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Modern Italy
Journal of Modern Italian Studies
RIVISTA DI STUDI ITALIANI
Anno XXV , n° 2, Dicembre 2007 ( Cinema ) pag. 242-255
THE JOURNEY MOTIF IN 20TH-CENTURY LITERATURE
AND ITALIAN CINEMA
TONIA CATERINA RIVIELLO
Santa Clara University,
Santa Clara, California
Abstract:
The journey motif has the power of uniting beginning and end, in a circular motion. In Cinema Paradiso, we witness Totò's reminiscing (in flashback form) about his life in the town, Giancaldo, where he grew up without a father lost to him in the Russian war. In This Black Stone Mourns, soldiers are remembered for their sacrifices. The stone's reflection of the viewers faces and the chiseled names of the fallen soldiers allow a process of fusion between the past and present, the dead and the living. These works help us determine what to preserve and what to leave behind in life's journey. Gioseffi and Tornatore through their work put audiences in touch with images and values that are overlooked in today's society, such as love of family, motherland, and duty to country.

Key-words:
Gioseffi, Tornatore, poetry, cinema, Italian, journey, memorial.
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