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Article: A director takes on interracial love in Italy
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Elisabetta Povoledo The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
02-22-2008
A director takes on interracial love in Italy
Byline: Elisabetta Povoledo The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 1
Section: FEATURES
ROME --
For decades, the popular movie genre known as "commedia all'Italiana" has served as an insightful lens through which to observe the nation's changing society. These days, with the film "Bianco e nero" (White and Black), its focus has shifted to close encounters of a culturally diverse kind.
The glossy love story between a Senegalese woman, played by Aissa Maiga, and an Italian man, played by Favio Volo, has tickled audiences, mildly amused critics, and has grossed ...