Joey, an unemployed ex-child actor, uses sex to get his landlady, Lydia, to reduce his rent Read More »
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According to Pereira AKA Sostiene Pereira (1995) Roberto Faenza, Marcello Mastroianni, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniel Auteuil
Portugal 1938. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of the Lisboa, an unaffiliated evening paper. 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 »
The Pacifist AKA La pacifista – Smetti di piovere (1970) Miklós Jancsó, Monica Vitti, Pierre Clémenti, Peter Pasetti
Barbara (Monica Vitti) is a journalist investigating the local counterculture who becomes involved Read More »
Don Giovanni (1970) Carmelo Bene, Lydia Mancinelli, Vittorio Bodini
In many respects a stylistic prototype for his masterpiece Salome, the film marks a move aware from real locations towards the baroque artifice of his later works. Read More »
Good Morning, Babylon AKA Good morning Babilonia (1987) Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Vincent Spano, Joaquim de Almeida, Greta Scacchi
After the bankruptcy of their father’s stonemasonry firm, brothers Nicola and Andrea emigrate to America to restore their fortunes. Read More »
Claro (1975) Glauber Rocha, Juliet Berto, Mackay, El Cachorro
It takes place in Rome and some footage inserts from Rio de Janeiro and Bahia show the macumba Read More »
Keep Walking AKA Cammina, cammina (1982) Ermanno Olmi, Alberto Fumagalli, Antonio Cucciarrè, Eligio Martellucci
The assuming of responsibility by individuals, the use of science for man and not against him Read More »
Raise Your Hands, Dead Man, You’re Under Arrest AKA Su le mani, cadavere! Sei in arresto (1971) León Klimovsky, Espartaco Santoni, Peter Lee Lawrence, Aldo Sambrell
The sole survivor, named Sando Kid (Peter Lee Lawrence), of a Northern slaughter seeks vendetta. Read More »
Greenery Will Bloom Again / Torneranno i prati (2014)
World War I, Italian north-eastern front after the 1917 bloody battles on the Altipiano. Read More »