Oliviero is a burned-out writer, living at his estate near Venice, his dead mother dominating his imagination. Read More »
Tag Archives: italian
Allonsanfan (1974) Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Marcello Mastroianni, Lea Massari, Mimsy Farmer
A anarchist leader (Fulvio) wishes to retire, as he is old and tired. Read More »
Wanted Sabata (1970) Roberto Mauri, Brad Harris, Vassili Karis, Elena Pedemonte
Villainous bounty hunter Jim Sparrow kills his brother and frames Sabata for the murder. Read More »
The Truce AKA La tregua (1997) Francesco Rosi, John Turturro, Rade Serbedzija, Massimo Ghini
This is the true story of Italian Jews returning home from Auschwitz after the war. Read More »
Apprentice to Murder (1988) Ralph L. Thomas, Donald Sutherland, Chad Lowe, Mia Sara
Fire-and-brimstone preacher sees Satan everywhere, trains gullible young boy to “detect” evil Read More »
Savage Breed AKA Razza selvaggia (1980) Pasquale Squitieri, Saverio Marconi, Stefano Madia, Imma Piro
Mario lives in Turin with his sister Michelina. He works in the factory. Read More »
Mondo cane n. 2 (1963) Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi, Stefano Sibaldi, Henning Skaarup, Peter Ustinov
The original shockumentary sequel made up of episodes in the life of man and beast, filmed all over the world Read More »
The Stendhal Syndrome AKA La sindrome di Stendhal (1996) Dario Argento, Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi
Anna Manni is a policewoman trying to capture a vicious serial rapist and killer. Read More »
Blue Tornado (1991) Antonio Bido, Dirk Benedict, Ted McGinley, Patsy Kensit
While experimenting with a new flight maneuver, Colonel Alex Long and Phil encounter a mysterious light over a mountain range. Read More »
They Have Changed Their Face AKA Hanno cambiato faccia (1971) Corrado Farina, Adolfo Celi, Geraldine Hooper, Giuliano Esperanti
In this allegory on capitalism, director of a known car corporation invites one of his employees to his country villa Read More »
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life AKA La più bella serata della mia vita (1972) Ettore Scola, Alberto Sordi, Michel Simon, Charles Vanel
A successful businessman whose destiny leads him to a secluded Swiss chalet where his life is put on trial by a group of retired law professionals. Read More »
The Mouth of the Wolf AKA La bocca del lupo (2009) Pietro Marcello, Vincenzo Motta, Mary Monaco, Franco Leo
Pietro Marcello directs this genre-defying Italian docudrama that follows mustachioed ex-con Enzo Read More »
Tosca’s Kiss AKA Il Bacio di Tosca (1984) Daniel Schmid, Giuseppe Manacchini, Leonida Bellon, Salvatore Locapo
Meet the inhabitants of the “Casa di Riposa” in Milan, the world’s first nursing home for retired opera singers Read More »
Where Are You Going All Naked? AKA Dove vai tutta nuda? (1969) Pasquale Festa Campanile, Tomas Milian, Maria Grazia Buccella, Gastone Moschin
The strange, amusing story about an employee, his wife and his boss. Read More »
Nirvana (1997) Gabriele Salvatores, Christopher Lambert, Diego Abatantuono, Sergio Rubini
Jimi, a successful computer game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus Read More »