The Conformist 1970 R, 110 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Dominique Sanda, Pierre Clementi, Gastone Moschin, Enzo Tarascio, Fosco Giachetti, Jose Quaglio, Yvonne Sanson, Giuseppe Addobbati
Marcello (Jean-Louis Trintignant) represses his homosexual tendencies in an attempt to conform to the 1930s' middle-class Italian society. He even marries Giulia (Stefania Sandrelli). But on his way to Paris for their honeymoon, Marcello's fascist bosses give him a gun and orders to assassinate his old teacher, a political dissident. Doubts now begin to plague Marcello, and he is not sure that he is up to the task at hand.
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Lion of the Desert 1981 PG, 162 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Moustapha Akkad Cast: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger, John Gielgud, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Gastone Moschin, Andrew Keir, Robert Brown, Ewen Solon
Set between the years 1929 and 1931, this is the story of the leader of a rebel band, Omar Mukhtar (Anthony Quinn), who stands in the way of Mussolini's (Rod Steiger) efforts to take over Libya.
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| 1. The Conformist (1970)
2. A Joke of Destiny Lying in Wait Around the Corner... (1983)
3. Lion of the Desert (1981)
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