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We are in 1946.
Marco Maffei, a young man who spends time cruising aimlessly on Lake Maggiore with his second-hand boat, is approached by the extravagant Temistocle Mario Orimbelli who invites him in his villa where he presents him his wife Cleofe and his sister in law Matilde, alleged widow because her husband is missing in action in Abyssinia.Read More »
A man wanders the streets of a small provincial town, obsessed by the idea of meddling in the lives of others. He meets various characters to whom, by asking their permission, he reveals vices and limitations hidden in their souls. It is the only act he is able to perform: anger and the desire to smash everything have given way to imagination and small marginal observations.Read More »
“For months we experimented and represented ourselves, starting with simple walks in search of material for a thesis. How can we visually recreate a memory? We walked and filmed, photographed and painted, got to know each other and told our stories. An experience transformed into a story that speaks of a shared journey, made up of filming, changes of season, conversations about the moon, and exchanges of techniques.Read More »
A cop seeking to avenge his partner’s death during a robbery is put on the right path by a scruffy restaurateur who operates a non-violent thieves’ school.Read More »
Synopsis
A French teenage girl is forced to move in with her less well off Italian relatives.
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A simple story, sometimes kind and sometimes painful. The main characters are some Roman teenagers who receive a visit from Mignon, their beautiful French cousin, whose presence, in the midst of an atmosphere of crisis and infidelity of adults, disturbs the fantasy of the children.
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Synopsis:
An expedition enters an unexplored jungle to search for a legendary ruby.
Translated Review @filmtv.it by giurista81 wrote:
In 1984, the commercial success of *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* renewed Antonio Margheriti’s commitment to closing his derivative trilogy, which began with *Hunters of the Golden Cobra* (1982) and continued with *The Last Hunter* (1984). Giovanni Simonelli was confirmed as the screenwriter, and Luciano Pigozzi, an actor present in many Italian films shot in the Philippines, also returned. Joining the cast compared to the previous adventures were Christopher Connelly and Lee Van Cleef, both in the final years of their lives (they would pass away three and four years later, respectively).Read More »
Documentary on the making of “fotoromanzi”, popular comic strips using live action photgraphs instead of drawings. Early morning in an Italian town. Magazines are delivered to a kiosk. People buy the magazines which depict love stories and romances in cartoon styles using photographs. Men and women from all walks of life are shown reading the magazines. We are introduced to four people who go to a basement studio and there pose for photographs for the magazines. The photos are developed and various props and dialogues are painted in. The actors read the finished produce and are seen returning to their everyday lives. One of the fotoromanzi stars, Sergio Raimondi, is seen being idolised by the women in a tenement building.Read More »
During the Middle Ages, a traveling executioner hires an apprentice to learn the finer points of torture and execution, and a young girl is given by her parents to a Catholic convent.
In an unknown area of the central Apennines, during the Holy Week of the year 926, a half-dozen stories intertwine, for which acts as thread the route of the Executioner Folco and his assistant. They all converge to Malfole, to the abbey of the Visitation.Read More »
Allmovie Synopsis:
Director Mauro Bolognini and Goffredo Parise adapted a skillful Alberto Moravia story into this rather pedestrian drama. An eligible widow (Ingrid Thulin) vacations in Venice with her young son. When Thulin begins a tentative romance with friendly John Saxon, her resentful son runs away from home and gets into trouble, falling in with a gang of hooligans. The rest of the film is bland and predictable, as the harsh realities of street life teach the youngster some valuable lessons, most of which are hammered home with redundant narration. Plot mechanics aside, however, Aldo Tonti’s rich cinematography still makes the film worthwhile for those who swoon at the sight of the Lido.Read More »