Carlo Delle Piane

  • Pupi Avati – Tutti defunti… tranne i morti (1977)

    Pupi Avati1971-1980ComedyGialloItaly

    Quote:
    A bizarre but heavy-handed giallo spoof whose overall effect is extremely uneven, it features a plethora of eccentric characters: inept detective, diminutive hero, a cross-eyed psycho and a dwarf (actually a man in drag!) for servants – plus a mad combo of relatives including a matriarch suffering from dementia, her cowboy of a second husband, her sex-crazed retard son who has to be frequently restrained via electro-shock therapy, another son who’s also a ‘little man’ (played by Bob Tonelli, one of the film’s own financiers!), etc. Both the hero and the detective overstate their masculinity – the former swaggers incessantly, while the latter is frequently caught with his pants down; the lovely and lively heroine is played by Francesca Marciano (an IMDb reviewer)Read More »

  • Sergio Corbucci – I giorni del commissario Ambrosio aka Days of Inspector Ambrosio (1988)

    1981-1990CrimeDramaItalySergio Corbucci

    Plot:
    A few days before Commissioner Ambrosio’s holiday, an unusual bank robbery takes place opposite his house. Then a playboy dies in a car “accident” that points to murder. The Inspector finds that his chief witness, a timid violinist and his drug-addicted daughter were closely involved with the victim. Can he “clear his desk” in time for his well-earned break?Read More »

  • Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, Ermanno Olmi – Tickets (2005)

    2001-2010Abbas KiarostamiArthouseDramaErmanno OlmiKen LoachUnited Kingdom

    Synopsis
    A train travels across Italy toward Rome. On board is a professor who daydreams a conversation with a love that never was, a family of Albanian refugees who switch trains and steal a ticket, three brash Scottish soccer fans en route to a match, and a complaining widow traveling to a memorial service for her late husband who’s accompanied by a community-service volunteer who’s assisting her. Interactions among these Europeans turn on class and nationalism, courtesy and rudeness, and opportunities for kindness.Read More »

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