The Eighteenth Angel 1997  R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Bindley
Cast: Christopher McDonald, Rachael Leigh Cook, Stanley Tucci, Wendy Crewson, Maximilian Schell, Cosimo Fusco, Venantino Venantini, Ted Rusoff, Francesca De Sapio, Branislav Tesanovic
Hugh (Christopher McDonald) and daughter Lucy (Rachael Leigh Cook), trying to deal with the apparent suicide of Hugh's wife, head to Rome where they get involved with a religious sect that is preparing for the return of Satan. But the cult needs 18 angelic faces to put on the bodies they have created, and Lucy is targeted as number 18. Confusing at times.
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Seeking Asylum 1979  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Marco Ferreri
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Dominique Laffin, Francesca De Sapio, Carlo Monni, Chiara Moretti, Luca Levi, Girolamo Marzano, Roberto Amaro
Unconventional nursery-school teacher Roberto (Roberto Benigni) captivates his students with his unique methods of teaching, which draw criticism from both teachers and parents. Roberto dates Irma (Chiara Moretti) who is the mother of one of his students. When Irma becomes pregnant, Roberto becomes so moody that Irma leaves for Sardinia, and Roberto follows soon after with ten of his students to join him for the baby's birth.
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Tetro 2009  N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich, Maribel Verdu, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Carmen Maura, Rodrigo De la Serna, Leticia Bredice, Mike Amigorena, Sofia Castiglione, Erica Rivas, Francesca De Sapio, Silvia Perez, Adriana Mastrangelo
Thinking about launching a literary career, 18-year-old Bennie (Alden Ehrenreich) leaves his orchestra conductor father and arrives in Buenos Aires looking for his half-brother Tetro (Vincent Gallo). He arrives at Tetro's apartment and is greeted by a less than enthusiastic reception from Tetro and his common-law wife Miranda (Maribel Verdu). In an effort to better understand his brother, Bennie searches around Tetro's apartment and discovers Tetro's unfinished manuscript. After being hit by a motorcycle, Bennie convalesces and decides to spend his time helping Tetro by secretly finishing Tetro's play. He sends it off to critic "Alone" (Carmen Maura) who proclaims it a masterpiece. But, there are still family secrets to be revealed if Bennie and Tetro are to really understand each other.
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 Torrents of Spring 1989 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Nastassja Kinski, Valeria Golino, William Forsythe, Urbano Barberini, Francesca De Sapio, Jacques Herlin, Antonio Cantafora, Christian Dottorini, Alexia Korda, Marinella Anaclerio, Pietro Bontempo
While visiting Germany, a Russian aristocrat, Sanin (Timothy Hutton), falls in love with the daughter (Valeria Golino) of an Italian baker. Romance blossoms–until femme fatale Maria (Nastassja Kinski) enters the scene with designs on Sanin.
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| 1. The Eighteenth Angel (1997)
2. Seeking Asylum (1979)
3. Tetro (2009)
4. Torrents of Spring (1989)
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