Tullius Valerius — a Proconsul of Rome, circa 310 A.D. — fears that a provincial governor named Gaius Appius Quintillianus Read More »
Tag Archives: italian
E venne un uomo (1965) Ermanno Olmi, Rod Steiger, Adolfo Celi, Giorgo Fortunato
Based on the diary Pope John XXIII kept between the ages of 14 and 18, his lifelong concern for tolerance, the underprivileged, and world peace is told. Read More »
A Fine Pair (1969) Francesco Maselli, Rock Hudson, Claudia Cardinale, Tomas Milian
Married NYPD Captain Mike Harmon receives a visit from Esmeralda Marini, who he has not seen in twelve years since she was a child. Read More »
Bellissima (1951) Luchino Visconti, Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari, Tina Apicella
Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daugther to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. Read More »
I Knew Her Well (1965) Antonio Pietrangeli, Stefania Sandrelli, Mario Adorf, Jean-Claude Brialy
Adriana, a naive Italian country girl, moves to Rome to become a movie star and experiences the dark side of the business. Read More »
The Senator Likes Women (1972) Lucio Fulci, Lando Buzzanca, Lionel Stander, Laura Antonelli
Senator Pupis feels a strong and uncontrollable urge to grab women’s bottoms, a habit than can lead to embarrassment Read More »
Voyage in Time (1983) Tonino Guerra, Andrei Tarkovsky
Like the Russian poet of ‘Nostalghia’, who, accompanied by his Italian guide and translator Read More »
The Monk of Monza (1963) Sergio Corbucci, Totò, Nino Taranto, Erminio Macario
Italy, 1630. The widower Pasquale loses his job as a cobbler. In search of food for his twelve children Read More »
Dirty Weekend (1973) Dino Risi, Marcello Mastroianni, Oliver Reed, Carole André
A man and his mistress have just taken off for a weekend romp when they’re kidnapped by a trio of bank robbers. Read More »
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 »
Limpiegato (1960) Gianni Puccini, Nino Manfredi, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Anna Maria Ferrero
Nando is employed by a large company. Life takes place in the home, where he lives with his sister, and the office, where he does a job that leaves him totally dissatisfied. Read More »
The Designated Victim (1971) Maurizio Lucidi, Tomas Milian, Pierre Clémenti, Katia Christine
A wealthy, decadent count convinces a disillusioned playboy that they shall murder one another’s relatives, to get away with the perfect crime. Read More »
Il grido (1957) Michelangelo Antonioni, Steve Cochran, Alida Valli, Betsy Blair
After living seven years with the mechanic Aldo, having a daughter with him, the simple woman Irma is informed that her absent husband had just died in Sydney. Read More »
The Bachelor (1955) Antonio Pietrangeli, Alberto Sordi, Sandra Milo, Nino Manfredi
Paolo Anselmi is a happily single man. He lives in a flat with a friend but is forced to leave when the friend gets married. Read More »
Down the Ancient Stairs (1975) Mauro Bolognini, Marcello Mastroianni, Françoise Fabian, Marthe Keller
A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi Read More »