Mediterraneo 1991 N/R, 102 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Gabriele Salvatores Cast: Diego Abatantuono, Claudio Bigagli, Giuseppe Cederna, Claudio Bisio, Gigio Alberti, Ugo Conti, Memo Dini, Vasco Mirandola, Vanna Barba, Irene Grazioli
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, this is a good (but confusing) anti-war film about relationships between Italian soldiers and residents of a Greek isle during World War II.
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The Red Violin 1998 N/R, 131 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery / Musical / Romance
Director: Francois Girard Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Don McKellar, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli, Jean-Luc Bideau, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi, Sylvia Chang, Colm Feore, Monique Mercure, Anita Laurenzi, Tommaso Puntelli, Aldo Brugnini, Sandra Oh
This film traces the story of a fictional, 300-year-old violin from its 17th-century Italian creation as it is transported throughout Europe and Asia through a number of owners, and, finally, to Canada where it is spotted by Charles Morritz (Samuel L. Jackson).
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| 1. Mediterraneo (1991)
2. The Red Violin (1998)
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