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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Watch Me When I Kill 1977 R, 95 min. Genre: Foreign / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Antonio Bido Cast: Corrado Pani, Paola Tedesco, Franco Citti, Bianca Toccafondi, Fernando Cerulli, Giuseppe Addobbati, Gianfranco Bullo, Jill Pratt, Inna Alexeievna, Paolo Malco, Cristina Piras, Roberto Antonelli, Giovanni Vannini, Giuseppe Pennese, Gaetano Rampin
The Dario Argento influence is apparent in this Italian thriller that involves the boyfriend, Lukas (Corrado Pani) of nightclub performer Mara (Paola Tedesco) tracking down a killer after Mara witnesses a murder. Some gruesome moments.
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| 1. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1971)
2. Watch Me When I Kill (1977)
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