Third and final version of the La Cage aux Folles series has Renato’s drag queen lover Albin learning Read More »
Tag Archives: Italy
The House of the Lost Dolls / La maison des filles perdues (1974) Pierre Chevalier, Sandra Julien, Silvia Solar, Magda Mundari
In a luxurious villa in a remote part of the country, girls are taken against their will to work as prostitutes. Read More »
Zig Zig (1975) László Szabó, Catherine Deneuve, Bernadette Lafont, Walter Chiari
Two friends work as entertainers and prostitutes to raise enough money for their dream home. Read More »
Blood Feud (1978) Lina Wertmüller, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Giancarlo Giannini
In pre-World War II Sicily, just as the fascists come to power, two men fall in love with the same woman. Read More »
The Wide Blue Road / La grande strada azzurra (1957) Gillo Pontecorvo, Maleno Malenotti, Yves Montand, Alida Valli, Francisco Rabal
Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Read More »
The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo / Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo (1952) Pietro Germi, Amedeo Nazzari, Cosetta Greco, Saro Urzì
In 19th century southern Italy (near Melfi, Basilicata), a small force of soldiers Read More »
To Skin a Spy / Avec la peau des autres (1966) Jacques Deray, Lino Ventura, Jean Bouise, Marilù Tolo
A French secret agent gets a license to kill when he is sent to Vienna Read More »
Way of Youth (1959) Michel Boisrond, Françoise Arnoul, Bourvil, Lino Ventura
This movie is a Marcel Aymé adaptation and it deals with the not-so-glorious side of the Occupation Read More »
Bonnot’s Gang / La bande à Bonnot (1968) Philippe Fourastié, Jacques Brel, Bruno Cremer, Annie Girardot
A group of French anarchists are moved to violence when their leader Raymond (Jacques Brel) is captured. Read More »
Una prostituta al servizio del pubblico ed in regola con le leggi dello Stato (1971) Italo Zingarelli, Giovanna Ralli, Giancarlo Giannini, Denise Bataille
A prostitute and mother of two leaves her abusive husband for a young boxer Read More »