Unlike some of the other movies on this list, Perfetti sconosciuti is an excellent movie for Italian learners of all abilities. Thanks to heavy use of body language and typical Italian hand gestures, beginners and lower-intermediates (from B1 level) will find the more complex dialogue easy to follow. Meanwhile, advanced learners can gain an insight into the nuances of Italian attitudes towards love, family and unemployment. Il sorpasso Il gruppo di ricerca, formato da oltre trecento associate/i e diecimila simpatizzanti fb, pubblica articoli e dati su ogni singolo territorio e sollecita le istituzioni affinché strade, piazze, giardini e spazi urbani in senso lato, siano dedicati a donne.

This drama by director Marco Tullio Giordana takes place in a small town in Sicily, where activist Peppino Impastato attempts to turn public opinion about the mafia. The title, I cento passi , refers to the 100 steps between Peppino’s home and the house of the mafia boss, Tano Badalamenti. The film is based on the American novel Human Capital by Stephen Amidon, which could help beginners and intermediates better follow the plot. However, due to the complex themes and dialogue, this film is ideally suited to advanced Italian learners. La vita è bella (“Life Is Beautiful”) Ozpetek presents this world beautifully, the film is shot well and looks great, but so does everything to the point that it all seems too perfect. All the characters are beautiful, stylish and middle class, living well and only through the aunt do we see any imperfections, which seem to be done for laughs. The perfection of the characters seems highly unrealistic, although perhaps one could say that despite the perfection on the outside, they have many imperfections within. This is an endearing, sympathetic movie about an in itself serious topic: the question if you should come-out as gay to your extremely conservative and homophobic parents. Here it's dealt with in a very intelligent way and with much humor, resulting in a rewarding mixture of laughs and tears. Maybe both parents stay a bit too much a caricature, especially the father, but the frustrations of main character Tomasso as the closeted son is very realistically pictured by actor Riccardo Scamarcio.The loose cannons of the title are found amongst the Cantone family, the owners of a pasta factory in Puglia, in southern Italy. The father, Vincenzo, has decided that the time has come to hand over responsibilities to his sons, Antonio and Tommaso. His daughter's husband being an imbecile and his daughter being a woman, the brothers are the obvious heirs to the family business. Loose Cannons (Mine Vaganti)". Seattle International Film Festival. 2010. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011 . Retrieved 16 March 2012. That same evening, the grandmother puts in place an extreme plan to resolve the situation: despite suffering from diabetes mellitus, she decides to eat a huge amount of sweets that leads her to her death. Since she is the largest shareholder of the pasta factory, she in her last will leaves it to Antonio, who will thus have to return to the family, and she recommends each member of the family to be himself and to respect the diversity of others. During her funeral, past and present come together in an almost dreamlike scene: her grandmother finds her beloved Nicola, her husband's brother and her only true love; Vincenzo and Antonio seem to make peace, while Tommaso watches Marco and Alba dance and, after hinting at a smile, leaves. Here are just some of the best movies to learn Italian (although it was practically impossible to narrow it down) — divertiti ! The Best Italian Movies For Learning The Language Mine vaganti (“Loose Cannons”)

Where To Watch: Available for streaming on the Criterion Channel and Kanopy, as well as available to rent from various streaming services.

Mine vaganti , a 2010 comedy by Ferzan Özpetek, provides a layered and introspective take on the contentious issue of homosexuality in conservative southern Italy. The film follows protagonist Tommaso as his attempts to come out to his family are repeatedly thwarted by a series of unexpected obstacles. Marta Marucci, “ Celebratory epigrams from Hellenistic Delos: a first survey of the epigraphic testimonies.” Several amusing story lines unfold. The family is large enough to offer many opportunities for sub-plots. It's a pity that most are not developed to their full potential. Even worse, some are rather unrealistic, like the gay friends of the second son staying for a few days. I bought Loose Cannons because I have loved the earlier works of Ferzan Ozpetec, particularly His Secret Life (Le fate ignoranti), Facing Windows (La finestra di fronte), Sacred Heart (Cuore sacro), and - most of all - Saturn in Opposition (Saturno contro), but Loose Cannons surpasses them all. Each of its predecessors had minor flaws and occasional weak moments, but Loose Cannons has none.

Where To Watch: Available for streaming on HBO, Paramount+ and Canopy, as well as available to rent from various other streaming services. The film has an array of characters, Tommaso's family, many of them also have hidden truths, some are revealed, some are not. Potentially this could lead to a intriguing film, but Loose Cannons struggle in many ways. Firstly the subject matter is played, for the most part, quite seriously. Yes, there is a funny side to the situation Tommaso finds himself him, but there is also a serious side, that his life as he wants it, is on hold again. But there are other serious overtones: his father's refusal to accept or understand his other son's sexuality, his grandmother dwells on her own past and lost opportunities and there is his colleague's longing for someone unattainable. There are some very touching, often moving moments in the film, as characters reveal aspects of their lives to some and withdraw from others. Yet part way in the film tries to lighten up with the introduction of Tommaso's gay friends. Unable to be openly gay they downplay their sexuality with some quite funny results, but it feels out of place. As Tommaso looks onto the life he and his friends could have, so we the viewer look on wondering whether we are watching a comedy or drama.All the characters, both central and peripheral, have surprising depth and can generate a certain amount of sympathy (or antipathy) and interest on the part of the viewer. Most everyone was believable, although there was some overacting, particularly on the part of the father. Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti) is a beautiful movie about a young gay man in a large, loving and eccentric Southern Italian family. His plan to free himself from the family pasta business by coming out as gay misfires early in the movie, and the remaining ninety minutes cover how his dilemma is resolved. Filomena Angellotti, Riccardo Biagiucci, Jorge Cocquyt, Sophia De Gaetano, Giada Di Giuseppe, Salvatore Luigi Guglielmino, Sara Mancini, Giulia Nafissi, Giulia Nardone, Elisabetta Pinto, Rossano Ricciutelli, Lavinia Tutino, “ Kraton di Calcedonia e gli Attalidi.” Section 2. Authorial poetry on Stone

Loose Cannons". Palm Springs International Film Festival. 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011 . Retrieved 16 March 2012. Gullotti, Antonella (30 April 2010). " "Mine Vaganti" di Ozpetek vince il premio giuria al Tribeca Film Festival". Newnotizie (in Italian) . Retrieved 16 March 2012.

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As usual in his movies, photography, sets and music are highly original and perfectly fitted to the story: if it were a silent movie it would be beautiful just to look at; if it were a radio program it would be delightful just to listen to. This is the first of his movies to integrate a significant amount of comedy into his usually serious but highly imaginative dramas, and he does it expertly; I laughed out loud almost as often as I wept with delight. Throughout 2010 and 2011, Loose Cannons was screened at film festivals such as Aruba International Film Festival, Moscow Film Festival, Durban International Film Festival, Festival do Rio and Ghent International Film Festival, and was theatrically released in France, Russia, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Hungary, Japan, Colombia, the Netherlands, Argentina and Philippines. [9] In October 2010, the film was shown at the London Film Festival before being released in British cinemas. [10] Reception [ edit ] Critical reception [ edit ] There are two issues I had with the film. Number one: based on the trailer, I was anticipating a happy-clappy Italian comedy. Although the film has comedic moments, it is more a film about lost opportunities and regrets through to the very last scene. Comedy rarely comes into it, and by the end I was down-right depressed. The comedy part in the film is somewhat showy but properly amusing; the intermittent interruption of grandma's marriage is adorably empathetic, also I cherish the balmy score (from Pasquale Catalano) and the moot ending which insinuates a positive perspective of the philosophy of our beings.