The peaceful, almost idyllic life of an Italian village is interrupted during the war Read More »
Tag Archives: Aldo Fabrizi
Paris is Always Paris AKA Parigi è sempre Parigi (1951) Luciano Emmer, Aldo Fabrizi, Henri Guisol, Ave Ninchi
Parigi e Sempre Parigi (Paris is Always Paris) was the second feature-length effort Read More »
Father’s Dilemma AKA Prima comunione (1950) Alessandro Blasetti, Aldo Fabrizi, Gaby Morlay, Ludmilla Dudarova
The daughter of Signor Carloni is about to take her first communion. Read More »
Cops and Robbers AKA Guardie e ladri (1951) Mario Monicelli, Steno, Aldo Fabrizi, Totò, Ave Ninchi
Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him Read More »
Three Steps North (1951) W. Lee Wilder, Lloyd Bridges, Lea Padovani, Aldo Fabrizi
During WW2, American G.I. Frank Keeler has a job driving a supply truck for the company’s quartermaster. Read More »
The Overtaxed AKA I tartassati (1959) Steno, Totò, Aldo Fabrizi, Cathia Caro
Mr. Pezzella owns and operates a very well established luxury clothing store. Read More »
Christmas at Camp 119 AKA Natale al campo 119 (1947) Pietro Francisci, Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica, Peppino De Filippo
Second World War. Field 119 in California (USA). War is long over, but the Italian prisoners are still waiting to return home Read More »
The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) Roberto Rossellini, Aldo Fabrizi, Gianfranco Bellini, Peparuolo
The film dramatizes about a dozen vignettes from the life of St. Francis and his early followers Read More »
The Last Wagon (1943) Mario Mattoli, Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, Anita Durante
The roman coachman Totò doesn’t want his coach being replaced by cars and doesn’t want his daughter Nannarella to go out with the taxi driver Roberto. Read More »
Il delitto di Giovanni Episcopo / Flesh Will Surrender (1947) Alberto Lattuada, Aldo Fabrizi, Roldano Lupi, Yvonne Sanson, Drama
Giovanni used to be a humble, mild-mannered government clerk whose life was turned upside down when he met Giulio, a notorious forger who at once set about manipulating the over-confident man. Read More »
Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo (1956) Mauro Bolognini, Alberto Sordi, Peppino De Filippo, Aldo Fabrizi, Comedy
This is the (funny) story of four agents of Roma traffic police in the ’50s. Their life are crossed in affairs that often retire from mere job relationships. Read More »
Altri tempi / Times Gone By (1952) Alessandro Blasetti, Aldo Fabrizi, Mario Riva, Enzo Staiola, Comedy, Drama, Music
The mood is set with the opening with excerpts from the Excelsior Ball, a famous ballet at the turn of the century that heralded the advances of the upcoming century Read More »