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Publisher
Distributed by Facets Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
Italiano
Description
"At the dawn of the 20th century, a Professor and his wife bear a child. But the mother cannot supply milk, or even love, to the child. So the professor hires an illiterate country girl as wet nurse and nanny. An explosive situation develops between the professor, the mother, the nanny, and the child"--Container.
202) Ossessione
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
Italiano
Description
The story of the ill-fated love between Gino, a virile young drifter, who arrives by chance at a roadside restaurant and filling station, and Giovanna, the beautiful young wife of the fat old man who owns the place. Gino leaves, only to return because he can't get her out of his blood. They kill her husband but his death haunts the guilt-ridden Gino.
Publisher
Icarus Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Italiano
Description
Italian actor-director Gianni di Gregorio returns to filmmaking with NEVER TOO LATE FOR LOVE, a tender and lighthearted romantic comedy set against the backdrop of Italy's southern countryside. After being evicted from his long-time apartment in Rome, retired professor Astolfo returns to his childhood village in southern Italy, where a distinguished yet run-down estate has been passed down in his family for generations. Any plans for a quiet retirement...
204) I compagni
Series
Criterion collection volume 610
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Italiano
Description
In turn-of-the-twentieth-century Turin, an accident in a textile factory incites workers to stage a walkout. But it's not until they receive unexpected aid from a traveling professor that they find a voice, unite, and stand up for themselves. This historical drama by Mario Monicelli is a beautiful and moving ode to the power of the people, brimming with humor and honesty.
205) Roma, città aperta
Series
Criterion collection volume 500
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Italiano
Description
When the Nazis occupied Rome, a brave few fought against it. An underground agent who is cornered by the Germans in a certain quarter of Rome, flees the Germans. In the course of his flight he imperils his resistance friends.
Publisher
No Shame Films
Pub. Date
2005
Language
Italiano
Description
"For his first commission, infantry lieutenant Drogo is stationed at a remote desert garrison on the mist-shrouded border of the North Kingdom. Filling their days with endless drilling, the soldiers of Fortezza Bastiani spend the long nights wondering about an enemy no one has ever seen. As the days stretch into months, the strain of waiting for attack takes its toll on Drago's comrades: sadistic major Mattis, sardonic Lieutenant Simeon, cynical medic...
207) Paisan =: Paisà
Series
Criterion collection volume 498
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Italiano
Description
Set during the liberation of Italy at the end of World War II, and taking place across the country, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley. Looks at the struggles of different cultures to communicate and of people living their everyday lives in extreme circumstances.
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