Tag Archives: Italy
The Flesh of the Orchid / La chair de l’orchidée (1975) Patrice Chéreau, Charlotte Rampling, Bruno Cremer, Edwige Feuillère
A disturbed young woman is kept prisoner in a castle by her aunt for her money. Read More »
The Long Day of the Massacre / Il lungo giorno del massacro (1968) Alberto Cardone, Peter Martell, Manuel Serrano, Luisa Baratto
A sheriff suspended for excessive brutality fights corrupt authorities, bandits and others. Read More »
Golem, the Spirit of the Exile / Golem, l’esprit de l’exil (1992) Amos Gitai, Hanna Schygulla, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Ophrah Shemesh
An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement Read More »
Vacation / La vacanza (1971) Tinto Brass, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, Leopoldo Trieste
Medieval drama in which Redgrave plays an allegedly insane woman who is allowed Read More »
A cuore freddo (1971) Riccardo Ghione, Enrico Maria Salerno
The marriage of the rich Enrico and the hippie Silvana is not happy. Read More »
The Corrupt / Symphonie pour un massacre (1963) Jacques Deray, Michel Auclair, Claude Dauphin, José Giovanni
Five men collaborate to buy drugs, but one steals the money and all the rest are killed as they make mistakes. Read More »
Bloody Che Contra / El ‘Che’ Guevara (1968) Paolo Heusch, Francisco Rabal, John Ireland, Susanna Martinková
The story of Che Guevara’s desperate attempt to escape the mountains of Bolivia. Read More »
The Dark Tale / Favola crudele (1991) Roberto Leoni, John Savage, Mirella Banti, Claudia Gerini
Nine-year-old Angelica lives with her sister Beatrice and her nanny Martina Read More »
The President / Le président (1961) Henri Verneuil, Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Renée Faure
At 73, France’s ex-president, Emile Beaufort, faces declining health Read More »