Cinema Italiano – Italian Heritage Month

Buongiorno!

If you haven’t heard, Italian-American Heritage Month is celebrated during the whole month of October! During October, many Italians and Italian-Americans celebrate by attending festivals, cooking Italian food (preferably from a family recipe), sharing stories about their families and of course, watching Italian Cinema. To kick off the festivities, here is a list of the top 15 Italian-American films that you should watch throughout the month of October!

#15: The Postman (Il Postino)

#14: Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella)

#13: Jersey Boys 

“Can’t take my eyes off of you”

#12: Under the Tuscan Sun

#11: La Dolce Vita

#10: Mickey Blue Eyes

“Bada bing, Bada boom”

#9: NINE (Ironic, huh?)

#8: Moonstruck

“When the moon hits the sky, like a big pizza pie, thats amore…”

#7: The Family

#6: The Untouchables

#5: Rocky

Three words, one man: The Italian Stallion!

#4: My Cousin Vinny

#3: GoodFellas

#2: Cinema Paradiso 

#1: The Godfather

“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse”

Now grab some popcorn and enjoy these classics!

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