Monica Pellizzari Monica Pellizzari i(A50373 works by) (a.k.a. Monica Annalisa Pellizzari)
Born: Established: 1960 ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Italian
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1 1 form y separately published work icon Fistful of Flies Monica Pellizzari , ( dir. Monica Pellizzari ) Australia : Long Black Productions , 1996 Z1281120 1996 single work film/TV

Mars is a sixteen-year-old Italo-Australian girl growing up in rural Australia in a conservative Catholic family. The film is about her struggle to pursue her sense of self in an often violent environment and about the love/hate relationship she has with her mother. The relationship goes through a powerful and emotional evolution during the film.

Source: Libraries Australia.
1 form y separately published work icon Just Desserts Monica Pellizzari , ( dir. Monica Pellizzari ) Australia : NRG Films , 1993 Z1281128 1993 single work film/TV humour

A humorous account of the development of Maria Stroppi's sexuality through food. Set in suburban Australia during the 1970s, the film deals with fragments of Maria's memories of growing up in an Italian-Catholic family.
1 A Woman, a Wog and a Westie Monica Pellizzari , 1993 single work essay
— Appears in: Growing Up Italian in Australia : Eleven Young Australian Women Talk About Their Childhood 1993; (p. 133-147)
1 form y separately published work icon No, No Nonno Monica Pellizzari , ( dir. Monica Pellizzari ) Australia : Monica Pellizzari , 1990 Z1281136 1990 single work film/TV humour

A comedy drama about a displaced Italian grandfather living with his son's family in suburban Sydney but dreaming of returning to his birthplace, Naples. Nonno's mischief causes problems for all the family, especially his daughter-in-law Anna. His only real ally in life is Nick, his teenage grandson, whom he involves in a plot to save his ageing friend Gennaro from a fate worse than death: a nursing home.
1 form y separately published work icon Rabbit on the Moon Monica Pellizzari , ( dir. Monica Pellizzari ) Chatswood : Australian Film Television and Radio School , 1987 Z1281102 1987 single work film/TV

A young northern Italian girl growing up in the Australian suburbs in the 1970s is confused by the conflicting values of her classmates and those of her Italian family.

(Source: Libraries Australia).
1 form y separately published work icon Velo Nero Black Veil Monica Pellizzari , ( dir. Monica Pellizzari ) Chatswood : Australian Film Television and Radio School , 1987 Z1281097 1987 single work film/TV

This is a portrait of isolation and confusion, as a young Italian woman struggles to adapt to a new Australian life. Rosa waited five years to join her husband in Australia, only to be widowed three months after her arrival. She supports herself cleaning offices. With no command of English and without family or social contacts, she lives in desperate loneliness until she meets an Anglo-Italian teenager who hesitantly offers her friendship.

Source: Libraries Australia.
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