One might disengage with its paganistic and hedonistic excess, but Fellini’s visionary work loosely based on Petronius’ Roman satire is a one-of-a-kind aural-visual extravaganza.
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Fellini Satyricon (1969)
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Tag / Italy
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Amarcord (1973)
This beautiful ode to the colourful and warm life of ’30s Italy is as culturally rich and free-spirited as Fellini has ever done.
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8½ (1963)
Fellini’s mastery of form and style is there for all to revel in this autobiographical film about the psychological crisis of a film director.
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La strada (1954)
This early work by Fellini is truly one of his finest efforts, told in a fabulist style and with great emotional honesty.
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Two Popes, The (2019)
You’ll be surprised that two religious old men chatting about their struggles with faith and their pasts can be so engrossing in Fernando Meirelles’ breezy drama.
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Certified Copy (2010)
Kiarostami’s first non-Iranian film is engaging, but the male lead is unable to hold his own against Juliette Binoche.
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Umberto D. (1952)
A classic of Italian neorealist cinema that also marked the movement’s untimely end, De Sica’s work here about an old man and his dog can be heartbreaking (or to some, dreary) to a fault.
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Zen in the Ice Rift (2018)
Capturing teenage angst and emotional uncertainties with aplomb, this under-the-radar Italian LGBT film is easy-going and will appeal to the wider audience.
Dogman (2018)
Matteo Garrone’s tough, menacing allegory of a bleak society and a simple man who tries to resist is an intense and satisfying work.
Tale of Tales (2015)
Three not-quite-interlocking tales bring us into a world of fantasy, fear and hope in this uneven but visually resplendent period film.
