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ALINA
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Italian bombshell Gina Lollobrigida stars in this 1950s crime drama as a widow who takes over her dead husband's smuggling ring and finds love with his partner (Amedeo Nazzari). Giorgio Pastina's noirish melodrama of conflicting loyalties in post-WWII Italy was one of Lollobrigida's first starring roles. With Amedeo Nazzari, Doris Dowling, Juan de Landa. Dubbed in English. Giorgio Pastina---Italy---1950---74 mins.
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AMORE IN CITTA/ LOVE IN CITY
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One of the best omnibus films, which brought together the finest Italian filmmakers of the '50s. The episodes are: The Spectator, by Dino Risi; When Love Fails, by Antonioni; Love Cheerfully Arranged (also known as The Matrimonial Agency), by Fellini; Paid Love, by Carlo Lizzani; The Love of a Mother, by Zavattini and Maselli and Italy Turns Around, by Alberto Lattuada. The inspiration for the film is said to have been Zavattini; particularly notable are the Antonioni episode, in which unsuccessful suicides tell why they blame disappointment in love for trying to end their lives, and the very funny Fellini episode, in which a client (played by Fellini) at a matrimonial agency pretends that he is searching for a wife for a friend who thinks he is a werewolf. In Italian with English subtitles. Dino Risi/Michelangelo Antonioni/Federico Fellini/Carlo Lizzani/Cesare Zavattini/Francesco Maselli/Alberto Lattuada---Italy---1953---102 mins.
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AND WILD, WILD WOMEN
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Two of the most celebrated actresses of Italian cinema are featured in this sensational melodrama. Anna Magnani (Mamma Roma, The Golden Coach , Open City) plays a jailed prostitute who takes naive new inmate Giulietta Masina (Nights of Cabiria, La Strada) under her wing. Magnani works out a scheme to get Masina acquitted, but the corrupting influence of prison life has already taken a toll on the once innocent woman. Also released as Hell in the City and Caged. Dubbed in Engli sh. Renato Castellani---Italy---1958---85 mins.
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BARBARIANS (CERIO)
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In the last days of the Roman Empire, the remaining members of the aristocracy and military elite try to fight off invading forces. A dramatic Italian historical epic, edited down for its American release yet still impressive in terms of scale and detail. The cast includes Pierre Cressoy, Helene Remy and Vittorio Sanipoli. Dubbed in English. Ferrucio Cerio---Italy---1953---83 mins.
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BIG DEAL ON MADONNA STREET
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A hilarious satire on all burglary capers, Mario Monicelli's stylish film is now a classic account of the misadventures of a group of amateurish crooks (Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Rossana Rory) as they attempt a robbery. "One of the funniest Italian comedies ever made...Monicelli's sense of character is priceless" (Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader). In Italian with English subtitles. Mario Monicelli---Italy---1958---106 mins.
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BITTER RICE (RISO AMARO)
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In the dreary rice fields of the Po Valley, a thief on the run meets a hard-working, beautiful girl. Silvana Mangano portrays the seductive rice worker who betrays her comrades in order to steal the thief's loot, a role which rocketed her to international stardom. "The sexiest of the neorealist productions" (Ephraim Katz, The Film Encyclopedia). With Vittorio Gassman, Raf Vallone, Doris Dowling and Lia Corelli. In Italian with English subtitles.
Giuseppe De Santis---Italy---1949---109 mins.
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BLIND WOMAN OF SORRENTO
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Based on Francesco Mastriani's famous novel of the same name, The Blind Woman of Sorrento is a romantic and thrilling costume drama from Italy's early sound period. Set in 1844, Dria Paola stars as a beautiful young woman who went blind after witnessing the murder of her mother ten years before. Mario Steni plays the son of the man who was wrongfully executed for the crime. Now a doctor, Mario offers to restore Dria's vision with an experimental operation. The plot thickens when the doctor develops feelings for his patient, and when the real murderer gets wind of the witness' renewed sight. Co-starring Anna Magnani in one of her earliest screen appearances. In Italian with English subtitles.
Nunzio Malasomma---Italy---1934---69 mins.
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BREAD, LOVE AND DREAMS
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Vittorio de Sica stars as a mature marshal posted to a small Italian village. He soon begins to pursue the devilish Frisky (Gina Lollobrigida). Between her accomplished flirting and his determined courting, the town is lost in delightful gossip. This warm comedy also features Marisa Merlini and Roberto Risso. In Italian with English subtitles. Luigi Comencini---Italy---1953---92 mins.
