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Tag Archives: Italy
A Breath of Scandal (1960) Michael Curtiz, Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, John Gavin
Austrian Princess Olympia is in a quandary. Olympia is betrothed to an unloving, buffoonish Prussian prince named Ruprecht. Read More »
House of Ricordi AKA Casa Ricordi (1954) Carmine Gallone, Roland Alexandre, Myriam Bru, Elisa Cegani
The story of the Ricordi family, the most prestigious music publishers in all of Italy. Read More »
They Call Him Bulldozer AKA Lo chiamavano Bulldozer (1978) Michele Lupo, Bud Spencer, Raimund Harmstorf, Ottaviano Dell’Acqua
The “Bulldozer”, a former football star, is now working as a fisherman. Read More »
Rabid Dogs AKA Cani arrabbiati (1974) Mario Bava, Lamberto Bava, Lea Lander, George Eastman, Riccardo Cucciolla
A gang of thieves hijack a man’s car after botching their getaway from a robbery. Read More »
The Year of the Cannibals AKA I cannibali (1970) Liliana Cavani, Britt Ekland, Pierre Clémenti, Tomas Milian
On the streets of a damp metropolis lie the corpses of hundreds and hundreds of boys and girls. Read More »
The Skin AKA La pelle (1981) Liliana Cavani, Marcello Mastroianni, Ken Marshall, Alexandra King
After the Allies liberate Naples in 1943, the life for the locals is not much easier, especially for women. Read More »
The Charterhouse of Parma AKA La chartreuse de Parme (1948) Christian-Jaque, Renée Faure, Lucien Coëdel, Louis Salou
Fabrice del Dongo, a young archbishop, gives his all to romance rather than to the Church, creating complications for everyone around. Read More »
China 9, Liberty 37 AKA Amore, piombo e furore (1978) Monte Hellman, Tony Brandt, Jenny Agutter, Warren Oates, Fabio Testi
Condemned gunman Clayton is given a last minute reprieve on condition he murders rancher Matthew for a railway company. Read More »
Baron Blood AKA Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga (1972) Mario Bava, Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer, Massimo Girotti
A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. Read More »
Eva (1962) Joseph Losey, Jeanne Moreau, Stanley Baker, Virna Lisi
From back-breaking labour in the coal mines, Tyvian Jones, a masculine and crude man from Wales Read More »
The Challenge (2016) Yuri Ancarani
Focused on the world of wealthy Qatari sheikhs with a passion for amateur falconry Read More »
Girl’s Apartment AKA L’appartement des filles (1963) Michel Deville, Mylène Demongeot, Sylva Koscina, Renate Ewert
A charming gold smuggler tries to recruit equally charming air hostesses to transport gold bars to Bombay. Read More »
The Nada Gang AKA Nada (1974) Claude Chabrol, Fabio Testi, Maurice Garrel, Lou Castel
A group of anarchist leftist called “Nada” and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz Read More »
At the First Breath of Wind AKA Al Primo Soffio di Vento (2002) Franco Piavoli, Primo Gaburri, Mariella Fabbris, Ida Carnevali
Tells the tale of an August day in the Lombardy countrysides. A family, idle and preoccupied, sits around a table after a summer lunch. Read More »