the next boss of his crime syndicate. The internal power struggle puts him and his entire family’s life at risk.<\/p>\n
Baby<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Story of Roman teenagers on their journey of self-discovery.<\/p>\n
Our favourites: FILMS<\/b><\/p>\n
La vita \u00e8 bella (Nextflix DVD)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humour, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.<\/p>\n
La grande bellezza (Netflix DVD)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.<\/p>\n
Suburra<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
A gangster known as “Samurai” wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.<\/p>\n
Gomorra<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Scampia Vele is the corbusian architecture which has become a stronghold for Mafia of Naples, Italy.<\/p>\n
La pazza gioia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Two quite different women escape a mental institution to see Tuscany in a stolen car and get to know each other.<\/p>\n
Call me by your name<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
In 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father’s research assistant.<\/p>\n
Benvenuto Presidente!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
A Mr. No One is mistakenly elected President of the Italian Republic.<\/p>\n
Il capitale umano<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
The destinies of two families are irrevocably tied together after a cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n
Podcasts and educational websites<\/strong><\/p>\n
Coffeebreak Italian<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Listen to free podcasts and learn or improve your Italian on the go, where and when it suits you.<\/p>\n
- Dr Alex Marlow-Mann, Lecturer in Italian, explores how film has been used to persuade<\/a>, indoctrinate, and convey political messages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n