A Matter of Time 1976 PG, 99 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Liza Minnelli, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Spiros Andros, Tina Aumont, Fernando Rey, Isabella Rossellini, Gabriele Ferzetti, Orso Maria Guerrini, Amedeo Nazzari
Nina (Liza Minnelli) is a hotel maid who rises to stardom under the tutelage of the aging Contessa (Ingrid Bergman). While this would be Vincente Minnelli and Charles Boyer's final film, it marks Isabella Rossellini's screen debut.
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The Nights of Cabiria 1957 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Federico Fellini Cast: Giulietta Masina, Franca Marzi, Amedeo Nazzari, Dorian Gray, Francois Perier, Aldo Silvani, Ennio Girolami, Mario Passante, Christian Tassou, Franco Fabrizi, Loretta Capitoli, Leo Cattozzo, Dominique Delouche, Giovanna Gattinoni, Pina Gualandri
A young prostitute, Cabiria (Giulietta Masina), lives and works in a working-class area in Rome but dreams of a better life. She suffers many humiliations–among them are being taken advantage of by movie star Alberto Lazzati (Amedeo Nazzari) and then again by an accountant, Oscar (Francois Perier). But, despite her situation in life, Cabiria remains optimistic about the future. This film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign film.
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The Sicilian Clan 1969 GP, 121 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Henri Verneuil Cast: Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Lino Ventura, Irina Demick, Amedeo Nazzari, Sydney Chaplin, Elisa Cegani, Philippe Baronnet, Karen Blanguernon, Yves Brainville, Gerard Buhr, Edward Meeks, Andre Pousse, Leopoldo Trieste, Roger Lumont
Sicilian mobster Vittorio Manalese (Jean Gabin) helps condemned murderer Roger Sartet (Alain Delon) escape from prison, and the two plot to steal a large collection of jewels from a Venice museum and then take them to New York City. The plan works–with Manalese's entire family working to carry out the heist. But problems rise to the fore when Manalese learns that Sartet has been sleeping with his daughter-in-law Jeanne (Irina Demick), and the family sets out for revenge with plans to kill Sartet.
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| 1. A Matter of Time (1976)
2. The Nights of Cabiria (1957)
3. The Sicilian Clan (1969)
4. The Valachi Papers (1972)
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