Set against the magnificent backdrop of classic Rome, “The Sword and the Cross” Read More »
Tag Archives: Italy
Miss Nitouche AKA Mam’zelle Nitouche (1954) Yves Allégret, Fernandel, Pier Angeli, Jean Debucourt
Denise discovered that Celestin leads a double life: he composes operetta Read More »
Hundred Days AKA Hundert Tage (1935) Franz Wenzler, Werner Krauss, Gustaf Gründgens, Kurt Junker
On February 26, 1815 Napoleon leaves his exile on Elba. Read More »
What Time Is It? AKA Che ora è? (1989) Ettore Scola, Marcello Mastroianni, Massimo Troisi, Anne Parillaud
A father and his son who lived seperated for some time meet each other Read More »
Castle of the Banned Lovers AKA Beatrice Cenci (1956) Riccardo Freda, Micheline Presle, Gino Cervi, Fausto Tozzi
The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco Read More »
Scandalous Liaisons AKA Rose rosse per una squillo (1993) Albert Barney, Pino Buricchi, Bruno Gaburro, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Tracy Kelly, Gérard Manzetti
An intricate story of crimes, blackmail and torrid passions. Read More »
Hypnosis (1962) Eugenio Martín, Jean Sorel, Götz George, Heinz Drache
A hypnotist is murdered in his dressing room. His ventriloquist dummy seemingly the only witness to the crime. Read More »
Rice Girl AKA La risaia (1956) Raffaello Matarazzo, Elsa Martinelli, Folco Lulli, Michel Auclair
The 19-year-old Elena, who is as pretty as she is bright, works as a rice girl for the landlord Guerrini. Read More »
The Payoff AKA La mazzetta (1978) Sergio Corbucci, Nino Manfredi, Paolo Stoppa, Marisa Laurito
Sasá Iovine, a small-time Neopolitan operator, finds himself in the thick of a multi-murder Read More »
The Passionate Thief AKA Risate di gioia (1960) Mario Monicelli, Anna Magnani, Totò, Ben Gazzara
On New Year’s Eve, an insecure, struggling actress (Anna Magnani) has nothing to do. Read More »
Twinky (1970) Richard Donner, Charles Bronson, Orson Bean, Honor Blackman
A middle-aged author of pornographic novels meets and falls in love with a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl. Read More »
O.K. Nero AKA O.K. Nerone (1951) Mario Soldati, Carlo Campanini, Walter Chiari, Silvana Pampanini
Two American sailors, Fiorello and Jimmy are slugged while sight-seeing in Rome Read More »
The Butterfly Affair (1971) Jean Herman, Claudia Cardinale, Stanley Baker, Henri Charrière
Popsy double-crosses her older partner Silva. Silva has arranged to divert diamonds Read More »
Young Wolves AKA Les jeunes loups (1968) Marcel Carné, Christian Hay, Haydée Politoff, Yves Beneyton
Alain, “a young wolf”, elegant and racy, is maintained by the princess Linzani. Read More »
Salvatore Giuliano (1962) Francesco Rosi, Frank Wolff, Salvo Randone, Frederico Zardi
In 1950, 28-year-old outlaw Salvatore Giuliano is found gunned down in a Sicilian courtyard. Little is as it seems. Read More »