La Notte 1961  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Night
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti, Bernhard Wicki, Rosy Mazzacurati, Maria Pia Luzi, Vincenzo Corbella, Gitt Magrini, Guido A. Marsan, Vittorio Bertolini, Ugo Fortunati, Gitt Magrini
A crucial 24-hour period in the lives of successful writer Giovanni Pontano (Marcello Mastroianni) and his frustrated wife, Lidia (Jeanne Moreau), is the subject of this drama. A visit to their dying friend Tommaso Garani (Bernhard Wicki) culminates the following day in the death of their own passionless marriage.
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Last Tango in Paris 1973 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Maria Michi, Gitt Magrini, Luce Marquand, Massimo Girotti, Catherine Breillat, Laura Betti, Marie-Helene Breillat, Dan Diament, Catherine Sola, Mauro Marchettil
This movie was banned in a number of cities in the 1970s, but by today's standards it is relatively tame. In fact, the director and stars were convicted of obscenity charges in Italy. It is the story of the torrid love affair between middle-aged American businessman Paul (Marlon Brando) and young Parisian Jeanne (Maria Schneider). Academy award nominations were received for Best Actor (Brando) and Director.
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The Wild Child 1970 G, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Francois Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Cargol, Jean Daste, Paul Ville, Annie Miller, Claude Miller, Francoise Seigner, Mathieu Schiffman, Jean Grualt, Robert Cambourakis, Gitt Magrini, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Laura Truffaut, Eva Truffaut, Guillaume Schiffman
This film is based on a true story about a child, Victor (Jean-Pierre Cargol), who was raised in the wilds. When Victor is rescued, he is taken under the tutelage of Dr. Itard (Francois Truffaut) whose love and understanding helps him adapt to civilization. Dr. Itard takes Victor into his own home and uses rewards and punishments to teach him how to listen and respond in his new world.
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| 1. La Notte (1961)
aka: The Night
2. Last Tango in Paris (1973)
3. The Wild Child (1970)
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