A typical italian erotic teenage movie about the relationship between students and their theacher /Carroll Baker/. A story of blackmail, desires and love.Read More »
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Vittorio De Sisti – Lezioni private AKA Private Lessons (1975)
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Bruno Mattei & Claudio Fragasso – Virus AKA Hell of the Living Dead (1980)
Bruno Mattei1971-1980Claudio FragassoHorrorItalyThrillerQuote:
Hell Of The Living Dead is the story of four commandos who are sent in to Papua New Guinea to investigate the cause of a chemical leak at the research facility “Hope.” The four commandos stumble upon reporter Lia and her cameraman. After discovering that the dead are walking and devouring the living due to the chemical leak, the group attempt to flee the country. (wikipedia)Read More » -
Gabriele Muccino – A casa tutti bene AKA There Is No Place Like Home (2018)
Gabriele Muccino2011-2020ComedyDramaItalyA big family that like any other one includes relatives that see each other often and others that rarely meet, reunite to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of grandma Alba and grandpa Pietro in a big Villa, on the island they moved to. Because of weather conditions they all remain stranded on the island and the idyll between them seems to be over.Read More »
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Davide Ferrario – Dopo mezzanotte AKA After Midnight (2004)
2001-2010ComedyDavide FerrarioItalyRomanceQuote:
The magical Mole Antonelliana (the cavernous Museum of Cinema in Turin, Italy) is the setting and inspiration for a very unlikely love story. One fateful evening, Martino, an avid cinephile and the museum’s timid night watchman, comes to the aid of Amanda, an enchanting young fast-food cook on the run from the police after dousing her overbearing boss with hot oil. Martino’s dreamy kingdom of silent movie characters becomes a sanctuary for Amanda, as she awaits rescue by her devilish car-jacking boyfriend Angel. Spellbound by the museum, Amanda develops a surprising romantic connection with Martino, who until now has only found companionship in his celluloid dreams. Torn between her newfound feelings for Martino and her troubled relationship with the irresistible Angel, Amanda attempts to balance the affections of her two suitors. Misadventure and chaos ensue as the characters become embroiled in this dubious love triangle.Read More » -
Vittorio Cottafavi – Una Donna Libera AKA A Free Woman (1954)
Vittorio Cottafavi1951-1960ClassicsDramaItalyLiana, a young architecture student from a wealthy family, is about to get married to an engineer. Everything in her life seems well until she is confronted with the idea she is sacrificing the rest of her life for a man she barely knows and a mediocre lifestyle. So begins a series of romantic encounters in which Liana tries to find her freedom and happiness, but which will ultimately lead her to a tragic fate.
Selected as one of the “100 Italian Films To Be Saved”Read More »
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Tinto Brass – Fermo posta Tinto Brass AKA P.O. Box Tinto Brass (1995)
Tinto Brass1991-2000EroticaFantasyItalyTinto Brass and his secretary Lucia (Cinzia Roccaforte) are in the Venice office of the director. Lucia reads series of the letters consist of confessions, dreams, secrets, hidden desires, fantasies and memories of seven of Brass’s female fans from around Italy. Some of them are accompanied by photos and videotapes with their stories and those real stories of seven women’s erotic adventures which are subsequently transformed into short sex vignettes while there is also exploring people’s celebration of the director’s work. Tinto Brass uses his own name and is mentioned as an erotic film master.Read More »
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Curzio Malaparte – Il Cristo proibito AKA The Forbidden Christ (1951)
1951-1960Curzio MalaparteDramaItalyMysteryBack in his village, former war prisoner Bruno Baldi is dead set on avenging his brother who has been shot by a German firing squad after being given away by a villager. But nobody wants to give him the name of the culprit. At long last, Antonio, a joiner, reveals the informer but this comes at a cost.Read More »
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Mario Amendola – Trappola per sette spie AKA Trap for Seven Spies (1966)
1961-1970ItalyMario AmendolaThrillerAfter the end of World War II former SS Colonel Von Rittenau resides in a French castle with a group of neo-Nazis. Von Rittenau captures seven former Allied secret agents after he discovers their names in an old Gestapo archive and now wants his revenge on them.Read More »
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Alessio Rigo de Righi & Matteo Zoppis – Re Granchio aka The Tale of King Crab (2021)
Alessio Rigo de Righi2021-2030AdventureArthouseItalyMatteo ZoppisIn the 19th century, a wandering drunkard in Italy is cast out of his village for a crime. He is exiled to Tierra del Fuego, where he searches for a mythical treasure, paving his way toward redemption.Read More »