• Luciano Ercoli – Lucrezia giovane (1974)

    1971-1980DramaEroticaItalyLuciano Ercoli

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    From xploitedcinema.com:

    Historical drama around the sexual exploits of the young Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Alexander Borgia and sister of the infamous Cesare Borgia.
    Simonetta Stefanelli stars as the ruthless Lucrezia Borgia in Luciano Ercoli’s take on the Borgia family. In the early 16th century, Italy is ruled by the powerful Borgia family, led by Cesar Borgia and his sister Lucrezia (Martine Carol). In a ruthless power play, Cesare plots to have his sister’s husband murdered.

    But without her brother’s knowledge, Lucretia has taken a strong lover who will challenge the Borgias, but Cesar’s love for his sister will once again lead to the demise of Lucrezia’s lover and unite the 2 siblings in an incestuous relationship.Read More »

  • François Ozon – Une robe d’été AKA A Summer Dress (1996)

    1991-2000ArthouseFranceFrançois OzonShort Film

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    It’s summer. Sébastien loves the singer Sheila. Lucia loves boys. And all Frédéric wants, is to get a nice tan…Read More »

  • Jean Grémillon – L’Étrange Monsieur Victor AKA Strange M. Victor (1938)

    1931-1940CrimeDramaFranceJean Grémillon

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    Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote this :

    In his finest work, including this masterful 1938 noir, the remarkable French filmmaker Jean Gremillon (1901-1959), trained as a composer and musician, used mise en scene, script construction, editing, and dialogue delivery to explore the complex relationship between film and music.

    Raimu, one of the greatest French actors, plays the “strange” title hero, a respectable Toulon merchant who secretly operates as a fence for local thieves; after he murders a potential blackmailer, an innocent local shoemaker (Pierre Blanchar) is sent to prison for his crime.

    Seven years later the fall guy escapes, returns to Toulon to see his son, and, unaware of Victor’s guilt, persuades the merchant to shelter him, then becomes involved with his wife.
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  • François Ozon – Regarde La Mer AKA See the Sea (1997)

    1991-2000ArthouseFranceFrançois OzonThriller

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    A young mother of a ten month old baby (Sacha Hails) spends much time on her own, with her husband away on the mainland for an unspecified period of time. When a backpacker knocks at her door, asking if she can pitch her tent in the garden as the camping site is full, it provides some welcome relief from her solitude. Pretty soon, however, the backpacker (Marina De Van) is shown to have a sinister side to her…..Read More »

  • Yervant Gianikian & Angela Ricci Lucchi – Karagoez catalogo 9,5 (1981)

    1981-1990Angela Ricci LucchiExperimentalItalyYervant Gianikian

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    Quote:
    This was the first long catalogue Yervant and Angela compiled from an archive found in 1977, composed of films with russian actor legend Ivan Muzzhukin and underwater films from around the world, wild life scenes and other exotic imagery from japanese silent films to the turkish shadow theater to which the title of this piece makes homage. Slowed down, carefully crafted tinted and completely silent, this work stands out as one of the most beautiful and moving of their works. Images will speak more clear than my words ever will, do not miss this masterpiece of found footage.Read More »

  • François Ozon – Sitcom (1998)

    France1991-2000ComedyFrançois Ozon

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    The adventures of an upper-class suburban family abruptly confronted with the younger brother’s discovery of his homosexuality, the elder sister’s suicide attempt and sado-masochist tendencies, and the intrusion of a very free-spirited maid and her husband… And it all started with the arrival in the family of an innocent looking rat…Read More »

  • Jorge Acha – Habeas Corpus (1986)

    1981-1990ArgentinaEroticaExperimentalJorge Acha

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    Four days of captivity in a tragic Holy Week, when the Argentinian regime received Pope John Paul II and the radio and television transmitted how Videla ate his wafer and tried to purge his sins. In the meantime, in the clandestine cells, thousands were being tortured and killed.Read More »

  • Bobby Paunescu – Francesca (2009)

    Drama2001-2010Bobby PaunescuRomania

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    Plot summary:
    Francesca is a young kindergarten teacher whose dream is to immigrate to Italy. Searching for a better life, Francesca is ready to overcome any obstacles, even the worries and the doubtfulness of the people closest to her. The plan is that her boyfriend, Mita, should join her in Italy as soon as he closes the small business he runs. Things take an unfortunate turn, painful truths come to light and priorities change. Written by Mandragora Movies
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  • Sydney Pollack – Absence of Malice [+Extra] (1981)

    1981-1990DramaRomanceSydney PollackUSA

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    Quote:
    Paul Newman plays the son of a long dead Mafia boss who is a simple liquor warehouse owner. Frustrated in his attempt to solve a murder of a union head, a prosecutor leaks a false story that Newman is a target of the investigation, hoping that he will tell them something for protection. As his life begins to unravel, others are hurt by the story. Sally Field, the reporter, is in the clear under the Absence of Malice rule in slander and libel cases. Knowing nothing to trade to the prosecutors, Newman must regain control of his life on different ground.
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