A journey through Italian landscapes as seen through the windows of several long-distance express trains. Read More »
Tag Archives: Italy
Black Dossier AKA Le dossier noir (1955) André Cayatte, Antoine Balpêtré, Bernard Blier, Jean-Marc Bory
Jacques Arnaud arrives in a small town somewhere in the province. Read More »
Massacre in Rome AKA Rappresaglia (1973) George P. Cosmatos, Richard Burton, Marcello Mastroianni, Leo McKern
In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. Read More »
The Wild Eye (1967) L’occhio selvaggio
Paolo is a documentary filmmaker on a mission to see the world and present human nature in its true and raw form Read More »
My Uncle Benjamin AKA Mon oncle Benjamin (1969) Édouard Molinaro, Jacques Brel, Claude Jade, Bernard Alane
Benjamin is in love with Manette, the innkeeper’s beautiful daughter Read More »
The Silence of Pelesjan AKA Il silenzio di Pelesjan (2011) Pietro Marcello, Artavazd Peleshian, Enrico Ghezzi, Aleksandra Khokhlova
Artavazd Pelesjan is an Armenian filmmaker. Unknown to the great audience, he theorizes a new kind of editing (editing by distance) Read More »
The Sheriff Won’t Shoot AKA Lo sceriffo che non spara (1965) José Luis Monter, Renato Polselli, Mickey Hargitay, Vincenzo Cascino, Aïché Nana
A sheriff is reluctant to take on a murderous gang because his brother is the gang’s head. Read More »
La noia AKA The Empty Canvas (1963) Damiano Damiani, Bette Davis, Horst Buchholz, Catherine Spaak
The son of a wealthy American woman and a deceased Italian nobleman, Dino, dabbles away at painting. Read More »
The Woman with Red Boots / La femme aux bottes rouges (1974) Juan Luis Buñuel, Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Adalberto Maria Merli
After a chance meeting with avant garde writer Francoise, an elderly millionaire starts to manipulate her life Read More »
Devil’s Ransom / Senza via d’uscita (1970) Piero Sciumè, Marisa Mell, Philippe Leroy, Lea Massari
A couple of blackmailers abduct a child from a married couple Read More »