Editing Cinema of Italy (section)

====Pink neorealism (1950s–1960s)====
[[File:Pane amore e fantasia.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Pane, amore e fantasia]]'' by [[Luigi Comencini]] (1953)]]

Although ''[[Umberto D.]]'' is considered the end of the neorealist period, subsequent works turned toward lighter, sweetened and mildly optimistic atmospheres, more coherent with the improving conditions of Italy just before the [[Italian economic miracle|economic boom]]; this genre became known as ''pink neorealism''.

The precursor of pink neorealism was Renato Castellani, who helped bring realist comedy into vogue with ''[[Under the Sun of Rome]]'' (1948) and ''[[It's Forever Springtime]]'' (1949), both shot on location and with non-professional actors, and above all with public success and criticism of ''[[Two Cents Worth of Hope]]'' (1952), which laid the foundations for pink neorealism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.longtake.it/movies/due-soldi-di-speranza|title=Due soldi di speranza|access-date=29 November 2022|language=it}}</ref>
[[File:Poveri ma belli festa-campanile.jpg|thumb|''[[Poveri ma belli]]'' by [[Dino Risi]] (1957)]]

Notable films of pink neorealism, which combine popular comedy and realist motifs, are ''[[Pane, amore e fantasia]]'' (1953) by [[Luigi Comencini]] and ''[[Poveri ma belli]]'' (1957) by [[Dino Risi]], both works are in perfect harmony with the evolution of the Italian costume.<ref>{{cite book|first=Enrico|last=Giacovelli|title=La commedia all'italiana - La storia, i luoghi, gli autori, gli attori, i film|pages=23–24|publisher=Gremese Editore|year=1990|language=it|isbn=978-8876058738}}</ref> The large influx at the box office from the two films remained almost unchanged in the sequels ''[[Bread, Love and Jealousy]]'' (1954), ''[[Scandal in Sorrento]]'' (1955) and ''[[Pretty But Poor]]'' (1957), also directed by Luigi Comencini and Dino Risi.

Similarly, stories of daily life told with gentle irony (without losing sight of the social fabric) can be found in the work of the Milanese [[Luciano Emmer]], whose films ''[[Sunday in August]]'' (1950), ''[[Three Girls from Rome]]'' (1952) and ''[[High School (1954 film)|High School]]'' (1954), are the best-known examples. Another film of the pink neorealism genre was ''[[Susanna Whipped Cream]]'' (1957) by [[Steno (director)|Steno]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/neorealismo_(Enciclopedia-dei-ragazzi)|title=Neorealismo|access-date=29 November 2022|language=it}}</ref>

This trend allowed some actresses to become real celebrities, such as [[Sophia Loren]], [[Gina Lollobrigida]], [[Silvana Pampanini]], [[Lucia Bosé]], [[Barbara Bouchet]], [[Eleonora Rossi Drago]], [[Silvana Mangano]], [[Virna Lisi]], [[Claudia Cardinale]] and [[Stefania Sandrelli]]. Soon pink neorealism was replaced by the [[Commedia all'italiana]], a unique genre that, born on an ideally humouristic line, talked instead very seriously about important social themes.
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