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CAPOLAVORO!
In this podcast Russell Kilbourn, Professor of Literature and Film at Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario discusses classic Italian movies, old and new with Ken Barrett, host of the Brainland podcast, visual artist and former neuropsychiatrist. Each episode focuses on one film and lasts about 30 minutes.
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Episodes
CAPOLAVORO!FELLINI'S 'AMARCORD' AND THE ANTI-FASCIST TREND IN '60S AND '70S ITALIAN CINEMA
In this episode Fellini specialist Frank Burke discusses 'Amarcord' with Russ and ken, with briefer considerations of Visconti's 'The Damned' and Pasolini's…
CAPOLAVORO!VITTORIO DE SICA'S NEOREALIST CINEMA
In this episode Russ and Ken discuss three of the earliest films made by director Vittorio de Sica, Sciusia (Shoeshine, 1946), Ladri di Biciclette (The bicycle…
CAPOLAVORO!ANTONIO SCURATI'S 'M: SON OF THE CENTURY': From page to screen.
In this episode Russ Kilbourn and our guest Sandra Parmegiani, a specialist in contemporary Italian literature, explore the background to Antonio Scurati's…
CAPOLAVORO!ADAPTING ELENA FERRANTE: Exploring screen versions of the novels
Regular Russ Kilbourn and today's guest Roberta Cauchi-Santoro have just edited a collection of essays on screen adaptations of the novels of internationally…
CAPOLAVORO!POLITICAL SORRENTINO
In this episode we talk about three films by director Paolo Sorrentino, about whose cinema Russ published a book in 2020: his most recent movie 'La Grazia…
CAPOLAVORO!CINEMA DELL'ANIMA
In this podcast we discuss Maria Giménez Cavallo's concept of 'cinema dell'anima', (Cinema of the Soul), an idea triggered by three Italian films from the last…
CAPOLAVORO!FEDERICO FELLINI'S DREAMWORK
Frank Burke is a leading film scholar with a long interest in Italian director Federico Fellini (1920-1993). Few artists were more obsessed with their dreams…
CAPOLAVORO!SEASON ONE TRAILER
Introducing the Capolavoro podcast: 20 movies from 20 different directors, from Luchino Visconti’s influential 1943‘Ossessione’ to Maura Delpero’s brilliant…
CAPOLAVORO!ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968)
In this extended series finale we talk about 1968 film 'Once Upon a Timer in the West', Sergio Leone's operatic and big budget return to the Spaghetti Western…
CAPOLAVORO!NOSTALGIA (2022)
In Mario Martone's 2022 movie, based on Ermanno Rea's 2016 novel, 'nostalgia' is not a bittersweet reflection on the past but an obsessive need to return to…
CAPOLAVORO!THE TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS (1978)
In this episode we discuss the 1978 film - ‘L'albero degli zoccoli’, 'The tree of wooden clogs', directed, scripted, shot and edited by Ermano Olmi. We talk…
CAPOLAVORO!VERMIGLIO (2024)
In this episode we discuss the 2024 multi-award winning film 'Vermiglio' written and directed by Maura Delpero, set in Trentino and based on interviews and her…
CAPOLAVORO!THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS (1970)
In this episode we discuss the penultimate film of Vittorio De Sica, one of the giants of Italian cinema. 'The Garden of the Finzi-Continis' (1970) is based…
CAPOLAVORO!THE NIGHT PORTER (1974)
After discussing Liliana Cavani's backstory, which included documentaries on the 3rd Reich and women in WW2, we unpick the unusual mix of storylines in 'The…
CAPOLAVORO!OSSESSIONE (1943)
In this podcast we talk about Visconti's first feature film, based on the James M. Cain the novel 'The postman always rings twice', though set in the Ferrar…
CAPOLAVORO!LAMERICA (1994)
In this podcast we discuss Giani Amelio's neglected 1994 film on Albanian migration to Italy, 'Lamerica', multi award winning at the time and still resonant…
CAPOLAVORO!THE GREAT BEAUTY (2013)
In this podcast we explore what is generally agreed to be Paolo Sorrentino's masterwork, La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty, 2013). Russ talks about why he…
CAPOLAVORO!THE ICICLE THIEF (1989)
Nichetti's film ( 'Ladri di Saponette' is the Italian title) is both an affectionate homage of 1940s neorealism and a critique of the effects of consumerism…
CAPOLAVORO!CARO DIARIO (1993)
In this podcast we talk about Nanni Morreti's 1994 film 'Caro Diario' ('Dear Diary'), in which the director plays himself. Russ explains the three chapter…
CAPOLAVORO!GOMORRAH (2008)
In this episode we discuss Matteo Garrone's 2008 adaptation of journalist Roberto Saviano 2006 book about the Naples mafia (Camorra). Russ talks about the way…
CAPOLAVORO!THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW (1964)
In this podcast we talk about Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 film 'The Gospel According to Matthew' ('Il vangelo secondo Matteo' is the title in Italian) the…
CAPOLAVORO!LA CHIMERA (2023)
In this episode we unpack the delights of Alice Rohrwacher's 2023 movie 'La Chimera', a film about 'tomboroli' (tomb robbers) in the 1980s. Russ discusses the…
CAPOLAVORO!MARTIN EDEN (2019)
In this episode we discuss Pietro Marcello's 2019 film 'Martin Eden', based on Jack London's semi-autobiographical coming of age novel published in 1909. Russ…
CAPOLAVORO!LOVE AND ANARCHY (1973)
This episode explores Lina Wertmuller's 1973 film Love and Anarchy (D'Amore e D'Anarchia), the first female director they've discussed. Wertmuller's route to…
CAPOLAVORO!THE CONFORMIST (1970)
In this episode Russ and Ken talk about Bertolucci's 1970 film The Conformist (Il Conformista), based on Alberto Moravia's 1947 novel of the same name. Set in…
CAPOLAVORO!L'AVVENTURA (1960)
In this episode Russ and Ken talk about Michelangelo Antonioni's classic genre defying masterpiece 'L'Avventura' from 1960. After discussing the use of black…
CAPOLAVORO!I VITELLONI (1953)
In this episode Russ and Ken discuss 'I Vitelloni' a Federico Fellini Classic from 1953, his first international success. We talk through the story, the main…
CAPOLAVORO!ROME, OPEN CITY (1945)
In this podcast we set the scene for the series by discussing cinema under Mussolini including the creation of Cinecittà in Rome. We then talk about the…