Zabalza directs this western with newlyweds Allan and Peggy getting in the way of landgrabbers Read More »
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Don’t Torture a Duckling AKA Non si sevizia un paperino (1972) Lucio Fulci, Florinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet, Tomas Milian
In the backward village of Accendura, the boy Bruno Lo Casio goes missing and the police inspector Read More »
Casanova ’70 (1965) Mario Monicelli, Marcello Mastroianni, Virna Lisi, Marisa Mell
Andrea Rossi-Colombotti, a U.N. official and modern-day Casanova, cannot get aroused unless there’s danger in sex Read More »
The Bishop’s Bedroom AKA La stanza del vescovo (1977) Dino Risi, Ugo Tognazzi, Ornella Muti, Patrick Dewaere
Mario (Tognazzi), a rich and eccentric war hero befriends Marco (Dewaere) Read More »
Break-Up AKA L’uomo dei cinque palloni (1968) Marco Ferreri, Marcello Mastroianni, Catherine Spaak, Ugo Tognazzi
Mario is a Milan industrialist who is constantly testing balloons to see how much air one can take before busting. Read More »
Jesse James’ Kid AKA Solo contro tutti (1965) Antonio del Amo, Robert Hundar, Mercedes Alonso, Adrian Hoven
Bill James is still a child when his father, Jesse James, is killed by his cousin Bob. Read More »
Scent of a Woman AKA Profumo di donna (1974) Dino Risi, Vittorio Gassman, Alessandro Momo, Agostina Belli
An army cadet accompanies an irascible, blind captain on a week-long trip from Turin to Naples. Read More »
The Story of Tosca AKA Tosca (1941) Carl Koch, Jean Renoir, Imperio Argentina, Michel Simon, Rossano Brazzi
Non-musical account of Puccini’s opera: Tosca and Cavaradossi are in love Read More »
The Fifth Cord / Giornata nera per l’ariete (1971)
After a high-class party in Rome, there’s an assault. The victim is injured but lives. Read More »
Satan’s Baby Doll AKA La bimba di Satana (1982) Mario Bianchi, Jaqueline Dupré, Marina Hedman, Aldo Sambrell
In the crypt of the remote castle of the Aguilars lies the recently-deceased body of Maria. Read More »