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Tag Archives: Vittorio De Sica
The Earrings of Madame De… (1953) Max Ophüls, Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica
In the Paris of the late 19th century, Louise, wife of a general, sells the earrings her husband gave her as a wedding gift: she needs money to cover her debts. Read More »
The Wonders of Aladdin (1961) Mario Bava, Henry Levin, Donald O’Connor, Noëlle Adam, Vittorio De Sica
A poor young man finds a magic lamp that possesses a genie Read More »
Sunflower (1970) Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Lyudmila Saveleva
At the end of World War II, Giovanna, a war bride living near Milan refuses to accept that her husband Read More »
The Last Judgement (1961) Vittorio De Sica, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Elli Davis, Fernandel
A mighty and mysterious voice echoes in the sky of Naples: it announces the start of the Last Judgement, at six in the evening. Read More »
Lo chiameremo Andrea (1972) Vittorio De Sica, Nino Manfredi, Mariangela Melato, Anna Maria Aragona
Paul and Mary are two elementary teachers, who love each other, but can not have a child. Read More »
The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968) Ken Annakin, Vittorio De Sica, Raquel Welch, Robert Wagner
Vittorio De Sica delivers a full-blown comic performance as Cesare Celli, an American gangster exiled to Italy and kidnapped by a collection of inept crooks. Read More »
The Sign of Venus (1955) Dino Risi, Sophia Loren, Franca Valeri, Vittorio De Sica
Cesira lives with her cousin Agnese. Agnese is beautiful, while Cesira, dreamy and sentimental, is unattractive. Read More »
Ladri di biciclette / Bicycle Thieves (1948) Vittorio De Sica, Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Gino Saltamerenda, Drama
Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job – for which he needs a bike – hanging up posters. Read More »
Sciuscià / Shoeshine (1946) Vittorio De Sica, Rinaldo Smordoni, Franco Interlenghi, Annielo Mele, Drama
At a track near Rome, shoeshine boys are watching horses run. Two of the boys, the orphan Pasquale and his younger friend Giuseppe, are riding. Read More »
Stazione Termini / Terminal Station Indiscretion (1953) Vittorio De Sica, Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift, Gino Cervi, Drama, Romance
Gli ultimi cinque minuti / It Happens in Roma (1955) Giuseppe Amato, Linda Darnell, Vittorio De Sica, Peppino De Filippo, Comedy
Renata and Carlo covet the same apartment in Rome. They first quarrel but Carlo finds an original way out: what if they married and shared the place? Read More »
It Started in Naples (1960) Melville Shavelson, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica, Comedy, Drama
Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged “black sheep” brother. Read More »
Mio figlio Nerone / Neros Big Weekend (1956) Steno, Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Gloria Swanson, Comedy, History
Nero is on holiday at the seaside. Poppea, Seneca and many other guests are with him. Nero is preparing a great show where he will be the star. Read More »
Amanti / A Place for Lovers (1968) Vittorio De Sica, Faye Dunaway, Marcello Mastroianni, Enrico Simonetti, Drama, Romance
Julia, a divorced American fashion designer, is dying of a tragic, incurable disease. Read More »