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📚 QUIZLET-READY FORMAT (TERM

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DEFINITION)

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Italian Unification

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Movement in the 19th century that consolidated different states of the Italian peninsula into a single kingdom in 1861.

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The Risorgimento

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Italian nationalist movement meaning “resurgence”; led to unification.

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Fascism

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Authoritarian political ideology emphasizing nationalism and state control; rose in Italy under Mussolini.

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Benito Mussolini

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Founder of Fascism; Italian Prime Minister and dictator from 1922–1943.

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The Resistance

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Anti-fascist partisan movement during WWII opposing Nazi occupation and Fascist forces.

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The Economic Miracle

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Period of rapid economic growth and industrialization in Italy during the 1950s–60s.

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The Hot Autumn

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Series of labor strikes and protests in 1969–70 by workers demanding better conditions.

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The Years of Lead

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Time of political violence and terrorism in Italy (late 1960s–1980s).

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End of the First Republic

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Collapse of Italy’s postwar political system due to the Tangentopoli scandal in the early 1990s.

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Silvio Berlusconi

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Media mogul and Prime Minister; known for his control of TV and populist politics.

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Centro sperimentale di cinematografia

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Italy’s national film school, founded in 1935.

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Istituto Luce

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Fascist-era newsreel and documentary producer.

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Cinecittà

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Major Roman film studio; central to Italian cinema and Hollywood co-productions.

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Venice Film Festival

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Oldest film festival in the world, founded in 1932.

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Divas and divismo

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Star system centered on glamorous female leads in silent and early sound films.

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White telephone films

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1930s–40s bourgeois comedies and melodramas named after luxurious décor.

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Neorealism

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Post-WWII film movement focused on realism, non-actors, and working-class struggles.

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‘Pink’ neorealism

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Softer, romanticized version of neorealism with comedic tones.

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The Andreotti Law

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1949 law that provided state funding for “morally appropriate” films and enforced censorship.

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Hollywood on the Tiber

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1950s–60s era of American films produced in Rome’s Cinecittà.

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The maggiorata fisica

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Term for voluptuous actresses (e.g. Sophia Loren) reflecting postwar beauty ideals.

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Political cinema

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Films that engage with politics, ideology, and history (e.g. The Conformist).

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Commedia all’italiana

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Satirical comedies of postwar Italy dealing with societal flaws.

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Spaghetti western

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Italian-produced Westerns, often stylized and violent (e.g. Sergio Leone).

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Giallo

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Italian horror/thriller genre with stylized violence and mystery.

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RAI television

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Italy’s public broadcasting service; dominant cultural force post-WWII.

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SKY and pay TV

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Emerged in the 2000s; brought more international content and competition to RAI.

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Filoteo Alberini

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Early Italian film pioneer; made La presa di Roma (1905).

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Giovanni Pastrone

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Director of Cabiria (1914); innovated with tracking shots.

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Bartolomeo Pagano

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Star of Cabiria, played the strongman Maciste.

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Francesca Bertini

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Leading silent diva; symbol of early Italian stardom.

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Elvira Notari

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Italy’s first female filmmaker; portrayed Neapolitan life.

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Alessandro Blasetti

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Director bridging Fascist-era and neorealist cinema.

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Roberto Rossellini

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Neorealist director of Rome, Open City; used documentary style.

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Vittorio de Sica

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Directed Bicycle Thieves, Umberto D.; key neorealist.

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Cesare Zavattini

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Neorealist screenwriter who collaborated with De Sica.

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Luchino Visconti

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Directed Ossessione, The Leopard; known for elegant style.

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Pietro Germi

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Directed Divorce Italian Style; key in commedia all’italiana.

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Suso Cecchi d’Amico

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Prominent screenwriter who worked with De Sica, Visconti, and others.

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Federico Fellini

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Directed Nights of Cabiria, La Dolce Vita; known for surrealism.

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Nino Rota

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Composer for Fellini and The Godfather; iconic film scores.

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Marcello Mastroianni

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Star of La Dolce Vita; frequent collaborator with Fellini.

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Sophia Loren

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Iconic actress; symbol of Italian beauty and success.

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Michelangelo Antonioni

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Director of Red Desert, L’Avventura; explored alienation.

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Monica Vitti

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Actress known for work with Antonioni.

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Sergio Leone

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Master of the spaghetti western; directed The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

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Ennio Morricone

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Composer of iconic western and horror film scores.

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Bernardo Bertolucci

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Directed The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris; political and stylistic innovator.

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Vittorio Storaro

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Oscar-winning cinematographer known for vivid color and lighting.

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Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Radical poet/director; Mamma Roma, Accattone.

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Lina Wertmüller

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First woman nominated for Best Director Oscar; directed Swept Away.

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Mario Bava

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Pioneer of giallo and Italian horror.

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Dario Argento

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Director of Suspiria; master of stylized horror.

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Gianni Amelio

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Director of Lamerica; focused on identity and migration.

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Paolo Sorrentino

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Directed The Great Beauty; known for stylized, satirical films.

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Stefano Sollima

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Directed Gomorrah series; gritty realism.