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Mattioli, Alberto
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3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
France's football association promotes racism
The French Football Association (FFF) is planning to introduce new criteria for the selection of young players, including a quota capping the number of footballers from African and North African countries. This puts the association and the country in a bad light, the liberal daily La Stampa writes: "Who doesn't remember the French national team of 1998 which became world champion and raised the ire of Father Le Pen because the 'pure-blooded' French were in a minority on the pitch. ... A multicultural and multi-ethnic national team … that was hailed as a shining example of the republican melting pot and successful integration. But there are many signs that integration has not been quite so successful, starting with the suburbs. The news of the FFF's plans has now hit us like a bomb. ... Too many tall and athletic blacks supposedly pose an obstacle to this intelligent 'champagne' game. ... An art that is apparently the preserve of fat, short-legged whites."
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Italian cinema paints an ugly picture of Italy
Alberto Mattioli comments on the Cannes Festival nominations, announced April 23rd. Two Italian films were among them, contrary to the situation in 2007, when none made the cut. "Italian cinema has been resuscitated and heads off to Cannes. Two films are in the competition, Paolo Sorrentino's 'Il Divo' and Matteo Garrone's 'Gomorra' ... . Good. Very good, even. Cinephiles can rejoice. The rest of Italy, less so, if we take a look at the films' subject matter. 'Il Divo' is a biopic of Giulio Andreotti [a controversial politician, today a senator for life suspected of ties with the Mafia], while 'Gomorra' is an adaptation of a devastating best-seller by Roberto Saviano on the Camorra... . This doesn't paint a very nice picture of Italy. It gives the strong impression that the only Italy we see from abroad is governed by a class which is more Mafioso than serious about management."
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More from the press review on the subject » Film, » Italy
Italian operas on strike
To save the Italian opera scene, which has been on strike since November 9th, the journalist Alberto Mattioli appeals to strikers who are requesting a revision of their salaries and their working conditions. "A requiem for the Verdi's Requiem at the Scala. The strike has cancelled its performance planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Toscanini's death. The same is happening in Parma and at the Venice Fenice, where the director's offices are being occupied ... . The problem, the biggest issue of all, remains the fact that Italy would not be Italy without opera, the quintessential Made in Italy product that has been a major success all round the world for four hundred years ... . The fact that the Italian opera scene has been in bad health has been written about a thousand times. The road to recovery unfortunately appears beyond human capacity. Let us at least prevent it from dying."
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