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Cinema Italia

Cinema Italia

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 Author and film critic John Bleasdale explores the worlds of Italian cinema from Neo Realism to Spaghetti Westerns, Gialli to Sword and Sandal epics, Poliziotteschi to white telehphone films: and anything he left out. Talking to illustrious guests, Italian and otherwise, Cinema Italia unites them with a love of il cinema Italiano and Hollywood on the Tiber. A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk(c) John Bleasdale Art World
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