Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour: Miracolo a Milano (Miracle in Milan)

For the seventh time, Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour will return to LMU to present seven renowned heritage films from Italy, France, Mexico, Yugoslavia and the United States, all digitally restored. The titles have been carefully chosen by Guy Borlée, Il Cinema Ritrovato’s festival coordinator, and Carla Marcantonio, Associate Dean of SFTV and Associate Professor of Film, Television, and Media Studies. The festival runs October 18-21. Visit the Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour Webpage to see all the films screening and RSVP today!

 

Italian Cinema in Transition

 

Film: Miracolo a Milano (Miracle in Milan)
Date: Thursday, October 19
Start time: 9:00 P.M.
Location: Broccoli Theater

 

Despite the popularity of Vittorio De Sica’s films, Miracle in Milan has for years been a difficult film to find in the United States – until its 4K restoration by the Cineteca di Bologna and its re-release by the Criterion Collection. Miracle in Milan melds neorealist aesthetics and concerns about social justice with a fairy tale peppered with magical moments, including flying brooms (purportedly an inspiration for Steven Spielberg’s flying bicycles in E.T. [1982]). It is a likable and inventive story about finding hope in desolate times, as well as an allegory about the exploitation of the poor. More importantly, it shows how deeply greed runs in human beings, disregarding both ideology and social class—a topic that still resonates seven decades later. The “good” in people, the film seems to say, is a fragile and rare thing. The film abounds with whimsical flourishes and its protagonist’s – Totò’s – infectious charm.

 

Italy, 1951, 100 minutes
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Cast: Francesco Golisano, Emma Gramatica, Paolo Stoppa

 

Introduction: Carla Marcantonio

 

RSVP today for Miracolo a Milano (Miracle in Milan) and all the films screening at Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour, October 18-21!

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