The lecherous, tyrannical prince of Guastalla falls in love with Emilia, the daughter of colonel Odoardo Galotti. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
It Happens in Roma / Gli ultimi cinque minuti (1955) Giuseppe Amato, Linda Darnell, Vittorio De Sica, Peppino De Filippo
Renata and Carlo covet the same apartment in Rome. They first quarrel but Carlo finds Read More »
Los isleros (1951) Lucas Demare, Tita Merello, Arturo García Buhr, Alita Román
Leandro and the Carancha are inhabitants of the islands of the Parana Delta and agree a pair. Read More »
Giuditta e Oloferne (1959) Fernando Cerchio, Massimo Girotti, Isabelle Corey, Renato Baldini
A beautiful girl plans to seduce, then murder, the brutal conqueror who has taken over her city. Read More »
Tonight We Sing (1953) Mitchell Leisen, David Wayne, Ezio Pinza, Roberta Peters
Story of the legendary impresario Sol Hurok and the many stars that he introduced and represented to the world of music. Read More »
Julie (1956) Andrew L. Stone, Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, Barry Sullivan
Her new husband’s behaviour convinces Julie Benton that his jealousy is dangerous Read More »
The Sky Is Red (1950) Il cielo è rosso
Daniele, a 16 year old boy, runs away from boarding school after a catastrophic bombing Read More »
High Jump (1959) Godfrey Grayson, Richard Stapley, Lisa Daniely, Leigh Madison
A woman enlists a trapeze artist to help her with a jewel heist Read More »
Phantom from Space (1953) W. Lee Wilder, Ted Cooper, Tom Daly, Steve Acton
An alien being with the power of invisibility lands in Santa Monica. Read More »
Nishi Ginza Station / Nishi Ginza ekimae (1958) Shôhei Imamura, Frank Nagai, Shin’ichi Yanagisawa, Hisano Yamaoka
This Japanese comedy is bookended by Frank Nagai’s title song, and Nagai keeps cropping up throughout the film Read More »