Murmur of the Heart 1971  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Lea Massari, Benoit Ferreux, Daniel Gelin, Michael Lonsdale, Ave Ninchi, Gila von Weitershausen, Fabien Ferreux, Marc Winocourt, Micheline Bona, Henri Poirier
The incestuous affair involving a precocious 15 year old (Benoit Ferreux) and his mother (Lea Massari) is treated sensibly and with humor in this good coming-of-age film.
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 Purple Noon 1960  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Lust for Evil
Director: Rene Clement
Cast: Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforet, Frank Latimore, Billy Kearns, Elvire Popesco, Erno Crisa, Ave Ninchi, Viviane Chantel, Nerio Bernardi, Barbel Fanger, Lily Romanelli
This is the film adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel, "The Talented Mr. Ripley," about American psychopath Tom Ripley (Alain Delon) who plots to murder his playboy friend, Philippe Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet), so that he can adopt a new identity.
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The Walls of Malapaga 1949 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rene Clement
Cast: Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Vera Talchi, Andrea Checchi, Robert Dalban, Carlo Tamberlani, Vittorio Duse, Ave Ninchi, Checco Rissone, Dina Romano
This French-Italian production was filmed mostly in Genoa during rebuilding after World War II and tells the story of Pierre (Jean Gabin), a murderer on the lam. He stows away on a ship and gets off at Genoa in search of a dentist to take care of his toothache. There he meets a waitress, Marta (Isa Miranda), and romance blossoms. But, authorities are still on his trail. The film won an Honorary Oscar for Outstanding Foreign Film.
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| 1. Murmur of the Heart (1971)
2. Purple Noon (1960)
aka: Lust for Evil
3. The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
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