to thrive and be successful. Michele as the “old” Italy, becomes a learning experience and the foundation for Gino, the “new” Italy. This final scene shows how the intermingling of tradition in the “old” Italy balances out the economically developed “new” Italy. Awards 1994 European Film Awards – "Best Film" 1994 Venice Film Festival – 4 Awards including "Best Director" 1995 São Paulo International Film Festival – "Critics Award" 1995 David di Donatello: Best Cinematography, Best Score, Best Sound 1995 Nastro d'Argento: Best Director, Best Cinematography 1995 Goya Awards – Best European Film Critical and scholarly reception TV Guide gives the film four stars, finding it "A boldly chilling portrait of post-Communist Europe in moral eclipse, directed with passion and singular grace by Italian Gianni Amelio (STOLEN CHILDREN)." Janet Maslin, writing for The New York Times, finds that "The film's synthesis of fact and fiction is gracefully achieved," and expressed hope that after the screening of Lamerica at the 1995 New York Film Festival, Amelio would "emerge ... much more widely known." A detailed analysis of the film can be read here. See also Tirana Year Zero Vlora (ship) Albanians in Italy Movies about immigration to Italy List of submissions to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 1994 films 1994 drama films Italian drama films Italian road movies 1990s Italian-language films Albanian-language films Films directed by Gianni Amelio Films about immigration European Film Awards winners (films) Films set in Albania French drama films Austrian drama films Swiss drama films 1990s French films