My Brother is an Only Child is one of the best foreign language films I’ve seen all year.
The director, Daniele Luchetti, managed to capture on celluloid the draw of extremism and how during the 60s and 70s belief in political ideas was so strong that that loyalty to left or right could even rise above [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘racism’
October 17, 2008
Far-right sets up base in Milan, Italy
October 15, 2008
Italy: segregation in schools, “black kids painted white”
While Americans prepare to vote for a black president Italy, it appears, prefers to be inspired by the days of Jim Crow.
Not that the issue of race is something that’s constantly on my mind (I’m far from right on and definitely don’t have a chip on my shoulder) but my daily visits to the Corriere [...]
October 3, 2008
Is Italy racist?
My Italian love affair has endured for almost half my life. From studying the language at school, to dating (too many) Italian men and then living and working in the country it would be fair to say that I’m a fully paid up member of the Italophile crew. Yet when people ask my ‘but aren’t’ [...]
