Fabio Troncarelli
Professor
Italy
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| To Be or Not to Be | 1942 | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Stagecoach | 1939 | John Ford |
| Bicycle Thieves | 1948 | Vittorio De Sica |
| Roma città aperta | 1945 | Roberto Rossellini |
| Some Like It Hot | 1959 | Billy Wilder |
| Ugetsu Monogatari | 1953 | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| The Exterminating Angel | 1962 | Luis Buñuel |
| It's a Wonderful Life | 1947 | Frank Capra |
| City Lights | 1931 | Charles Chaplin |
| Notorious | 1946 | Alfred Hitchcock |
Comments
To Be or Not to Be
The best example of the 'Lubitsch touch'.
Stagecoach
The best western ever made.
Bicycle Thieves
What a shock to see the eyes of a man full of despair and to have the illusion that is true, that is not a movie.
Roma città aperta
Anna Magnani's death is a modern Pietà similar to a Michelangelo's Pietà: the best way to show how tragic a war could be.
Some Like It Hot
Nobody's perfect. Nobody but Billy Wilder.
Ugetsu Monogatari
At the end of Ugetsu, we know that we have seen a fable, but we think that we have seen a true story
The Exterminating Angel
A perfect example of Surrealism
It's a Wonderful Life
“Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?” (Clarence, the angel)
City Lights
What a magnificent challenge, to shoot a perfect silent movie when sound films were on the rise.
Notorious
The movie has the splendour of diamonds.