Welcome to the Italian Comedy Mini Film Festival! Many Italian films that make outside distribution are often dramas, mafia stories, art pieces or Cannes Award bait. It’s all been too serious and dreary lately. Italians are funny and I can’t help but smile when I think of their emphatic ways of communicating. Combine that comedy with iconic Italian themes like mothers, food, love, youth, fashion, and passion, then you’ve got the makings of a great Italian Comedy!

If you look at a list of Italian films released outside of Italy recently… you’ll find a list that reads as BORING. I found 8 films to reverse that trend.

Pranzo Di Ferragosto (Mid-August Lunch) 2008 Italy

Rome, mothers, comedy, food, holiday, Ferragosto, guests, Italy

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Scusa ma ti chiamo amore (Sorry, if I love you) 2008 Italy

Rome, romance, comedy,love, jealousy, cheating, marketing, lighthouse, friends, Italy

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Scusa ma ti voglio sposare (Sorry, if I want to marry you) Italy 2010

Rome, romance, comedy, love, marriage, jealousy, cheating, marketing, friends, Italy

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La Passione (The Passion) 2010 Italy

Tuscany, director, play, Passion of the Christ, hill town, comedy, unemployment, actors, Italy

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Generazione mille euro (1000 Euro Generation) 2009 Italy

Milan, Barcelona, comedy, youth, contract work, roommates, job, marketing, physics, teaching, dreams, 1000 Euro Generation, Italy

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Tutta la vita davanti (Your Whole Life Ahead of You) 2008 Italy

Milan, Palermo, comedy, youth, contract work, roommates, job, telemarketing, philosophy, teaching, dreams, 1000 Euro Generation, Italy

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Figli Delle Stelle (Children of the Stars) 2010 Italy

Venice, Rome, Valle d’Aosta, death, crime, kidnapping, comedy, farce, government, corruption, Italy

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Si Puo Fare (It can be done) 2008 Italy

Milan, comedy, cooperative, 1980s, mental institution, insane asylum, patients, crazy, dignity, treatment, drugs, tragedy, uplifting, Italy

Enjoy everyone, the festival will run 7 days straight. A post or 2 will come out every day.  Here’s to La Dolce Vita!

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