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Tag Archives: Dino Risi
In the Name of the Italian People (1971) Dino Risi, Ugo Tognazzi, Vittorio Gassman, Ely Galleani
An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. Read More »
Sono fotogenico (1980) Dino Risi, Renato Pozzetto, Edwige Fenech, Aldo Maccione
Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. Read More »
The Sign of Venus (1955) Dino Risi, Sophia Loren, Franca Valeri, Vittorio De Sica
Cesira lives with her cousin Agnese. Agnese is beautiful, while Cesira, dreamy and sentimental, is unattractive. Read More »
Normal Young Man (1969) Dino Risi, Janet Agren, Lino Capolicchio, Umberto D’Orsi, Comedy
Giordano is a young man from Milan who accepts a ride from a married American couple sightseeing in Italy. Read More »
The Gaucho (1964) Dino Risi, Vittorio Gassman, Amedeo Nazzari, Nelly Panizza, Comedy
Gassman plays Mario Ravicchio, a financially-strapped press representative who follows an Italian manufacturing company on its visit to Buenos Aires to present a movie in a festival. Read More »
Dear Father (1979) Dino Risi, Vittorio Gassman, Aurore Clément, Andrée Lachapelle, Drama
In Caro papá, Dino Risi is telling the narrative of this wholesome lifestyle Read More »
I nostri mariti (1966) Luigi Filippo D’Amico, Dino Risi, Alberto Sordi, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Alessandro Cutolo, Comedy, Romance
Movies in three episodes due to three different hands. In the first, D’Amico, a young man is attracted by a rather masculine woman. Read More »
Anima persa / Lost Soul (1977) Dino Risi, Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Deneuve, Danilo Mattei, Drama, Mystery
Bizarre events keep occurring in an old mansion, and it’s soon obvious that something mysterious is up in the attic.
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Il Viale della Speranza (1953) Dino Risi, Cosetta Greco, Liliana Bonfatti, Maria Pia Casilio, Drama
Joys and disappointments of three young men who aspire to fame: Luisa has talent and triumphs Read More »
Il commissario Lo Gatto (1986) Dino Risi, Lino Banfi, Maurizio Ferrini, Maurizio Micheli, Comedy
Police commissioner Lo Gatto is in charge of the local Italian police station within Vatican State. Read More »
Operazione San Gennaro / Treasure of San Gennaro (1966) Dino Risi, Nino Manfredi, Senta Berger, Mario Adorf, Comedy, Crime
In the greatest city of the world someone wants to steal the San Gennaro’s treasure. Dudu (Nino Manfredi) boss of “La Sanità” (a popular quarter of Naples) is taking time to make the right choice: can they succeed? Read More »
I complessi / Complexes (1965) Luigi Filippo D’Amico, Dino Risi, Nino Manfredi, Ilaria Occhini, Riccardo Garrone, Comedy
In the first episode, Quirino tries to conquer Gabriella, lover of Alvaro, with the complexity of shyness. Read More »
Il vedovo / The Widower (1959) Dino Risi, Alberto Sordi, Franca Valeri, Livio Lorenzon, Comedy
Alberto Nardi (Alberto Sordi) is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory (producing lifts and elevators) teeters perennially on the brink of catastrophe. Alberto is married to a rich and successful businesswoman from Milan, Elvira Almiraghi (Franca Valeri) who has a no-nonsense attitude and barely tolerates the attempts of her husband to keep his factory afloat with her money.
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Vedo nudo / I See Naked (1969) Dino Risi, Nino Manfredi, Sylva Koscina, Véronique Vendell, Comedy
A classic Risi of the late 60s. This time his biting humor doesn’t deal with social or political issues but seven situations leaning on absurdity.
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