Unlike most films in the Mafia genre, Angela shows Mafia life purely from the female perspective. Angela is married to the mob and her husband Saro (Mario Pupella) runs a shoe shop, which is a front for a drugs operation. Angela participates in her husband’s business by delivering drugs disguised in shoeboxes. But to the men in her life she is eternally on the sidelines and is trapped in a world of drudgery and limitation until Masino (Andrea di Stefano) appears and turns her world on its head. Ingratiating herself to Saro, he forms a more dangerous liaison with Angela. Both are aware this affair threatens to put their livelihoods and more importantly their lives in danger. As passion simmers and threatens to explode, events spiral slowly out of control. (Optimum Releasing)Read More »
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Roberta Torre – Angela (2002)
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Luciano Tovoli – Il generale dell’armata morta AKA The General of the Dead Army (1983)
ArthouseDramaItalyLuciano TovoliTwenty years after WWII an Italian general (Marcello Mastroianni) and a military chaplain (Michel Piccoli) embark on a mission through the heart of Albania searching for the remains of Italian soldiers who once fought on the side of the Fascists. Based on Albanian author Ismail Kadare’s famous 1963 novel of the same name. Also starring Anouk Aimée.Read More »
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Renzo Maietto – Le altre (1969)
1961-1970ComedyEroticaItalyRenzo MaiettoSummary:
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Gillo Pontecorvo – Giovanna (1955)
1951-1960DramaGillo PontecorvoItalyPoliticsThis short is set in the early 1950s in a small textile factory in central Italy (Prato). Giovanna and her fellow female workers decide to enact a protest against the direction of the factory’s dismissal plan, by occupying the factory and continuing to work until the proprietor cancels the dismissals. None of these women can really afford to lose their jobs, as it is the only income in the family. All workers receive moral and material support from their families, apart from Giovanna, who bravely endures her husband’s disapproval. Almost all the women hold out for thirty-five days in spite of the proprietor’s attempts to break their resistance. At first he blocks the road to the factory, then he cuts off electric power to increase their isolation; finally, he tries to convince them to accept the dismissal of at least a smaller number of them. But the women overcome these obstacles, determined to resist… (IMDB)Read More »
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Alfonso Brescia – Ragazza tutta nuda assassinata nel parco AKA Naked Girl Murdered in the Park (1972)
1971-1980Alfonso BresciaGialloItalyThrillerWhen a millionaire is found dead in a rickety amusement park ride, his less-than-savory family stands to inherit his fortune. Naturally, the insurance company investigates, setting forth a serpentine series of double-dealings, secrets revealed…and gruesome murder! Once the titular deceased (and indeed, naked) dame shows up, all bets are off as twists follow turns, throats are cut and bodies brutalized, climaxing in a carnage filled carnival finale (fullmoonfeatures.com)Read More »
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Silvio Narizzano – Senza ragione AKA Redneck [Italian version] (1973)
1971-1980CrimeItalySilvio NarizzanoThrillerFranco Nero and Telly Savalas star in the story of a trio of jewel thieves on the lam after a heist goes very wrong. Wrecking their car they take another unaware that there is a teenager hiding in the back. As the flight becomes more frantic, the young man is discovered, upsetting the balance of the thieves.Read More »
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Bruno Bozzetto – Le vacanze del signor Rossi AKA Mr Rossi’s Vacation (1976)
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Daniel Schmid – Il Bacio di Tosca AKA Tosca’s Kiss (1984)
1981-1990Daniel SchmidDocumentaryItalyPerformanceMemoirs of the Italian Opera by the singers and musicians of the Casa Verdi, Milan, the world’s first nursing home for retired opera singers, founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896. This documentary, which has achieved cult-like status among opera and music lovers, features former singers who reminisce about their careers and their past operatic roles.
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Bruno Bozzetto – Il signor Rossi cerca la felicità AKA Mr. Rossi Looks For Happiness (1976)
1971-1980AnimationBruno BozzettoItaly