Matteo Scuro is a retired Sicilian bureaucrat (responsible mainly for the writing of birth certificates) and a father of five children Read More »
Tag Archives: Italy
Shadow of the Eagle (1950) Sidney Salkow, Richard Greene, Valentina Cortese, Greta Gynt
Count Orlof, one of Catherine of Russia’s many overnight favourites, travels to Venice on her behalf to abduct Elizabeth Tarakanova Read More »
Where the Bullets Fly / Tutti fratelli nel west… per parte di padre (1972) Sergio Grieco, Antonio Sabato, Fernando Sancho, Lionel Stander
Young adventurer Gipo owns one fifth of a rock illustrating the location of a rich gold mine. Read More »
Guendalina (1957) Alberto Lattuada, Jacqueline Sassard, Raf Mattioli, Sylva Koscina
A teenage girl vacations in the Italian Riviera during the summer with her wealthy parents. Read More »
Suor Omicidi / The Killer Nun (1979) Giulio Berruti, Anita Ekberg, Paola Morra, Alida Valli
A demented nun sliding through morphine addiction into madness, whilst presiding over a regime of lesbianism, torture and death. Read More »
Il pirata dello sparviero nero / The Pirate of the Black Hawk (1958) Sergio Grieco, Gérard Landry, Pina Bottin, Andrea Aureli
Manfred, backed by Saracen pirates, deposes the Duke of Montfort, takes over the throne and kidnapped the Duke’s young son. Read More »
Le confessioni / The Confessions (2016) Roberto Andò, Toni Servillo, Daniel Auteuil, Pierfrancesco Favino
A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. Read More »
Gunmen of Rio Grande (1964) Tulio Demicheli, Guy Madison, Fernando Sancho, Madeleine Lebeau
In Arizona Territory, saloon owner Jennie Lee is facing a hostile takeover from her business competitor and town strong man Zack Williams. Read More »
Pulce non c’è (2012) Giuseppe Bonito, Pippo Delbono, Marina Massironi, Piera Degli Esposti
Daisy Camurati (Ludovica Falda) is nine years old but not a child like any other. Read More »
Luci del varietà / Variety Lights (1950) Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada, Peppino De Filippo, Carla Del Poggio, Giulietta Masina
When a young woman of beauty and talent joins a provincial vaudeville troupe, they’re suddenly playing to packed houses Read More »