neorealism_practice

** These questions are meant for you to reflect upon the topic. They are to assist you in the preparation of comprehensive responses that you would need to give in Italian during the course of the SAC. ** ** You should prepare the responses in as much detail as possible and be aware that you will be required a certain amount of detail when giving the responses in Italian so as to maintain the conversation. **
 * PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR YEAR 12 – UNIT 3 – OUTCOME 3 **

==== 3. In the films you watched women were represented in very different ways. Analyse the roles of Anna Magnani in “Bellissima”, Anita Eckberg in “La dolce vita”, Lianella Carell (Maria, Antonio’s wife) in “Ladri di biciclette” and Nicoletta Braschi (Dora) in “La vita e’ bella”. ====

==== 4. In the films you watched you saw three examples of Italian families during and after WWII: the family in “Ladri di biciclette”, the one in “Bellissima” and the one in “La vita e’ bella”. Discuss the differences between the three families. ====

==== 5. Children are often present in neorealist films. A couple of examples you saw were Bruno in “Ladri di biciclette” and Maria in “Bellissima”. Starting with the meaning of children in neorealist films, discuss about their roles in the story and the meaning of their presence. Do you agree with the neorealist point of view or not? How the children in neorealist movies differ or are similar to the child in “La vita e’ bella”? ====

==== 7. One of the features of neorealist movies is the use of the dialect, instead of Italian. Do you agree with this choice? And according to your opinion and to the history of Italian you studied, what are the reasons behind it? ====