Italian

imdb:
Threatened by old age and impotence, a count marries a girl loved by his son. When the count notices an affair between the two he reacts strongly.Read More »

A Zombie is found aboard a boat off the New York coast which belongs to do a famous scientist. Peter West,a journalist, travels to the Antilles with Ann, the daughter of the scientist. On the way, they meet with with Brian, a ethnologist, and Susan. When they arrive at Matul Island, they find Dr. Menard, and discover a terrifying diease which is turning the Islanders into horrifying Zombies which devour human flesh and seem indestructable….Read More »

Synopsis:
Venice, 1763. Writer Lorenzo da Ponte (Lorenzo Balducci) is leading a cavalier life. Originally a priest, his numerous affairs result in him being sent into exile in Vienna, where he arrives in 1781. Supported by his friend and mentor, the well connected Giacomo Casanova (Tobias Moretti), da Ponte is introduced in Vienna to the King’s favourite composer, Salieri (Ennio Fantastichine), and a newcomer named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Lino Guanciale). Seeing an opportunity to undermine his rival’s ascension, Salieri tricks Mozart into hiring this unknown libertine as his librettist. But da Ponte’s own nature and sentimental wanderings in Vienna only inspire the composer, and lead to one of Mozart’s most bold and powerful compositions: Don Giovanni.Read More »

imdb:
An emblematic work that anticipates the feminist movement, in the simple but radical gesture of contrast between the advertising images of women and real women: workers, mothers, who struggle to make ends meet. The film gives voice to working-class women, in a pre-feminist experimental film that shows the unavoidable contribution made by women to politics and social justice.Read More »

This tense story is set during World War II Italy. A mother and her daughter flee what once was the safety of Rome to seek refuge in the mountains. Their journey turns out to be one they could never have imagined.Read More »

Reviews:
1. A little forgotten masterpiece. This surreal comedy is one of those rare examples where the tragic and the hilarious are inseparable. Three homeless chaps from Rome spend their time scavenging rubbish or cheating local restaurants in order to secure their daily food. They accidentally end up in the Italian countryside where they get involved in a series of paradoxical situations, suffer delusions from extreme lack of nutrition while encountering bizarre people from every social stratum along the way. Despite the hilarious moments, there is understated pessimism and subtle misanthropy through out, the poor are barbaric and illiterate scum eager to kill you for a plate of soup, the rich are exploitative cruel bastards, the ‘saviour’ of the people is a deranged messiah-like figure in serum who leads them into a futile excursion up a mountain top. Great performance as usual by R.Benigni and nice score from N.Piovani. (orso-antinome from tumblr)Read More »

Stelvio Massi’s crime thriller centers on a drifter who sets out to help blue-collar workers rise up against the two powerful families who are exploiting them. After settling in an industrial town and witnessing the cruelty of the factory owners, ex-mercenary Marco (Carlos Monzón) assumes the role of union agitator. When a violent confrontation erupts, the labor leader is driven to bring down the corrupt clans.Read More »

PLOT:
Geremia de’ Geremei is a 70 year-old usurer, ugly, filthy, rich and tight-fisted, cynical and ironic, who has a sick and obsessional relation with everything: his mother, his father, money, women. In short, with life itself.
For this he thinks he’s alone. But in fact he’s not alone.
They’re all like him. We’re all like him.Read More »

The Guerrasio family and their friends gather to celebrate Claudio and Carmela’s oldest daughter’s 18th birthday. There is a healthy rivalry between the birthday girl and her 16-year-old sister Chiara, as they compete on the dancefloor. It is a happy occasion, and the close-knit family is in top form. However, everything changes the next day when Claudio disappears. Chiara starts to investigate; as she gets closer to the truth, she is forced to decide what kind of future she wants for herself.Read More »