
A journalist could marry the daughter of a tycoon, but prefers a married woman. Read More »
Tag Archives: Nino Manfredi
The Girl from Parma AKA La parmigiana (1963) Antonio Pietrangeli, Nino Manfredi, Catherine Spaak, Didi Perego

Dora, driven away from her town by malicious gossip following her first love affair 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 »
In the Name of the Pope King AKA In nome del Papa Re (1977) Luigi Magni, Nino Manfredi, Danilo Mattei, Carmen Scarpitta

In 1867, with Garibaldi’s forces close to bringing Rome into the Italian kingdom, Monsignor Colombo da Priverno Read More »
The Executioner AKA El verdugo (1963) Luis García Berlanga, Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, José Isbert

The history starts with the main character (an old executioner in the Spain of early 60’s) approaching retirement age. Read More »
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses (1968) Dino Risi, Nino Manfredi, Ugo Tognazzi, Pamela Tiffin

A romance between a young woman factory worker and a barber is stopped when her parents raise protests over her relationship with the man. Read More »
Lo chiameremo Andrea (1972) Vittorio De Sica, Nino Manfredi, Mariangela Melato, Anna Maria Aragona

Paul and Mary are two elementary teachers, who love each other, but can not have a child. Read More »
The Bachelor (1955) Antonio Pietrangeli, Alberto Sordi, Sandra Milo, Nino Manfredi

Paolo Anselmi is a happily single man. He lives in a flat with a friend but is forced to leave when the friend gets married. Read More »
Eye of the Cat (1975) Alberto Bevilacqua, Nino Manfredi, Mariangela Melato, Eli Wallach

In this intellectual drama, Ras (Eli Wallach) is a ruler or dictator who, somewhat like the Biblical King David, covets another man’s wife as his own. Read More »
Portrait of a Nude Woman (1981) Nino Manfredi, Alberto Lattuada, Eleonora Giorgi, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Comedy, Romance

Sandro is a Roman adrift in Venice during Carnival. As he enters midlife, he argues with his wife of sixteen years more often than they laugh or make love. Read More »