In the Sicily of the late 1940s, two brother sculptors, tired of selling madonnas Read More »
Tag Archives: Italy
The Uncle from Brooklyn AKA Lo zio di Brooklyn (1995) Daniele Ciprì, Franco Maresco, Salvatore Gattuso, Pippo Agusta, Salvatore Schiera
Grotesque… Depressing… Comic…. Absurd….. Every word seems useless to describe this movie. Read More »
High Frequency AKA Qualcuno in ascolto (1988) Faliero Rosati, Vincent Spano, Umberto Caglini, Anne Canovas
A boy who operates a ham radio and a man who works at a satellite relay station witness the same murder thousands Read More »
Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) Robert Aldrich, Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, Stanley Baker
Sex, torture and betrayal in Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot, leader of the Hebrews Read More »
Thunder from the West AKA La porta del cannone (1969) Leopoldo Savona, Gianni Garko, Irina Demick, Gianna Serra
World War II: The Italian secret agent Riccardo Cloro is sent undercover as a Swiss businessman to Graz by train Read More »
Kill Johnny Ringo AKA Uccidete Johnny Ringo (1966) Gianfranco Baldanello, Brett Halsey, Greta Polyn, Guido Lollobrigida
Johnny Ringo heads to the town of Eagle Pass to stop a mean counterfeiting gang. Read More »
Champagne for Savages AKA Le repas des fauves (1964) Christian-Jaque, Francis Blanche, Boy Gobert, Antonella Lualdi
Set in World War Two occupied France. Several people gather at a house to celebrate a woman’s birthday. Read More »
Call 22-22 Lieutenant Sheridan AKA Chiamate 22-22 tenente Sheridan (1960) Giorgio Bianchi, Ubaldo Lay, Tilde Damiani, Nadia Sanders
Cathrine has been sentenced to the gas chamber but Police Lieutenant Sheridan Read More »
The Wonders of Aladdin AKA Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961) Mario Bava, Henry Levin, Donald O’Connor, Noëlle Adam, Vittorio De Sica
A poor young man finds a magic lamp that possesses a genie Read More »
Planet of the Vampires AKA Terrore nello spazio (1965) Mario Bava, Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell, Ángel Aranda
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn Read More »
Peddlin’ in Society AKA Abbasso la ricchezza! (1946) Gennaro Righelli, Anna Magnani, Vittorio De Sica, Virgilio Riento
Thanks to wartime smuggling Gioconda Perfetti, a roman fruit vendor, becomes very rich. Read More »
I Don’t Want to Talk About It AKA De eso no se habla (1993) María Luisa Bemberg, Marcello Mastroianni, Luisina Brando, Alejandra Podesta
Leonor, a widow in a small South American town, gives birth to Charlotte, a dwarf. Read More »
Max & Jeremie (1992) Claire Devers, Philippe Noiret, Christopher Lambert, Jean-Pierre Marielle
A socially awkward TV-addicted ambitious small time thug is ordered to take out Read More »
The Three Pilots AKA I 3 aquilotti (1942) Mario Mattoli, Michela Belmonte, Leonardo Cortese, Carlo Minello
Three inseparable companions, the Air Force students Marco Read More »
Desert of Fire AKA Deserto di fuoco (1971) Renzo Merusi, Edwige Fenech, George Wang, Giuseppe Addobbati
A desert bandit leader robs a jeep and hauls off a lot of American money. Read More »