Screening Notes
1-La dolce vita epitomizes all the cultural, social, and economical transformations of the so-called Economic Miracle (or Economic Boom). What are the elements in the movie that can be related with Ginsborg’s discussion on the Italian society during the Boom? In a different way, also Commedia all’italiana represents a commentary on Italian society of the late 50’s. Identify in Big Deal on Madonna Streets the elements that can be related to the new cultural and economic framework and discuss them.
According to Stefano Adamo "The transformed Italian society as a place in which morally controversial figures thrive and traditional figures are cast out. The film suggest that the economic boom is bringing forth a scenario dominated by ruthless predators where virtuous characters have no chance to survive let alone thrive. " The elements of La dolce Vita that show the economic boom according to Ginsbonrg's discussion are basically the setting in which the movie takes place. It shows the switch of human values that italy faced during the post war economic boom. The difference between the poor and the rich people became to significant and many values of the human form were switched around. It wasn't about trying to service anymore, but show yourself to the others and what you have.
An inspired synthesis of neo-realism and Italian farce, Big Deal on Madonna Street was created in the spirit of the commedia all'italiana, a form Monicelli had perfected in his films over the years through working with the great screen comic Toto in Toto cerca casa (1949), Cops and Robbers (1951, aka Guardie e ladri) and others. Monicelli stated that commedia all'italiana "comes from way back, from the commedia dell'arte, from the characters created by sixteenth century Italian writer and actor Ruzante and Machiavelli, to quote but two. One has to underline the fact that it's called 'comedy' and not 'tragedy.' It encompassed everything from love to death, passing through hunger,
According to Stefano Adamo "The transformed Italian society as a place in which morally controversial figures thrive and traditional figures are cast out. The film suggest that the economic boom is bringing forth a scenario dominated by ruthless predators where virtuous characters have no chance to survive let alone thrive. " The elements of La dolce Vita that show the economic boom according to Ginsbonrg's discussion are basically the setting in which the movie takes place. It shows the switch of human values that italy faced during the post war economic boom. The difference between the poor and the rich people became to significant and many values of the human form were switched around. It wasn't about trying to service anymore, but show yourself to the others and what you have.
An inspired synthesis of neo-realism and Italian farce, Big Deal on Madonna Street was created in the spirit of the commedia all'italiana, a form Monicelli had perfected in his films over the years through working with the great screen comic Toto in Toto cerca casa (1949), Cops and Robbers (1951, aka Guardie e ladri) and others. Monicelli stated that commedia all'italiana "comes from way back, from the commedia dell'arte, from the characters created by sixteenth century Italian writer and actor Ruzante and Machiavelli, to quote but two. One has to underline the fact that it's called 'comedy' and not 'tragedy.' It encompassed everything from love to death, passing through hunger,