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Tag Archives: Italy
Closed Circuit AKA Circuito chiuso (1978) Giuliano Montaldo, Giovanni Di Benedetto, Umberto Gradi, Elisabetta Virgili
After a man is shot dead in his seat during a matinee showing of a Spaghetti Western Read More »
Treasure of San Gennaro AKA Operazione San Gennaro (1966) Dino Risi, Nino Manfredi, Senta Berger, Mario Adorf
In the greatest city of the world someone wants to steal the San Gennaro’s treasure. Read More »
A Garibaldian in the Convent AKA Un garibaldino al convento (1942) Vittorio De Sica, Leonardo Cortese, María Mercader, Carla Del Poggio
An old woman’s poignant reminiscence of her youth in a convent school Read More »
To Live in Peace AKA Vivere in pace (1947) Luigi Zampa, Aldo Fabrizi, Joseph Garland Moore Jr., Mirella Monti
The peaceful, almost idyllic life of an Italian village is interrupted during the war Read More »
The Queen’s Lover AKA Ruy Blas (1948) Pierre Billon, Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais, Marcel Herrand
Exiled from the court of Spain, Don Salluste, the chief of police, wants to take revenge on the Queen. Read More »
The Horse AKA La Horse (1970) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Jean Gabin, Danièle Ajoret, Michel Barbey
Near the Baie de la Seine swamps, opposite the Port of Le Havre, Auguste Maroilleur Read More »
The Engagement AKA Il fidanzamento (1975) Giovanni Grimaldi, Lando Buzzanca, Martine Brochard, Didi Perego
Based on a novel by Goffredo Parise, the story revolves around two lovers Read More »
The Conqueror of Atlantis AKA Il conquistatore di Atlantide (1965) Alfonso Brescia, Kirk Morris, Luciana Gilli, Piero Lulli
Hercules searches for a mysterious “phantom invader” that is raiding villages in the desert for gold. Read More »
Blood of My Blood AKA Sangue del mio sangue (2015) Marco Bellocchio, Roberto Herlitzka, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Lidiya Liberman
Two haunting Italian tales from different centuries in the convent prison of Bobbio Read More »
Franca: Chaos and Creation (2016) Francesco Carrozzini, Marina Abramovic, Azzedine Alaïa, Naomi Campbell
Director Francesco Carrozzini creates an intimate portrait of his mother, Franca Sozzani Read More »
Totò e Marcellino (1958) Antonio Musu, Totò, Pablito Calvo, Memmo Carotenuto
Marcellino rushes for a priest, for his dear mamma is about to die. Read More »
The Secret Mark of D’Artagnan AKA Il colpo segreto di d’Artagnan (1962) Siro Marcellini, George Nader, Magali Noël, Georges Marchal
D’ Artagnan and Porthos received the order of Richelieu, which protrudes as a powerful figure of the French church Read More »
Lola (1961) Jacques Demy, Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Jacques Harden
Roland Cassard is a young man with no job and seemingly no prospects. Read More »
Nikita (1990) Luc Besson, Anne Parillaud, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana
Nikita is the sole survivor of a bloody shoot out between police and a band Read More »