The Italian Americans

2015

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Released: 17 February 2015 Ended
Producted By: Ark Media
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Official Website: http://www.pbs.org/the-italian-americans/home/
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The Italian Americans is a PBS documentary series about the Italian experience in America. The series, written and produced by John Maggio and narrated by Academy Award-nominated actor Stanley Tucci, explores the evolution of Italian Americans from the late nineteenth century to today, from “outsiders” once viewed with suspicion and mistrust to some of the most prominent leaders of business, politics and the arts today.

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Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.
mayne5 While I found many aspects of this documentary series to be interesting, I was nevertheless disappointed by the sheer absence of women. Could the producers have not found a single Italian American woman worth mentioning? From politicians to Mafia thugs to entertainers - not a single woman. Twice, the town of Roseto was mentioned but no connection was made between the weakening of family traditions (ie-Sunday dinner) and the empowerment of women. Who do you suppose made Rosetans healthy in the first place? It was the women - and when they opted out of traditional female roles to enter the wider society, the price that was paid was higher rates of heart disease. It doesn't take a social scientist to connect the dots. An acknowledgement of this would have served to pay respect to what traditional female labour provided: strong family ties and increased health. It also would have presented an opportunity to mention the restrictions modern Italian women have felt; their dilemma has been experienced probably greater than anyone. This series should have been titled, "Italian American Men." Watching this series could lead one to surmise that only the men worked hard, suffered, and sacrificed. I am a history teacher, by the way. And a proud Italian Canadian.