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Tag Archives: italian
To Live in Peace / Vivere in pace (1947) Luigi Zampa, Aldo Fabrizi, Joseph Garland Moore Jr., Mirella Monti
The peaceful, almost idyllic life of an Italian village is interrupted during the war Read More »
The Engagement / Il fidanzamento (1975) Giovanni Grimaldi, Lando Buzzanca, Martine Brochard, Didi Perego
Based on a novel by Goffredo Parise, the story revolves around two lovers Read More »
Blood of My Blood / Sangue del mio sangue (2015) Marco Bellocchio, Roberto Herlitzka, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Lidiya Liberman
Two haunting Italian tales from different centuries in the convent prison of Bobbio Read More »
Franca: Chaos and Creation (2016) Francesco Carrozzini, Marina Abramovic, Azzedine Alaïa, Naomi Campbell
Director Francesco Carrozzini creates an intimate portrait of his mother, Franca Sozzani Read More »
Totò e Marcellino (1958) Antonio Musu, Totò, Pablito Calvo, Memmo Carotenuto
Marcellino rushes for a priest, for his dear mamma is about to die. Read More »
Sacro GRA (2013) Gianfranco Rosi, Francesco De Santis, Gaetano Finocchi, Roberto Giuliani
After the India of Varanasi’s boatmen, the American desert of the dropouts Read More »
Under the Sign of Scorpio / Sotto il segno dello scorpione (1969) Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Gian Maria Volonté, Lucia Bosé, Giulio Brogi
An island has been decimated by a volcanic eruption and the few survivors escape to a nearby island. Read More »
St. Michael Had a Rooster / San Michele aveva un gallo (1972) Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Giulio Brogi, Daniele Dublino, Renato Cestiè
Sentenced to life imprisonment for illegal activities, Italian International member Read More »
Dangerous Pleasures / Una voglia da morire (1965) Duccio Tessari, Raf Vallone, Annie Girardot, Alberto Lionello
Two women on vacation decide to see who the better seductress is. Read More »