Episode 1 / The Mayor of Little Italy (Mono Audio) (short film)

Paul Stone Films
Paul Stone Films
21 هزار بار بازدید - 6 ماه پیش - The Last Days of Little
The Last Days of Little Italy: An Original Documentary Series.

Vinny Vella acted in more than sixty films often in the role of gangster. He is best known for the role of Artie Piscano in Martin Scorsese's Casino. He played Jimmy Petrille on the HBO series The Sopranos.

Little Italy, a historic haven for immigrant families from the old country, was once threatened by an ever-expanding Chinatown. But now the fatal blow is being delivered by the gentrifiers. Corporations, yuppies, and chain stores all moved in. How did Little Italy transform itself from a working class neighborhood of tenement buildings to the third most expensive zip code in the United States?

Part funny, part sad, the series explores the impact gentrification is having on Little Italy's long-term residents. The striking imagery captures the neighborhood before it is completely erased by sterile trendy stores and upper middle class sameness.

Will New York City lose another cultural touchstone to the forces of greed?

A Nolita Films Production
Written and Directed by Paul Stone
Produced by Claudia Montano
Cinematography & Editing by Paul Stone
Shot in New York City, Rome, Amalfi Coast & Puglia, Italy.
6 ماه پیش در تاریخ 1402/11/02 منتشر شده است.
21,055 بـار بازدید شده
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