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A hundred Italian films to be saved

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Marcello Mastroianni in 8½ (1963) by Federico Fellini, considered to be one of the greatest films of all time[1]

The list of A hundred Italian films to be saved (Italian: Cento film italiani da salvare) was created with the aim to report "100 films that have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978".[2] Film preservation, or film restoration, describes a series of ongoing efforts among film historians, archivists, museums, cinematheques, and nonprofit organization to rescue decaying film stock and preserve the images they contain. In the widest sense, preservation assures that a movie will continue to exist in as close to its original form as possible.[3]

History

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The project was established in 2008 by the Venice Days festival section of the 65th Venice International Film Festival, in collaboration with Cinecittà Holding and with the support of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage.

The list was edited by Fabio Ferzetti,[4] film critic of the newspaper Il Messaggero, in collaboration with film director Gianni Amelio and the writers and film critics Gian Piero Brunetta, Giovanni De Luna, Gianluca Farinelli, Giovanna Grignaffini, Paolo Mereghetti, Morando Morandini, Domenico Starnone and Sergio Toffetti.[5][6]

At the end of the list are added the documentaries by Vittorio De Seta shot between 1954 and 1959.

The films

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Four Steps in the Clouds (1942) by Alessandro Blasetti
Ossessione (1943) by Luchino Visconti
Rome, Open City (1945) by Roberto Rossellini
Bicycle Thieves (1948) by Vittorio De Sica
Cops and Robbers (1951) by Steno and Mario Monicelli
Everybody Go Home (1960) by Luigi Comencini
Long Night in 1943 (1960) by Florestano Vancini
Divorce Italian Style (1961) by Pietro Germi
Il sorpasso (1962) by Dino Risi
The Leopard (1963) by Luchino Visconti
Bread and Chocolate (1974) by Franco Brusati
Fantozzi (1975) by Luciano Salce
Padre Padrone (1977) by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) by Ermanno Olmi

In chronological order:[7]

