Notes on Visconti's _Bellissima_

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a review of the 1951 neorealistic Italian film Bellissima, by director Luchino Visconti (supposed to be a satire of the film industry). didn't really get into this one


        Smith, Z. (2009). Notes on Visconti's Bellissima. In Smith, Z. Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays. The Penguin Press HC, pp. 166-178

(noun) a person who sells quack medicines from a platform / (noun) a boastful unscrupulous pretender; charlatan / (verb) to beguile or transform by trickery / (verb) to play the mountebank

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buys a love potion from a mountebank

—p.168 by Zadie Smith

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buys a love potion from a mountebank

—p.168 by Zadie Smith

notable

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174

They meet in the Borghese gardens, dappled in leafy light, the scene of a Shakespearean comedy.

just a pretty phrase

—p.174 by Zadie Smith 7 years, 6 months ago

They meet in the Borghese gardens, dappled in leafy light, the scene of a Shakespearean comedy.

just a pretty phrase

—p.174 by Zadie Smith 7 years, 6 months ago

(adjective) marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background

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dappled in leafy light

—p.174 by Zadie Smith

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dappled in leafy light

—p.174 by Zadie Smith

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7 years, 6 months ago

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
by Zadie Smith

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
by Zadie Smith

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
by Zadie Smith