I firmly believe that Lillian Gish’s performance in this movie is the reason why Norma Desmond said “We didn’t need dialogue. We had faces!” and nothing can convince me otherwise

From Cinecittà with Love – Italian Cinema Weekly Challenge 2025 | Week #20 – Directed by Mario Monicelli
Molti nemici, molto onore – ricordalo! Oh, l’ha detto un uomo che c’aveva due palle così!
First of all: happy 110th heavenly birthday, Mario Monicelli! *blows a kiss to the sky*
Second thing: Alberto Sordi not winning the Prix d’interprétation masculine at Cannes for this performance??? A scandal, I’m tellin’ ya
Monicelli as usual proves why he’s one of my absolute favorites:…
From Cinecittà with Love – Italian Cinema Weekly Challenge 2025 | Week #19 – Directed by Ettore Scola
Happy heavenly 94th birthday, Ettore Scola! *blows a kiss to the sky*
I started Ballando Ballando with the lowest expectations ever and I was pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable it was; not a single line of dialogue is uttered during the whole 2 hours but the pacing and setting helped me settle easily into it :))
I can also understand why it…