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DOLL THAT TOOK THE TOWN, THE
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In this Italian comedy, a would-be model concocts a story about being accosted by three men in order to get publicity. Though the stunt works, three relatively innocent men get arrested. Starring Virna Lisi. In Italian with English subtitles. Francesco Maselli---Italy---1956---90 mins.
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DON CAMILLO/ RETURN OF DON CAM
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Two European comedy classics directed by Julien Duvivier and starring beloved French actor Fernandel. In Don Camillo (1952, 107 mins.), Fernandel plays the fiery Catholic priest who grapples with the Communist mayor (Gino Cervi) over the fate of their small town in the Po Valley. Then in the second installment of the Don Camillo series, The Return of Don Camillo (1953, 115 mins.), the priest gets expelled from his village after a clash with the mayor. After relocating he quickly finds himself at the center of a new power struggle with a wealthy landowner. A sensitive and comedic view of the social and political forces at odds in post-war Italy. In Italian with Julien Duvivier---Italy/France---1952/1953---207 mins.
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ECLIPSE SERIES 27: RAFFAELLO MATARAZZO'S RUNAWAY MELODRAMAS
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No major festival awards. No mention in film history texts. But that doesn't mean that Italian filmmaker Raffaello Matarazzo isn't an auteur. He directed some of the most popular films in Italy during the late '40s and early '50s. The four melodramas included here are unified by smooth direction, overcooked scripts, charming leads, and excess.
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FABIOLA
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A sword-and-sandal spectacle from Italy set in Ancient Rome, focusing on the story of Fabiola, daughter of a Roman senator, who converts to Christianity when her father is killed and his Christian servants are accused. With Michel Simon and Henri Vidal. Dubbed in English. Alessandro Blasetti---Italy---1948---96 mins.
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FORBIDDEN CHRIST/ IL CRISTO PR
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HANNIBAL (VICTOR MATURE)
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Victor Mature stars as the legendary General of Carthage who was Rome's greatest enemy during the Punic Wars. Hannibal leads his forces across the Alps and into war in this historical costume drama. A latter day-effort from the famed low-budget auteur, Edgar G. Ulmer (Detour), who tackled more elaborate production values than usual with this film. Edgar G. Ulmer/Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia---Italy/USA---1959---103 mins.
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IL CAPPOTTO (THE OVERCOAT)
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Alberto Lattuada's adaptation of the Nikolai Gogol short story is a neorealist comic fantasy about a simple clerk who spends all his money on a fancy coat.
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INVETERATE BACHELOR
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Although pretty harmless in hindsight, this Italian comedy was targeted by the censors upon its release for criticizing the institution of marriage. Vittorio de Sica plays a wise older gentleman and professed bachelor, who tries to discourage his young friend, Marcello (Walter Chiari), from marrying the girl of his dreams. After the wedding, Marcello gets so frustrated with his new wife and mother-in-law that he is driven to murder. In Italian with English Giorgio Bianchi---Italy---1958---98 mins.
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KAPO (ESSENTIAL ART HOUSE)
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Gillo Pontecorvo (Battle of Algiers) directed this moving study of hope and humiliation in Nazi concentration camps. "Stark and terrifying" (Time).
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LA CENA DELLE BEFFE SUPPER OF
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A rare example of filmmaking from Mussolini's Italy. Set during the Renaissance, this costume drama follows the rivalry between two young men, Black Chiaromontesi and Giannetto Malespini, which tragically intensifies over a woman. In Italian with NO English subtitles. Alessandro Blasetti---Italy---1941---86 mins.
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LAW, THE (DASSIN)
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Also known as Where the Hot Wind Blows and La Loi, this melodrama was advertised as "Peyton Place, Italian style!" A fiery Italian soap opera from Jules Dassin, the director of Rififi and Never on a Sunday, the story concerns the conflicts that arise between several men in love with the same beautiful woman. Starring tempestuous Gina Lollobrigida, fighting Yves Montand, mysterious Melina Mercouri, and sexy Marcello Mastroianni. In French with English subtitles.
Jules Dassin---France/Italy---1959---121 mins.
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RAILROAD MAN (GERMI)
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The great Pietro Germi (Divorce - Italian Style) directs and stars in this oft-overlooked masterpiece of Italian Neorealism. Germi plays a comfortably employed railroad worker whose domestic troubles lead to a feeling of encroaching despair. Panned by many Italian critics upon its release, Germi's early film can today be recognized as a bold attempt to come to terms with the existential dread plaguing post-WWII society. Winner of the Critics Choice Award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. In Italian with English Pietro Germi---Italy---1956---115 mins.
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