«Telefoni Bianchi (Italian pronunciation: [teˈlɛfoni ˈbjaŋki]; “white telephones”) films were made in Italy in the 1930s in imitation of American comedies of the time. For example, there would be expensive Art Deco sets featuring white telephones (status symbol of bourgeois wealth and generally unavailable to the movie-going public), and children would have Shirley Temple curls. … Continue reading Telefoni Bianchi