The first episode, “L’amore romantico”, directed by Pellegrini with Franco Interlenghi and Leonora Ruffo Read More »
Tag Archives: Pietro Germi
In the Name of the Law AKA In nome della legge (1949) Pietro Germi, Massimo Girotti, Charles Vanel, Jone Salinas
A mule cart crosses the countryside. Two bandits push the driver off and, when he resists, kill him. Read More »
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians AKA Signore & signori (1965) Pietro Germi, Virna Lisi, Gastone Moschin, Alberto Lionello
A citizen of the Veneto in her sixties. Three stories of “love in the country” Read More »
The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo AKA Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo (1952) Pietro Germi, Amedeo Nazzari, Cosetta Greco, Saro Urzì
In 19th century southern Italy (near Melfi, Basilicata), a small force of soldiers Read More »
Jealousy AKA Gelosia (1953) Pietro Germi, Marisa Belli, Erno Crisa, Alessandro Fersen
A Sicilian nobleman is very jealous of his mistress and when she gets married Read More »
A Pocketful of Chestnuts AKA Le castagne sono buone (1970) Pietro Germi, Gianni Morandi, Stefania Casini, Patricia Allison
A TV producer cultivates a somewhat reserved and protective young woman after interviewing her for one of his programs. Read More »
The Testimony AKA Il testimone (1946) Pietro Germi, Roldano Lupi, Marina Berti, Ernesto Almirante
A man, standing trial for robbery with murder, faces the death penalty. The testimony of an old civil servant will be crucial. Read More »
A Man of Straw AKA L’uomo di paglia (1958) Pietro Germi, Luisa Della Noce, Franca Bettoia
Andrea Zaccardi has returned home from hunting. He and his wife Luisa are very close. Read More »
Seduced and Abandoned (1964) Pietro Germi, Saro Urzì, Stefania Sandrelli, Aldo Puglisi
Agnese, a 15-year-old Sicilian girl is seduced and impregnated by Peppino, her sister Matilde’s fiancé. Read More »
Il ferroviere / The Railroad Man (1956) Pietro Germi, Luisa Della Noce, Sylva Koscina, Drama
Il cammino della speranza / The Path of Hope (1950) Pietro Germi, Raf Vallone, Elena Varzi, Saro Urzì, Drama, Adventure
Women wait anxiously at a minehead in Capodarso, Sicily. Their men are underground. The mine is closing and the miners refuse to come up unless the owner relents. Read More »
L’immorale / The Climax (1967) Pietro Germi, Ugo Tognazzi, Stefania Sandrelli, Renée Longarini, Comedy
Sergio Masini, a violin player, is going to be the father of a sixth child… by his second mistress, Marisa. Read More »
Il rossetto / Lipstick (1960) Damiano Damiani, Pierre Brice, Giorgia Moll, Pietro Germi, Crime, Drama
A prostitute is found dead in an adjoining that of Silvana, a girl of thirteen who is in love with his neighbor Gino, a thirty handsome building. Read More »
Divorzio all’italiana / Divorce Italian Style (1961) Pietro Germi, Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Comedy, Drama, Romance
A married Sicilian baron falls in love with his cousin and vows to wed her, but with divorce illegal he must concoct a crime of passion to do away with his wife.
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La città si difende / Four Ways Out (1951) Pietro Germi, Gina Lollobrigida, Renato Baldini, Cosetta Greco, Crime, Drama
As a soccer match is in progress, a group of four criminals robs the stadium office. Before they can make their getaway, a chase begins, and they must split up before they can divide the money. The police have little to go on, since it appears that none of the robbers were experienced criminals. Meanwhile, the thieves have to arrange for dividing the money while trying to avoid being captured.
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