Lamerica
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Lamerica is a 1994 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio. It entered the competition at the 51st Venice International Film Festival, in which Amelio won the Golden Osella for Best Director. The
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Ismail Kadare
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Ismail Kadare was an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter and playwright. He was a leading international literary figure and intellectual, focusing on poetry until the publication of his fi
Lamerica
…of Lamerica at the 1995 New York Film Festival, Amelio would "emerge ... much more widely known." The film was heavily criticised by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare for what he perceived as the whitewashing of Italian colonialism, and accused the film of promoting the idea that Albanians dreamed of living under…
Kadare, c. 1990s
Konak (house) of Kadare in the Ottoman old town of Gjirokastër
Kadare in 2002
Frieze honoring Kadare at Gjirokastër Castle