Lee Accused of Being Anti-Italian in His Films
Italian-American group sees Lee's recent comments about Eastwood as hypocritical.
The Italic Institute of America, a prominent Italian-American group, is now criticizing African-American director Spike Lee for an anti-Italian bias in his films, Fox News reports.
The group has criticized Lee in the past for his portrayal of Italian-Americans in two of his more prominent films, Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever. The group has also expressed worry about his upcoming film, Miracle at St. Anna, about the all-black 92nd Buffalo Division that fought the Germans in Italy.
These latest criticisms come amidst Lee's criticism of Clint Eastwood's portrayal (or lack thereof) of African-Americans in Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima.
"Spike Lee is very talented, but I sometimes wish he'd practice what he preaches," said Bill Dal Cerro, president of the group, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "His points about African-Americans are well taken, but, ironically, he does the same thing to Italians in his films."