Year English title Original title Director
1942 Four Steps in the Clouds Quattro passi fra le nuvole Alessandro Blasetti
1943 Obsession Ossessione Luchino Visconti
1945 Rome, Open City Roma città aperta Roberto Rossellini
1946 Paisan Paisà
Shoeshine Sciuscià Vittorio De Sica
1947 Angelina L'onorevole Angelina Luigi Zampa
1948 Bicycle Thieves Ladri di biciclette Vittorio De Sica
The Earth Trembles La Terra Trema Luchino Visconti
1949 Bitter Rice Riso amaro Giuseppe De Santis
City of Pain La città dolente Mario Bonnard
Heaven over the Marshes Cielo sulla palude Augusto Genina
Stromboli Stromboli, terra di Dio Roberto Rossellini
Chains Catene Raffaello Matarazzo
1950 Path of Hope Il cammino della speranza Pietro Germi
Sunday in August Domenica d'agosto Luciano Emmer
Story of a Love Affair Cronaca di un amore Michelangelo Antonioni
Variety Lights Luci del varietà Alberto Lattuada
Federico Fellini
Father's Dilemma Prima comunione Alessandro Blasetti
1951 Bellissima N/a Luchino Visconti
Two Cents Worth of Hope Due soldi di speranza Renato Castellani
Cops and Robbers Guardie e ladri Steno
Mario Monicelli
Miracle in Milan Miracolo a Milano Vittorio De Sica
The Passaguai Family La famiglia Passaguai Aldo Fabrizi
1952 Umberto D. N/a Vittorio De Sica
Europe '51 Europa '51 Roberto Rossellini
The White Sheik Lo sceicco bianco Federico Fellini
Toto in Color Totò a colori Steno
Little World of Don Camillo Don Camillo Julien Duvivier
1953 Bread, Love and Dreams Pane, amore e fantasia Luigi Comencini
The Bullocks I vitelloni Federico Fellini
Neapolitans in Milan Napoletani a Milano Eduardo De Filippo
Eager to Live Febbre di vivere Claudio Gora
The Wayward Wife La provinciale Mario Soldati
Neapolitan Carousel Carosello napoletano Ettore Giannini
Empty Eyes Il sole negli occhi Antonio Pietrangeli
1954 The Beach La spiaggia Alberto Lattuada
The Gold of Naples L'oro di Napoli Vittorio De Sica
An American in Rome Un americano a Roma Steno
The Art of Getting Along L'arte di arrangiarsi Luigi Zampa
Senso N/a Luchino Visconti
The Road La strada Federico Fellini
A Free Woman Una donna libera Vittorio Cottafavi
1955 Abandoned Gli sbandati Francesco Maselli
A Hero of Our Times Un eroe dei nostri tempi Mario Monicelli
1956 Poor, But Handsome Poveri ma belli Dino Risi
1957 The Cry Il grido Michelangelo Antonioni
Nights of Cabiria Le notti di Cabiria Federico Fellini
1958 Big Deal on Madonna Street I soliti ignoti Mario Monicelli
1959 You're on Your Own Arrangiatevi! Mauro Bolognini
The Great War La grande guerra Mario Monicelli
N/a I magliari Francesco Rosi
1960 Everybody Go Home Tutti a casa Luigi Comencini
The Good Life La dolce vita Federico Fellini
Rocco and His Brothers Rocco e i suoi fratelli Luchino Visconti
Girl with a Suitcase La ragazza con la valigia Valerio Zurlini
Long Night in 1943 La lunga notte del '43 Florestano Vancini
N/a Il bell'Antonio Mauro Bolognini
1961 A Difficult Life Una vita difficile Dino Risi
Divorce Italian Style Divorzio all'italiana Pietro Germi
The Job Il posto Ermanno Olmi
Vagabond Accattone Pier Paolo Pasolini
N/a Leoni al sole Vittorio Caprioli
1962 The Easy Life Il sorpasso Dino Risi
Salvatore Giuliano N/a Francesco Rosi
The Eclipse L'eclisse Michelangelo Antonioni
Mafioso N/a Alberto Lattuada
1963 15 from Rome I mostri Dino Risi
Hands over the City Le mani sulla città Francesco Rosi
8½ Otto e mezzo Federico Fellini
The Leopard Il Gattopardo Luchino Visconti
The Ape Woman La donna scimmia Marco Ferreri
Who Works Is Lost Chi lavora è perduto Tinto Brass
1964 It's a Hard Life La vita agra Carlo Lizzani
1965 Fists in the Pocket I pugni in tasca Marco Bellocchio
I Knew Her Well Io la conoscevo bene Antonio Pietrangeli
Love Meetings Comizi d'amore Pier Paolo Pasolini
1966 The Birds, the Bees and the Italians Signore & signori Pietro Germi
The Hawks and the Sparrows Uccellacci e uccellini Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Battle of Algiers La battaglia di Algeri Gillo Pontecorvo
1967 China Is Near La Cina è vicina Marco Bellocchio
1968 Dillinger Is Dead Dillinger è morto Marco Ferreri
Bandits in Milan Banditi a Milano Carlo Lizzani
Be Sick... It's Free Il medico della mutua Luigi Zampa
1970 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto Elio Petri
The Conformist Il conformista Bernardo Bertolucci
1971 The Audience L'udienza Marco Ferreri
1972 Diary of a Teacher Diario di un maestro Vittorio De Seta
The Mattei Affair Il caso Mattei Francesco Rosi
The Scientific Cardplayer Lo scopone scientifico Luigi Comencini
In the Name of the Father Nel nome del padre Marco Bellocchio
1974 N/a Amarcord Federico Fellini
We All Loved Each Other So Much C'eravamo tanto amati Ettore Scola
Bread and Chocolate Pane e cioccolata Franco Brusati
1975 N/a Fantozzi Luciano Salce
1976 1900 Novecento Bernardo Bertolucci
Illustrious Corpses Cadaveri eccellenti Francesco Rosi
1977 A Special Day Una giornata particolare Ettore Scola
An Average Little Man Un borghese piccolo piccolo Mario Monicelli
N/a Padre padrone Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
1978 The Tree of Wooden Clogs L'albero degli zoccoli Ermanno Olmi

List of directors present

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Federico Fellini became known for his extravagant style and influenced many major directors.[8]
Luchino Visconti. Many of his works are regarded as highly influential to future generations of filmmakers.[9][10]
Vittorio De Sica, one of the world's most acclaimed and influential filmmakers of all time[11]

The directors whose films have been selected are listed.

