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SBS-ONCE UPON A TIME IN AUSTRALIA.
This fascinating radio/podcast series is dedicated to the rediscovery of characters from the Italian-Australian community of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This episode features my uncle Joe (Giuseppe Cossari) and the story of my family's journey to Australia.
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MY ITALIAN CINEMA CLUB: THE ENGLISH FILMS
21 of my favourite Hollywood films set in Italy. Hollywood producers discovered the charms of Italy after the second world war when their desire to film on location was primarily fuelled by advantageous co-productions, tax breaks, ready made elaborate and original back drops, bargain-priced sound stages and a robust work force at Rome’s vast Cinecittà studios, the largest in Europe.
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MY ITALIAN CINEMA CLUB: THE ITALIAN FILMS
21 of my Favourite Italian Films. My love affair with Italian cinema began in the 90's with such films as Cinema Paradiso and Mediterraneo and continued after I was introduced to films like The Bicycle Thief and Fellini's La dolce Vita in film school.