As I wrote about French film yesterday, I will write about Italian films today.
Though I am studying Italian and I like Italian culture that is different from Japanese, French and British culture, I am interested in Italian films. To learn a language is to understand its culture.
My Italian tutor recommended four films for me. I have watched two of them; "Io Non Ho Paura" (1997, English title is "I'm Not Scared" http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0326977/) and "La Vita è Bella" (2003, English title is "Life Is Beautiful" http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/) with Japanese subtitles. I liked both because they are the films that I have never seen.
"Io non ho paura" is mystery: While playing outside one day, nine year old Michele discovers Filippo who is chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole. They become friends. Michele makes an effort to help him escape from his bad situation. At the end of the film I was profoundly moved by the Italian approach to the film.
"La vita è bella" is a comedy: A Jewish man protects his son in a Nazi death camp with the help of his humor. This film is famous because it won 3 Oscars. The story is funny but sad. I think it is a very unique film.
After watching two Italian films, I found that Italian films differ from the films that I have seen before. That’s why they attract me.
As I want to watch Italian films without subtitles, I should learn Italian more and more.
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