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What event marked the beginning of the anni di piombo in Italy?
What event marked the beginning of the anni di piombo in Italy?
- Miracolo economico
- Vacanze di Natale release
- Mani puliti investigations
- Piazza Fontana bombing in Milan (correct)
Which filmmaking style of the 1980s and 1990s was criticized for being superficial and unchallenging?
Which filmmaking style of the 1980s and 1990s was criticized for being superficial and unchallenging?
- Neorealism
- Commedia all’italiana
- Cinema carino (correct)
- Cinepanettoni
Which subgenre began in 1983 and involves comedies released annually at Christmas time?
Which subgenre began in 1983 and involves comedies released annually at Christmas time?
- Cinepanettoni (correct)
- Cinema carino
- Mani puliti investigations
- Neorealism
What was the political party associated with the abbreviation CD in Italy?
What was the political party associated with the abbreviation CD in Italy?
Which investigative movement in Italy is known as 'Clean Hands'?
Which investigative movement in Italy is known as 'Clean Hands'?
Which Italian film is considered to originate the genre of commedia all’italiana?
Which Italian film is considered to originate the genre of commedia all’italiana?
What party was the conservative ruling party in Italy from the early postwar to the early 1990s?
What party was the conservative ruling party in Italy from the early postwar to the early 1990s?
Which event led to the dissolution of the Christian Democrats in the early 1990s?
Which event led to the dissolution of the Christian Democrats in the early 1990s?
Which film movement did the Christian Democrats discourage in the early postwar period?
Which film movement did the Christian Democrats discourage in the early postwar period?
What was EUR, an area of Rome intended for the site of the 1942 world’s fair?
What was EUR, an area of Rome intended for the site of the 1942 world’s fair?
What did Italian cinema criticize the effects of during the 1970s?
What did Italian cinema criticize the effects of during the 1970s?
What aided the rise to power of Italy's Christian Democrats?
What aided the rise to power of Italy's Christian Democrats?
What term was used to refer to the network of corruption in Italy during the fall of “the First Republic”?
What term was used to refer to the network of corruption in Italy during the fall of “the First Republic”?
Which Italian political party is represented by the acronym PCI?
Which Italian political party is represented by the acronym PCI?
During the economic miracle in Italy, which aspect of society was largely transformed along the lines of American capitalism and consumerism?
During the economic miracle in Italy, which aspect of society was largely transformed along the lines of American capitalism and consumerism?
Which term refers to the South of Italy and is derived from its association with the heat of midday sun?
Which term refers to the South of Italy and is derived from its association with the heat of midday sun?
Which genre of Italian cinema featured low-budget sword-and-sandal films in the 1950s to 1960s, often starring American bodybuilders like Steve Reeves?
Which genre of Italian cinema featured low-budget sword-and-sandal films in the 1950s to 1960s, often starring American bodybuilders like Steve Reeves?
Which event came to be considered the fall of “the First Republic” in Italy?
Which event came to be considered the fall of “the First Republic” in Italy?
