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Post by dicklaurey on Mar 14, 2017 11:48:46 GMT -5
I happened to be watching the old, Italian movie "Umberto D" again, a few days ago.
The old man's dog is named "Flike".
A more current definition of the word is "flying bike", however, I'm sure that, in 1952, it would have meant something different. No luck researching this. Anyone have the answer?
I know that, in this day and age, with all that is happening in the world, this is less than 0 on a scale of important issues, however, it's just one of those annoying little things that just drives me nuts !
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Post by chris on Mar 25, 2017 10:57:24 GMT -5
the best resource I have found for movies and tv shows is IMDb (have an app on my ipad and ipod and Im sure there is one for smartphone.) They tell you everything about the shows. crew who they are married to, cast and all there bios and details. If its not on there then enter the forum, post a question and someone usually reponds. I love this app because when watching a movie credits usally fly by or you cant remember a name and BINGO just like that it's at your fingertips. If you don't have a device for an app then you can register on line and use it there.
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Post by dicklaurey on Mar 25, 2017 14:34:21 GMT -5
Hi Chris- Thanks for responding. I've checked IMBD, incl. links & blogs, plus, related sites- no luck. Not in my Italian dictionary, nor, unusual Italian names for dogs. My relatives in Cassano Irpino never heard of it.
So far- a cinematic mystery !
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Post by chris on Mar 26, 2017 11:30:44 GMT -5
I did the same and message my cousin in Italy. She said maybe its a made up name which I too am beginning to think. But even in a made up name its a relation to something to create it. Outcome I just requested the movie from the library to watch.  Did you watch the 1952 or 2017 version. I rented the 1952 |
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Post by dicklaurey on Mar 26, 2017 14:48:23 GMT -5
Chris- I appreciate your efforts. It looks like it's starting to bug you too!.
As far as I'm concerned, the original 1952 film is the only one to watch. After you watch it, the "Flike mystery" will bug you even more!
I am a fan of Italian realism movies, mostly produced between 1943 and 1955. The stories are strong, filmed mostly with natural scenery, as opposed to studio sets. Very few professional actors used. The man who plays Umberto was not an actor. He was a professor of linguistics at a university. It was his only film performance.
If you are distracted by English sub-titles, these movies are not for you, but, if your thing is gritty, post-WWII realism, these will hit the spot.
Other notables from the time period are: Bicycle Thief, Rome Open City, Bitter Rice, La Strada, etc.
Thanks again. The search goes on!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2017 16:22:24 GMT -5
La Strada
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Post by dicklaurey on Mar 26, 2017 17:57:53 GMT -5
Alan- Yes. LaStrada (The Road). Great flick! Not the happiest story, but, most of these films are not upbeat. Post-war Italy was not exactly Disneyland.
Oh, my previous error- the term for the genre is "neorealism" (you probably knew that anyway).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2017 19:32:36 GMT -5
Alan- Yes. LaStrada (The Road). Great flick! Not the happiest story, but, most of these films are not upbeat. Post-war Italy was not exactly Disneyland. Oh, my previous error- the term for the genre is "neorealism" (you probably knew that anyway). Not to worry I live in an alternate world anyways. My Italian is nodda so gooda! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 9:51:50 GMT -5
I have heard that word. Usually in the sentence don't give a ....
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Post by dicklaurey on Sept 5, 2017 17:39:45 GMT -5
O.F.88- That's as good an explanation as I've heard so far- doesn't take much of an imagination to figure out the rest of the sentence !! Thanks.
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Post by kit on Sept 5, 2017 19:43:53 GMT -5
I think through the years, the word 'flike' has slipped into the dimension of 'flux capacitor' and 'flug'... never to be adequately defined.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 20:27:00 GMT -5
I like old fliken fart better. At least that is what they call me! LOL HaHa
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Post by kit on Sept 6, 2017 8:56:44 GMT -5
You, too? I thought I was the only one.  |
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Post by dicklaurey on Sept 6, 2017 14:43:58 GMT -5
FLIKE:....is the period of time between "liking" and "flirting".
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