Little known Italian film from 1953 about the historical Phryne (she was real), a famous courtesan. Read More »
Tag Archives: Italy
Dark Friday / Venerdì nero (1993) Aldo Lado, Paolo Calissano, Silvia Cohen, Daniele Antonelli
Tells the story of two young women who accidentally meet three young people of the high society. Read More »
Weekend / Week End (1967) Jean-Luc Godard, Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
A supposedly idyllic week-end trip to the countryside turns into a never-ending nightmare Read More »
15 Scaffolds for a Murderer / 15 forche per un assassino (1967) Nunzio Malasomma, Craig Hill, Susy Andersen, Aldo Sambrell
Accused of a hideous crime they did not commit, the members of two rivaling gangs Read More »
The Forbidden Christ / Il Cristo proibito (1951) Curzio Malaparte, Raf Vallone, Rina Morelli, Alain Cuny
Back in his village, former war prisoner Bruno Baldi is dead set on avenging his brother Read More »
Our Life / La nostra vita (2010) Daniele Luchetti, Elio Germano, Raoul Bova, Isabella Ragonese
Claudio, a construction worker, works on a site in the suburbs of Rome. Read More »
The Double Bed / Le lit à deux places (1965) Jean Delannoy, François Dupont Midy, Alvaro Mancori, Nino Castelnuovo, France Anglade, Jacques Audoux
A series of mildly erotic episodes of some travelers forced to share Read More »
The Dark Sun AKA Il sole buio (1990) Damiano Damiani, Jo Champa, Michael Paré, Phyllis Logan
After the death of his mother a man returns to his hometown Palermo in southern Italy Read More »
The Last Decameron: Adultery in 7 Easy Lessons / Decameron n° 3 – Le più belle donne del Boccaccio (1972) Italo Alfaro, Pier Paola Bucchi, Giovanni Elsner, Roy Bosier
Seven novels of Boccaccio featuring dirty jokes. Read More »
First Surrender / La primera entrega (1971) Angelino Fons, Emma Penella, Glen Lee, Franco Citti
Johnny and Michel, young men who live on the edge of the law, taking advantage Read More »