No. of films Director Films
8 Federico Fellini Variety Lights,[12] The White Sheik, I Vitelloni, La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, La Dolce Vita, 8½, Amarcord
6 Visconti, Luchino Luchino Visconti Ossessione, La Terra Trema, Bellissima, Senso, Rocco and His Brothers, The Leopard
5 De Sica, Vittorio Vittorio De Sica Shoeshine, Bicycle Thieves, Miracle in Milan, Umberto D., The Gold of Naples
5 Rosi, Francesco Francesco Rosi The Magliari, Salvatore Giuliano, Hands over the City, The Mattei Affair, Illustrious Corpses
5 Monicelli, Mario Mario Monicelli Cops and Robbers,[13] A Hero of Our Times, Big Deal on Madonna Street, The Great War, An Average Little Man
4 Rossellini, Roberto Roberto Rossellini Rome, Open City; Paisan; Stromboli; Europe '51
4 Risi, Dino Dino Risi Poor, But Handsome, A Difficult Life, Il Sorpasso, I mostri
3 Zampa, Luigi Luigi Zampa Angelina, The Art of Getting Along, Be Sick... It's Free
3 Antonioni, Michelangelo Michelangelo Antonioni Story of a Love Affair, Il Grido, L'Eclisse
3 Germi, Pietro Pietro Germi Path of Hope, Divorce Italian Style, The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
3 Comencini, Luigi Luigi Comencini Bread, Love and Dreams, Everybody Go Home, The Scientific Cardplayer
3 Paolo Pasolini, Pier Pier Paolo Pasolini Accattone, Love Meetings, The Hawks and the Sparrows
3 Ferreri, Marco Marco Ferreri The Ape Woman, Dillinger Is Dead, The Audience
3 Bellocchio, Marco Marco Bellocchio Fists in the Pocket, China Is Near, Nel nome del padre
3 Lattuada, Alberto Alberto Lattuada Variety Lights,[14] The Beach, Mafioso
3 Steno Cops and Robbers,[15] Toto in Color, An American in Rome
2 Blasetti, Alessandro Alessandro Blasetti Four Steps in the Clouds, Father's Dilemma
2 Pietrangeli, Antonio Antonio Pietrangeli Empty Eyes, I Knew Her Well
2 Bolognini, Mauro Mauro Bolognini You're on Your Own, Il bell'Antonio
2 Olmi, Ermanno Ermanno Olmi Il Posto, The Tree of Wooden Clogs
2 Lizzani, Carlo Carlo Lizzani La vita agra, Bandits in Milan
2 Bertolucci, Bernardo Bernardo Bertolucci The Conformist, 1900
2 Scola, Ettore Ettore Scola We All Loved Each Other So Much, A Special Day
1 Bonnard, Mario Mario Bonnard City of Pain
1 De Santis, Giuseppe Giuseppe De Santis Bitter Rice
1 Genina, Augusto Augusto Genina Heaven over the Marshes
1 Matarazzo, Raffaello Raffaello Matarazzo Chains
1 Emmer, Luciano Luciano Emmer Sunday in August
1 Fabrizi, Aldo Aldo Fabrizi The Passaguai Family
1 Duvivier, Julien Julien Duvivier Little World of Don Camillo
1 Castellani, Renato Renato Castellani Two Cents Worth of Hope
1 Soldati, Mario Mario Soldati The Wayward Wife
1 Gora, Claudio Claudio Gora Eager to Live
1 De Filippo, Eduardo Eduardo De Filippo Neapolitans in Milan
1 Giannini, Ettore Ettore Giannini Neapolitan Carousel
1 Cottafavi, Vittorio Vittorio Cottafavi A Free Woman
1 Maselli, Francesco Francesco Maselli Abandoned
1 Vancini, Florestano Florestano Vancini Long Night in 1943
1 Zurlini, Valerio Valerio Zurlini Girl with a Suitcase
1 Caprioli, Vittorio Vittorio Caprioli Leoni al sole
1 Brass, Tinto Tinto Brass Chi lavora è perduto
1 Pontecorvo, Gillo Gillo Pontecorvo The Battle of Algiers
1 Petri, Elio Elio Petri Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
1 De Seta, Vittorio Vittorio De Seta Diario di un maestro
1 Franco Brusati Bread and Chocolate
1 Salce, Luciano Luciano Salce Fantozzi
1 Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Padre Padrone

References

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  1. ^ "Il miglior film di tutti i tempi: "Il Padrino" o "8 e mezzo"?" (in Italian). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Alberto Sordi: "La grande guerra"" (in Italian). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ Yeck, Joanne L.; Tom McGreevey (1997). Our Movie Heritage. New Brunswick, NJ [u.a.]: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813524318.
  4. ^ Barcaro, Gabriele (25 August 2008). "Fabio Ferzetti, Venice Days General Delegate". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ Massimo Borriello (4 March 2008). "Cento film e un'Italia da non dimenticare". Movieplayer. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare". Corriere della Sera. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Where to begin with Federico Fellini". British Film Institute. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Where to begin with Luchino Visconti". British Film Institute. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. ^ Kiang, Jessica (8 October 2015). "The Essentials: The 8 Best Luchino Visconti Films". IndieWire. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Vittorio De Sica: l'eclettico regista capace di fotografare la vera Italia" (in Italian). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  12. ^ Together with Alberto Lattuada
  13. ^ Together with Steno
  14. ^ Together with Federico Fellini
  15. ^ Together with Mario Monicelli

See also

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