The story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil Read More »
Tag Archives: Italy
Tempest / La tempesta (1958) Alberto Lattuada, Silvana Mangano, Van Heflin, Viveca Lindfors
A young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way Read More »
Especially on Sunday / La domenica specialmente (1991) Francesco Barilli, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Marco Tullio Giordana, Philippe Noiret, Ornella Muti, Bruno Ganz
A collection of tales set on the Adriatic coast. Read More »
Piazza Vittorio (2017) Abel Ferrara, Willem Dafoe, Matteo Garrone
A documentary by Abel Ferrara on the most lively square in Rome, Piazza Vittorio Read More »
Zeros and Ones (2021) Abel Ferrara, Ethan Hawke, Cristina Chiriac, Phil Neilson
JJ is a soldier who’s been tasked with preventing an imminent terrorist threat to the Vatican. Read More »
Four Nights of a Dreamer / Quatre nuits d’un rêveur (1971) Robert Bresson, Isabelle Weingarten, Guillaume des Forêts, Jean-Maurice Monnoyer
The ‘dreamer’ is Jacques, a young painter, who by chance runs into Marthe Read More »
Burn, Boy, Burn / Brucia ragazzo, brucia (1969)
Clara, the sexually frustrated wife of a businessman goes on vacation with her husband Read More »
Secret Journey / Viaggio segreto (2006) Roberto Andò, Alessio Boni, Donatella Finocchiaro, Valeria Solarino
Leonardo, a psychoanalyst, allowed himself to be totally absorbed in his work Read More »
Heart and Soul / Cuore (1948) Duilio Coletti, Vittorio De Sica, María Mercader, Giorgio De Lullo
A young student of an upper-class background who is surrounded by classmates Read More »
The Swindle / Il bidone (1955) Federico Fellini, Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart, Giulietta Masina
Augusto, Carlo, and Roberto are scam artists who often work together. Read More »