A romance between a young woman factory worker and a barber is stopped when her parents raise protests over her relationship with the man. Read More »
Tag Archives: Dino Risi
Dirty Weekend (1973) Dino Risi, Marcello Mastroianni, Oliver Reed, Carole André
A man and his mistress have just taken off for a weekend romp when they’re kidnapped by a trio of bank robbers. Read More »
In the Name of the Italian People (1971) Dino Risi, Ugo Tognazzi, Vittorio Gassman, Ely Galleani
An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. Read More »
Sono fotogenico (1980) Dino Risi, Renato Pozzetto, Edwige Fenech, Aldo Maccione
Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. Read More »
Normal Young Man (1969) Dino Risi, Janet Agren, Lino Capolicchio, Umberto D’Orsi, Comedy
Giordano is a young man from Milan who accepts a ride from a married American couple sightseeing in Italy. Read More »
I nostri mariti (1966) Luigi Filippo D’Amico, Dino Risi, Alberto Sordi, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Alessandro Cutolo, Comedy, Romance
Movies in three episodes due to three different hands. In the first, D’Amico, a young man is attracted by a rather masculine woman. Read More »
Anima persa / Lost Soul (1977) Dino Risi, Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Deneuve, Danilo Mattei, Drama, Mystery
Bizarre events keep occurring in an old mansion, and it’s soon obvious that something mysterious is up in the attic.
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Il Viale della Speranza (1953) Dino Risi, Cosetta Greco, Liliana Bonfatti, Maria Pia Casilio, Drama
Joys and disappointments of three young men who aspire to fame: Luisa has talent and triumphs Read More »
Il commissario Lo Gatto (1986) Dino Risi, Lino Banfi, Maurizio Ferrini, Maurizio Micheli, Comedy
Police commissioner Lo Gatto is in charge of the local Italian police station within Vatican State. Read More »
Il vedovo / The Widower (1959) Dino Risi, Alberto Sordi, Franca Valeri, Livio Lorenzon, Comedy
Alberto Nardi (Alberto Sordi) is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory (producing lifts and elevators) teeters perennially on the brink of catastrophe. Alberto is married to a rich and successful businesswoman from Milan, Elvira Almiraghi (Franca Valeri) who has a no-nonsense attitude and barely tolerates the attempts of her husband to keep his factory afloat with her money.
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