Agnese, a 15-year-old Sicilian girl is seduced and impregnated by Peppino, her sister Matilde’s fiancé. Read More »
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La cieca di Sorrento / The Blind Woman of Sorrento (1934)
1834. After murdering a Marquesa, a robber fled with the loot, unaware that has been seen by the victim’s daughter. Read More »
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981) Bernardo Bertolucci
The son of the owner of a large Italian cheese factory is kidnapped Read More »
Il miele del diavolo / Devil’s Honey (1986) Lucio Fulci
A young woman abducts and subjects a doctor whom she holds responsible for the death of her boyfriend to acts of sexual torture. Read More »
Questi fantasmi (1967) Renato Castellani, Sophia Loren
Married couple Pasquale and Maria live in a palace supposedly haunted by ghosts and pay no rent. Read More »
La vendetta di Ursus / Revenge of Ursus (1961) Luigi Capuano
The evil King Zagro has designs on the beautiful Princess Sira. Read More »
Born to Win (1971) Ivan Passer, George Segal, Paula Prentiss
J.J., a former New York City hairdresser, commits petty crimes, often with his friend Billy Dynamite, to support his drug habit. Read More »
La bonne / The Corruption (1986) Salvatore Samperi, Florence Guérin, Trine Michelsen, Cyrus Elias, Benito Artesi
A beautiful wife, neglected by her husband, her sensual maid, who holds the reigns. Read More »
The Wide Blue Road / La grande strada azzurra (1957) Gillo Pontecorvo, Maleno Malenotti, Yves Montand, Alida Valli, Francisco Rabal
Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Read More »
The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo / 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 »