1900 1976  R, 320 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Novecento
Nineteen Hundred
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Robert De Niro, Gerard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Donald Sutherland, Sterling Hayden, Stefania Sandrelli, Romolo Valli, Laura Betti, Alida Valli, Franchesca Bertini, Werner Bruhns, Stefania Casini, Anna Henkel, Ellen Schwiers
The lives of two young men, Alfredo Berlinghieri and Olmo Dalco (Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu)–both born in 1900–and the stories of their descendants are depicted as they live through the competing forces of socialism, fascism, and capitalism in Italy during the 20th century.
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Bay of Blood 1971 R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
aka: Last House on the Left, Part II
Carnage
Twitch of the Death Nerve
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati, Chris Avram, Leopoldo Trieste, Laura Betti, Brigitte Skay, Isa Miranda, Paola Montenero, Guido Boccaccini, Roberto Bonanni, Giovanni Nuvoletti, Renato Cestie, Nicoletta Elmi
Director Mario Bava is at his gruesome "best" as killings are accomplished in every manner possible, and the film may still hold the record for body count. It also inspired many slasher movies to follow, including the "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th" series. Oh, there is a plot of sorts: a fight for the inheritance of land on the bay.
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The Canterbury Tales 1972 NC-17, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Cast: Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Josephine Chaplin, Franco Citti, Alan Webb, Pier Paolo Pasolini, J.P. Van Dyne, Vernon Dobtcheff, Adrian Street, O.T., Derek Deadman, George Bethell Datch, Nicolas Smith, Dan Thomas
Following "The Decameron" (1971), Pier Paolo Pasolini is back with his second bawdy classic. Several of Chaucer's tales, including those of the Friar, the Wife of Bath, the Cook, the Merchant, the Miller, the Summoner, and the Reeve are told with both humor and drama. The stories reveal 14th-Century English culture–including sexual, social, and political life.
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Courage Mountain 1989   PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Christopher Leitch
Cast: Juliette Cabon, Joanna Clarke, Nicola Stapleton, Charlie Sheen, Jan Rubes, Leslie Caron, Laura Betti, Yorgo Voyagis, Urbano Barberini
In this update of Johanna Spyri's "Heidi," Heidi (Juliette Cabon) is sent to a boarding school, and then war breaks out. With the help of a soldier (Charlie Sheen), she and her classmates escape over the Alps.
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Fat Girl 2001   N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Catherine Breillat
Cast: Anais Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo, Arsinee Khanjian, Romain Goupil, Laura Betti, Albert Goldberg, Claude Sese, Marc Samuel, Frederick Bodin
While vacationing with their parents at a French beach resort, beautiful 15-year-old Elena (Roxane Mesquida) and her awkward, 12-year-old sister Anais (Anais Reboux) meet handsome law student Fernando (Libero De Rienzo). A romance blooms between Elena and Fernando during which Elena surrenders her virginity. All the while, Anais trails after the couple–an outcast but, perhaps, the only one who fully grasps the situation.
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Hatchet for the Honeymoon 1970  PG, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: Blood Brides
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Stephen Forsyth, Dagmar Lassander, Laura Betti, Gerard Tichy, Jesus Puente, Femi Benussi, Luciano Pigozzi, Antonia Mas, Veronica Llimera, Silvia Lienas
Successful, but impotent, fashion designer John Harrington (Stephen Forsyth) is also a murderer of women who have modeled his creations. As the killings continue, we start seeing the problems that drive John. Bloody, as is common with Bava, but with Bava's unique style.
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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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Sonny and Jed 1972  R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Western
aka: Bandera Bandits
J & S: Criminal Story of an Outlaw Couple
Director: Sergio Corbucci
Cast: Tomas Milian, Susan George, Telly Savalas, Rosanna Yanni, Franco Giacobini, Eduardo Fajardo, Herbert Fux, Laura Betti, Werner Pochath, Alvaro de Luna, Dan van Husen
Mean and violent Jed (Tomas Milian) robs the rich and gives to the poor in this spaghetti Western set in the Southwest. He takes on a partner, Sonny (Susan George), who wants to experience excitement–and she gets it. Meanwhile, the sheriff (Telly Savalas) is on their trail.
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Teorema 1968 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Theorem
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Cast: Terence Stamp, Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti, Anne Wiazemsky, Laura Betti, Andres Jose Cruz Soublette, Ninetto Davoli, Alfonso Gatto, Carlo De Mejo, Luigi Barbini, Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia, Susanna Pasolini
This highly symbolic film tries to combine Marxism and Christ into one philosophical sphere. A stranger visits a wealthy Italian family and makes love with every man and woman at the estate. He then leaves, and the family is faced with voids. Who was the stranger? Was he Christ, or was he the Devil?
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Travels with Anita 1979 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
aka: Lovers and Liars
Director: Mario Monicelli
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Giancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger, Aurore Clement, Laura Betti, Andrea Ferreol, Lorraine De Selle, Renzo Montagnani, Lorraine De Selle, Renzo Montagnani, Marne Maitland, Carlo Monni, Geoffrey Copleston
While vacationing in Rome, American actress Anita (Goldie Hawn) falls in love with a banker, Guido Massacesi (Giancarlo Giannini). Guido is on his way to Tuscany to visit his ailing father and invites Anita to join him. Unaware that Guido is married, Anita agrees to go off on the trip. Guido's father dies before Guido and Anita reach Tuscany, and during the funeral, family members gather to honor their deceased patriarch and end up in the midst of petty arguments.
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The Woman with Red Boots 1974 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Juan Luis Bunuel
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Adalberto Maria Merli, Jacques Weber, Jose Sacristan, Laura Betti, Emma Cohen, Angel Alvarez, Pilar Torres
Francoise (Catherine Deneuve), a popular writer, meets the rich, elderly Perrot (Fernando Rey). Perrot is not a fan of the arts, nor, for that matter, does he care much for women. When he starts to meddle into her affairs, he finds out that there is more to Francoise that he realized. An at-times confusing comedy/drama. The director is the son of the well-known Luis Bunuel.
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| 1. 1900 (1976)
aka: Novecento
aka: Nineteen Hundred
2. Bay of Blood (1971)
aka: Last House on the Left, Part II
aka: Carnage
aka: Twitch of the Death Nerve
3. The Canterbury Tales (1972)
4. Courage Mountain (1989)
5. Fat Girl (2001)
6. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
aka: Blood Brides
7. Last Tango in Paris (1973)
8. Sonny and Jed (1972)
aka: Bandera Bandits
aka: J & S: Criminal Story of an Outlaw Couple
9. Teorema (1968)
aka: Theorem
10. Travels with Anita (1979)
aka: Lovers and Liars
11. The Woman with Red Boots (1974)
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