underground cinema

MIRACLE IN MILAN 1951 (Miracolo a Milano) Directed by Vittorio De Sica 100 minutes In Italian with English subtitles World War II was absolutely devastating, and perhaps the only good thing to come out of it was its aftermath, when people decided they wanted to create a better society. They felt something like this should never happen again. In Italy it caused many changes, but also a revaluation about cinema. It was a country that had been through a lot… first a fascist dictatorship and then came the War. There was a need for movies that dealt with the real issues of everyday life, not escapism. Films had to be more energetic, down to earth, and engaging with crucial issues. A handful of groundbreaking directors took filmmaking out of the studios, and shot their movies on the streets...