Amedeo and Ofelia, middle aged brother and sister, own jointly an old decadent Read More »
Tag Archives: Luigi Comencini
The White Slave Trade / La tratta delle bianche (1952) Luigi Comencini, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Marc Lawrence, Ettore Manni
Cunning and exploitative, Manfredi, the ruthless human trafficker, has always been good at lying. Read More »
The Dolls AKA Le bambole (1965) Mauro Bolognini, Luigi Comencini, Nino Manfredi, Virna Lisi, Elke Sommer
Four different facets of love Italian-style provide the basis of this episodic film. Read More »
Misunderstood (1966) Luigi Comencini, Anthony Quayle, Stefano Colagrande, Simone Giannozzi
Andrew’s brave front convinces his father that he is unaffected by his mother’s death. Read More »
Somewhere Beyond Love (1974) Luigi Comencini, Giuliano Gemma, Stefania Sandrelli, Brizio Montinaro
In this Italian film, part melodrama and part social/political commentary, two factory workers living in Northern Italy form a romantic connection. Read More »
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976) Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy, Senta Berger, Adolfo Celi, Vittorio Gassman, Comedy
An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel. Read More »
La donna della domenica / The Sunday Woman (1975) Luigi Comencini, Marcello Mastroianni, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Comedy, Mystery
A cavallo della tigre / On the Tigers Back (1961) Luigi Comencini, Nino Manfredi, Mario Adorf, Valeria Moriconi, Comedy, Drama
This well-acted though conventional comedy-drama by director Luigi Comencini features comic Nino Manfredi Read More »
Lo Scopone scientifico / Scientific Poker (1972) Luigi Comencini, Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano, Joseph Cotten, Comedy, Drama
An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia. Read More »
Tutti a casa / Everybody Go Home! (1960) Luigi Comencini, Alberto Sordi, Serge Reggiani, Carla Gravina, Comedy, Drama, War
In this war drama, a band of Italian soldiers, elated to hear that the war is finally over, promptly desert and head for home. Read More »