The omnibus made of four separate romantic playlets, each with its own cast, director, and scenarist. Read More »
Tag Archives: Italy
Messalina, Messalina! (1977) Bruno Corbucci, Anneka Di Lorenzo, Vittorio Caprioli, Giancarlo Prete
The story of Messalina’s rise to power amid her relationship with Emperor Claudius. Read More »
Cassiodoro il più duro del pretorio (1976) Oreste Coltellacci, Renzo Montagnani, Aldina Martano, Oreste Lionello
Cassiodorus the Etruscan (Montagnani), while chatting with a peasant girl Read More »
Morituris (2011) Raffaele Picchio, Valentina D’Andrea, Andrea De Bruyn, Désirée Giorgetti
While out driving, three young men meet two beautiful women and convince them to go with them Read More »
Death of a Cyclist AKA Muerte de un ciclista (1955) Juan Antonio Bardem, Lucia Bosé, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corrà
Juan is an academic, his career stalled, teaching at the university because of his brother-in-law’s prestige. Read More »
A qualsiasi prezzo (1968) Emilio Miraglia, Klaus Kinski, Walter Pidgeon, Marino Masé
A blind professor masterminds the theft of treasure from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Read More »
Manon of the Spring AKA Manon des sources (1986) Claude Berri, Yves Montand, Emmanuelle Béart, Daniel Auteuil
A beautiful but shy shepherdess plots vengeance on the men whose greedy Read More »
Manhattan gigolò (1986) Amasi Damiani, Gianni Dei, Andrea Thompson, Aris Iliopulos
Italians Johnny and Rudy are two friends looking for work as actors in New York City. Read More »
Lady Lucifera AKA Polvos mágicos (1979) José Ramón Larraz, Alfredo Landa, Carmen Villani, Elisa Montés
Arturo and Paco arrives at a castle where Paco is going to marry Sulfurina, who turns out to be a witch. Read More »
The Climber AKA L’ambizioso (1975) Pasquale Squitieri, Joe Dallesandro, Stefania Casini, Benito Artesi
A young American in Italy who aspires to be a career criminal starts out working for a big gangster Read More »
Dear Wife AKA Cara sposa (1977) Pasquale Festa Campanile, Johnny Dorelli, Agostina Belli, Lina Volonghi
Alfredo, jailed for theft and fraud, after having served the sentence Read More »
Prickly Pears AKA Fico d’India (1980) Steno, Renato Pozzetto, Aldo Maccione, Gloria Guida
The life of a conservative mayor of an Italian small town is upset Read More »
Lifesize AKA Grandeur nature (1974) Luis García Berlanga, Michel Piccoli, Valentine Tessier, Rada Rassimov
Michel is a middle aged man with a troubled marriage. He feels lonely, has been unfaithful to his wife Read More »
Paisan AKA Paisà (1946) Roberto Rossellini, Carmela Sazio, Gar Moore, William Tubbs
Six vignettes follow the Allied invasion from July 1943 to winter 1944, from Sicily north to Venice. Read More »
The Milky Way AKA La voie lactée (1969) Luis Buñuel, Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Alain Cuny
Two drifters go on a pilgrimage from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Read More »