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Tag Archives: Italy
Treasure of San Gennaro / 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 / 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 / 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 Horse / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 »