18 Questions
What event marked the beginning of the anni di piombo in Italy?
Piazza Fontana bombing in Milan
Which filmmaking style of the 1980s and 1990s was criticized for being superficial and unchallenging?
Cinema carino
Which subgenre began in 1983 and involves comedies released annually at Christmas time?
Cinepanettoni
What was the political party associated with the abbreviation CD in Italy?
Christian Democrats
Which investigative movement in Italy is known as 'Clean Hands'?
'Mani puliti' investigations
Which Italian film is considered to originate the genre of commedia all’italiana?
'I soliti ignoti'
What party was the conservative ruling party in Italy from the early postwar to the early 1990s?
Christian Democrats
Which event led to the dissolution of the Christian Democrats in the early 1990s?
Mani puliti investigations revealing widespread corruption
Which film movement did the Christian Democrats discourage in the early postwar period?
Italian Neorealism
What was EUR, an area of Rome intended for the site of the 1942 world’s fair?
Esposizione Universale Roma
What did Italian cinema criticize the effects of during the 1970s?
The economic miracle
What aided the rise to power of Italy's Christian Democrats?
Cold War aid from the United States
What term was used to refer to the network of corruption in Italy during the fall of “the First Republic”?
Tangentopoli
Which Italian political party is represented by the acronym PCI?
Italian Communist Party
During the economic miracle in Italy, which aspect of society was largely transformed along the lines of American capitalism and consumerism?
Economic and technological development
Which term refers to the South of Italy and is derived from its association with the heat of midday sun?
Mezzogiorno
Which genre of Italian cinema featured low-budget sword-and-sandal films in the 1950s to 1960s, often starring American bodybuilders like Steve Reeves?
Peplum
Which event came to be considered the fall of “the First Republic” in Italy?
Tangentopoli Corruption Scandal
Test your knowledge on the Italian art film movement paralleled with the success of La Democrazia Cristiana, the Christian Democrats party in Italy during the 1970s. Explore the critical views on the economic miracle and the Italian character portrayed in these movements.
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