by Maria Cueva | Dec 4, 2017 | Reflection
I thoroughly enjoyed the variety of films we watched in class this semester making it difficult to pick my favorite. However, I had never previously watched The Godfather, but by the end of the semester I had re-watched the trilogy twice. The variety and depth of the...
by arwahls | Dec 4, 2017 | Reflection
I found Titta’s entrapment within the façade of the Swiss hotel in Le conseguenze dell’amore the most intriguing to watch. The protagonist’s atypical story was what interested me the most and I liked the overall style of the film with its quality, crispness, and...
by arwahls | Dec 4, 2017 | Representations of Women
The representation of women in crime films varies. Sometimes they have positions of restricted power, like Angela in the film Angela, and other times they are mantelpiece figures like Kay in The Godfather. Angela represents active participation in the life of crime,...
by aamoreno | Dec 4, 2017 | Reflection
I like movies that expose the audience to a reality that sometimes might be forgotten or obviated for X or Y reason, and In guerra per amore exposes the audience to the truth of who helped the mafia become as powerful as it used to be in Sicily. The movie does a very...
by mp019 | Dec 4, 2017 | Reflection
My favorite film from the course was I cento passi. Peppino was an inspiring character to watch come into his own and fight against the Mafia. I cento passi was a nice change of pace compared to the other films we watched when no one was brave enough to stand up...
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