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Tag Archives: Claudio Santamaria
The Medicine Seller (2013) Antonio Morabito, Claudio Santamaria, Isabella Ferrari, Evita Ciri, Drama
Bruno is a drug rep. His company, the ‘Zafer’, is going through a difficult time. So as not to lose his job, Bruno is willing to bribe doctors Read More »
Gli sfiorati / Drifters (2011) Matteo Rovere, Andrea Bosca, Miriam Giovanelli, Claudio Santamaria, Comedy, Drama
Handsome, good-natured Mete is dealing with the complications of his father’s impending remarriage and the not entirely unwelcome attentions of his half-sister Belinda, pulled out of her Madrid boarding school for bad behaviour. Read More »
L’assedio / Besieged (1998) Thandie Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria, Bernardo Bertolucci
When an African dictator jails her husband, Shandurai goes into exile in Italy, studying medicine and keeping house for Mr. Kinsky, an eccentric English pianist and composer. She lives in one room of his Roman palazzo. He besieges her with flowers, gifts, and music, declaring passionately that he loves her, would go to Africa with her, would do anything for her. “What do you know of Africa?,” she asks, then, in anguish, shouts, “Get my husband out of jail!” The rest of the film plays out the implications of this scene and leaves Shandurai with a choice.
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