Top 20 Italian Films

By: Jon K

I’m not much of an expert on Italy, but for what it’s worth, here’s my top 20 faves.

• 01
  Once Upon a Time in the West
  Sergio Leone
• 02
  Suspiria
  Dario Argento
• 03
  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  Sergio Leone
• 04
  L'eclisse
  Michelangelo Antonioni
• 05
  Nights of Cabiria
  Federico Fellini
• 06
  La strada
  Federico Fellini
• 07
  Red Desert
  Michelangelo Antonioni
• 08
  La dolce vita
  Federico Fellini
• 09
  Bicycle Thieves
  Vittorio De Sica
• 10
  Shoeshine
  Vittorio De Sica
• 11
  Umberto D.
  Vittorio De Sica
• 12
  For a Few Dollars More
  Sergio Leone
• 13
  The Tree of Wooden Clogs
  Ermanno Olmi
• 14
  The Gospel According to St. Matthew
  Pier Paolo Pasolini
• 15
  The Great Silence
  Sergio Corbucci
• 16
  A Fistful of Dollars
  Sergio Leone
• 17
  The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
  Dario Argento
• 18
  Cinema Paradiso
  Giuseppe Tornatore
• 19
  Rocco and His Brothers
  Luchino Visconti
• 20
  Rome, Open City
  Roberto Rossellini