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When a man of faith does not give up critical thinking
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud - 1986 - Italy, Germany, France - 131 min

The Name of the Rose

2024 March 26 | by Arduino Mancini Asking questions - Critical thinking - Cryme and Thriller - Negotiation

The screenplay of the film The Name of the Rose is freely based on the novel of the same name by Umberto Eco, who had agreed to leave his name in the credits: anyone seeing the film trying to find timely references to the original work would be disappointed. Yet let us come to the […]

An interview with a leader who did not want to be
Directed by Ron Howard – 2008 – USA, UK – 122 min

Frost/Nixon

2024 February 27 | by Arduino Mancini Asking questions - Boss and Staff member - Leadership - Negotiation - Teamwork

It is 1974 and Republican Richard Nixon, president of the United States of America in his second term, resigns from office following the investigation into the Watergate scandal that broke two years earlier. At the root of the scandal were the abusive wiretaps conducted at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee by people linked […]

A boy in the discovery of his passion
Directed by Stephen Daldry - 2000 - UK, France - 110 min

Billy Elliot

2023 December 06 | by Arduino Mancini Asking questions - Coaching - Diversity

The film is set in the United Kingdom during the 1984 miners’ strikes prompted by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s closure of the mines. Billy is an 11-year-old boy who lives with his father Gary, brother Tony, and grandmother; his brother and father are both miners on the strike front lines as they see their futures […]

The detective struggling with the attempt to slow the memory decline.
Directed by Bill Condon - 2015 - UK, USA - 104 min

Mr. Holmes

2023 November 22 | by Arduino Mancini Asking questions - Cryme and Thriller

What role can a child play in a person’s ageing? To what extent can affection and intellectual stimulation help reduce cognitive decline? Questions that are helped to be answered by a film, based on Mitch Cullin’s book A Slight Trick of the Mind. The film tells the story of Sherlock Holmes, the famous private detective, […]

A film that will help you understand the meaning of coaching
Directed by Tom Hooper – 2010 – UK, Australia – 111 min

The King's Speech

2023 September 27 | by Arduino Mancini Asking questions - Coaching - Leadership - Listening effectively - Motivation

The film is based on the story of King George VI and his relationship with speech therapist Lionel Logue, who helped him manage his stutter, thus enabling him to cope without much hassle with the obligations the role imposed on him. Now a bit of plot. In 1925, Prince Albert, Duke of York and second […]

A film that shows the use of all types of closed questions
Directed by Rob Reiner, 1992, USA, 138 min

A Few Good Men

2023 May 24 | by Arduino Mancini Asking questions - Boss and Staff member - Critical thinking - Leadership

A U.S. soldier dies at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo, Cuba, and two of his fellow soldiers are charged with murder, found guilty of killing him in inflicting exemplary punishment. A panel of lawyers led by Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee is formed to defend them, and he soon realizes that the death of Soldier William […]

THE STRATEGIC USE OF KNOWLEDGE IN ONE OF THE BEST FILMS EVER!
Directed by Frank Darabont - 1994 - USA - 142 min

The Shawshank Redemption

It is 1947 and we are in Maine, a U.S. state. Andy Dufresne, a brilliant vice president of a Portland bank, is accused of murdering his wife and a golf champion, who was having an affair with the woman. Andy says he is innocent, but the judge sentences him to two life terms. The man […]

A real training course on negotiation and nonverbal communication
Directed by J. Leven - 1995 - Usa - 97 min

Don Juan De Marco

2022 December 07 | by Arduino Mancini Asking questions - Critical thinking - Negotiation - Resilience

Want to attend a negotiation or communication course? Maybe this film can teach you more: here is the story. A young man who says his name is Don Juan De Marco, claims to be the world’s greatest lover and the son of a great swordsman. And he wears a mask, hat, and mantle reminiscent of […]

Seduction, promises, threats, critical thinking: here is a shining example of its use
Directed by John Huston - 1941 - USA - 100 min

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon is a film in which John Huston made his debut as a director: a film that the American Film Institute ranks among the top 25 of the 100 best movies of all time, and that many critics consider the best crime film of all time. A few words about the story, which […]

How important is the work-life balance?
Directed by Robert Benton - 1979 – USA – 105 min

Kramer vs. Kramer

2022 March 09 | by Arduino Mancini Asking questions - Boss and Staff member - In the company - Women's Stories

The film is based on the novel Kramer vs. Kramer by Avery Corman, and marked the beginning of Dustin Hoffman’s bright career: he immediately won an Oscar for Best Actor in a film that won a host of awards. The movie tells the story of a couple in which, after eight years, the wife decides […]