The Garden of the Finzi-Continis 1971  R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Cast: Dominique Sanda, Lino Capolicchio, Helmut Berger, Fabio Testi, Romolo Valli, Raffaele Curi, Camillo Cesarei, Inna Alexeievna, Katina Morisani, Cinzia Bruno, Barbara Pilaven
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, this is the story of the wealthy Jewish family, Finzi-Continis, who ignored the dangers of fascism in the late 1930s that overtook Italy–until it was too late. While many Jewish families left Italy, the Finzi-Continis family remained believing that their sprawling estate would protect them from fascism. Giorgio (Lino Capolicchio) is invited to their home to do research for his school studies and falls in love with Micol Finzi-Contini (Dominique Sanda). Giorgio tries to draw Micol away from Italy, but she refuses, and now the politics of war close in on them.
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Mafioso 1962  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Alberto Lattuada
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Norma Bengell, Gabriella Conti, Ugo Attanasio, Cinzia Bruno, Katiusca Piretti, Armando Tine, Lilly Bistrattin, Michele Bailly, Francesco Lo Briglio, Carmelo Oliviero, Hugh Hurd
Antonio "Nino" Dadalamenti (Alberto Sordi) takes two weeks off from his job at an automobile factory. He is ready to set off with his fair-haired wife Martha (Norma Bengell) and their daughters (Cinzia Bruno and Katiusca Piretti) on a visit to his Sicilian hometown of Calamo. Just before they leave, Nino's boss, Dr. Zanchi (Armando Tine), asks him to deliver a package to Calamo mob boss Don Vincenzo (Ugo Attanasio). The family arrives in Calamo where Martha, because of her blond hair, is not greeted warmly. Nino delivers the package to Don Vincenzo who, in turn, asks Nino to do him a favor of carrying out a hit–and Nino realizes that this is a request that he will not be allowed to refuse. Now the visit really turns sour.
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| 1. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1971)
2. Mafioso (1962)
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