In North Africa Dr. Walter (W) is a very skilled surgeon but lives at a distance from the hospital. Read More »
Tag Archives: Italy
Woman from the Torrid Land AKA La mujer de la tierra caliente (1978) José María Forqué, Stuart Whitman, Laura Gemser, Pilar Velázquez
A man and a woman (Whitman & Gemser), both with checkered pasts, hitch a ride together. Read More »
Behind Closed Shutters AKA Persiane chiuse (1951) Luigi Comencini, Massimo Girotti, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Giulietta Masina
Sandra searches for her missing sister. For this, she enters the morally degraded seaside of Genoa. Read More »
Il vecchio testamento (1962) Gianfranco Parolini, Brad Harris, Ivano Staccioli, Franca Parisi
The Jews of Jerusalem are driven out by their Syrian rulers. Read More »
Johnny Stecchino (1991) Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Paolo Bonacelli
Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus Read More »
The Horseman on the Roof AKA Le hussard sur le toit (1995) Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Olivier Martinez, Juliette Binoche, Pierre Arditi
In 1832, cholera ravages Provence (South of France). After several misadventures, Angelo Read More »
Ride and Kill AKA Cavalca e uccidi (1964) José Luis Borau, Mario Caiano, Alex Nicol, Maite Blasco, Antonio Casas
A small town in Arizona is oppressed by the tyranny of a powerful rancher. Read More »
Sword Without a Country AKA Spade senza bandiera (1961) Carlo Veo, Leonora Ruffo, Renato Speziali, Folco Lulli
In Renaissance Italy, the young and beautiful Gigliola resists her adopted Read More »
Nero and the Burning of Rome AKA Nerone e Messalina (1953) Primo Zeglio, Gino Cervi, Paola Barbara, Yvonne Sanson
The dissolute Nero has come to the imperial throne through the machinations Read More »
Frine Courtesan of Orient AKA Frine, cortigiana d’Oriente (1953) Mario Bonnard, Elena Kleus, Pierre Cressoy, Tamara Lees
Little known Italian film from 1953 about the historical Phryne (she was real), a famous courtesan. Read More »
Dark Friday AKA Venerdì nero (1993) Aldo Lado, Paolo Calissano, Silvia Cohen, Daniele Antonelli
Tells the story of two young women who accidentally meet three young people of the high society. Read More »
Weekend AKA Week End (1967) Jean-Luc Godard, Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
A supposedly idyllic week-end trip to the countryside turns into a never-ending nightmare Read More »
15 Scaffolds for a Murderer AKA 15 forche per un assassino (1967) Nunzio Malasomma, Craig Hill, Susy Andersen, Aldo Sambrell
Accused of a hideous crime they did not commit, the members of two rivaling gangs Read More »
The Forbidden Christ AKA Il Cristo proibito (1951) Curzio Malaparte, Raf Vallone, Rina Morelli, Alain Cuny
Back in his village, former war prisoner Bruno Baldi is dead set on avenging his brother Read More »
Our Life AKA La nostra vita (2010) Daniele Luchetti, Elio Germano, Raoul Bova, Isabella Ragonese
Claudio, a construction worker, works on a site in the suburbs of Rome. Read More »