In the titillating Italian sex comedy Cugini carnali (1974), there isn’t much to do in the sleepy rural hamlet that Nico (Alfredo Pea) calls home. As a result, there’s a lot of sleeping around to stave off the boredom. Unfortunately the bashful Nico doesn’t get nearly as much action as he’d like. Enter Sonja: The beautiful young newcomer is tall, blonde, and full-figured, …Read More »
Taking place almost entirely during a murder trial, the film details in significant detail the deep roots sunk by organized crime in the business and political life of Sicily.Read More »
This documentary looks at strange behaviors and practices in Europe, including nude skiing in Switzerland, hog-butchering in Italy, and an orgy in a graveyard.Read More »
“Because of a violation of traffic regulations an architect is put in prison. There he witnesses the grim reality of life behind bars: corrupt staff, corrupt inmates, an inhuman judicial system and the power of the Mafia.
“L´istruttoria e chiusa: dimentichi” – which translates into “The investigation is closed: forget about it” is one in a series of political thrillers Damiano Damiani (when he was good, he could to some extent rival Francesco Rosi, when he became pretentious and preachy he was intolerable) specialized in in the late 60´s through the 70´s. Its overall target is the corrupt Italian state of that day and age. Its means is classic melodrama of the wrongful accused who has to live through purgatory. Because he is wrongful accused, an intellectual and played by the then handsome Franco Nero we pity him for that (there is ample space for the suspicion that we would perceive his private hell in public custody as appropriate were he a criminal).To prove his case Damiani this time took the easy way out and that´s why his film is – judged by Damiani´s own best abilities – bordering on the mediocre side – and still worth watching; which is an achievement in itself.”
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Synopsis:
In 1920, the anarchist Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco (Riccardo Cucciolla) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (Gian Maria Volonté) are sentenced to death, falsely accused of a robbery and murder. Indeed they are condemned due to their political beliefs, in one of the most shameful and hypocrite judgments of the human history.Read More »
A psychoanalyst, who is a fervent supporter of the sexological theories by Wilhelm Reich, induces a group of seven couples to retire to a hotel in order to practise partner-swapping with no restraint. Something gets out of hand though and the experiment has no happy end. A boring erotic movie which is mainly interesting for the dramatic evolution of the plot, maybe due to Dario Argento’s contribution to the script. Laura Antonelli, in her full personal appeal, who is already “naked” enough, is worthy of a special mentionRead More »