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Tag Archives: Vittorio De Sica
Full Speed AKA Tempo massimo (1934) Mario Mattoli, Vittorio De Sica, Milly, Camillo Pilotto
A meek professor is swept over his feet by a very vivacious girl. Read More »
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow AKA Ieri oggi domani (1963) Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Giuffrè
Three different stories of Italian social mores are presented. In “Adelina”, unemployed Carmine Sbaratti Read More »
The Anatomy of Love AKA Tempi nostri – Zibaldone n. 2 (1954) Alessandro Blasetti, Paul Paviot, Vittorio De Sica, Dany Robin, François Périer
A five-part compilation film. in “The Baby,” a poverty-ridden couple with children decides Read More »
Boccaccio ’70 (1962) Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Anita Ekberg, Sophia Loren, Romy Schneider
Four directors tell tales of Eros fit for a 1970s Decameron. Working-class lovers, Renzo and Luciana, marry but must hide Read More »
Montecarlo (1956) Samuel A. Taylor, Marlene Dietrich, Vittorio De Sica, Arthur O’Connell
A gambler very much in debt, sets his cap for a beautiful woman, not knowing that she is also penniless. Read More »
The Gold of Naples AKA L’oro di Napoli (1954) Vittorio De Sica, Silvana Mangano, Sophia Loren, Eduardo De Filippo
Tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, this is a collection of 6 Neapolitan episodes Read More »
Christmas at Camp 119 AKA Natale al campo 119 (1947) Pietro Francisci, Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica, Peppino De Filippo
Second World War. Field 119 in California (USA). War is long over, but the Italian prisoners are still waiting to return home Read More »
Mister Max (1937) Mario Camerini, Vittorio De Sica, Assia Noris, Rubi D’Alma
Vittorio De Sica, heir to a large sum of money and owner of a newspaper vending stall Read More »
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 »
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 »