Ferdinand and Carolina 1999  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Lina Wertmuller
Cast: Sergio Assisi, Gabriella Pession, Nicole Grimaudo, Adriano Pantaleo, Lola Pagnani, Silvana De Santis, Mario Scaccia, Carlo Caprioli, Moira Grassi, Vanessa Sabet, Matt Patresi
In the 18th century, as the King Ferdinando I Borbone (Sergio Assisi) is dying, he remembers events in his arranged marriage to Maria Carolina d'Asburgo (Gabriella Pession)
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The Nymph 1996  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Lina Wertmuller
Cast: Stefania Sandrelli, Raoul Bova, Lucia Cara, Lorenzo Crespi, Luisa Amatucci, Pepe Da Rosa, Rino Marcelli, Giuditta Del Vecchio, Ennio Coltorti, Isa Danieli
During World War II in the town of Nofi, 19-year-old Miluzza (Lucia Cara) suffers the loss of her nymphomaniac mother (Stefania Sandrelli) when the Allies bomb her town. Miluzza then takes a job at a factory and is seduced by its owner. Now, her reputation is ruined, and she must live amidst the town's gossip.
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Seven Beauties 1976  R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Pasqualino Settebellezze
Director: Lina Wertmuller
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey, Shirley Stoler, Piero Di Iorio, Elena Fiori, Enzo Vitale, Roberto Herlitzka, Lucio Amelio, Ermelinda De Felice, Francesca Marciano
Survival is the theme of this film in which a hood, "Seven Beauties" (Giancarlo Giannini), escapes from the Italian army during World War II. Ironically, he is involved in a train wreck and is sent to a German concentration camp. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Film, Actor (Giancarlo Giannini), Director, and Writing.
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Summer Night, with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of B 1986 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Summer Night
Director: Lina Wertmuller
Cast: Mariangela Melato, Michele Placido, Roberto Herlitzka, Massimo Wertmuller
[Full title: "Summer Night, With Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil"] Fulvia (Mariangela Melato) reverses roles when she kidnaps infamous kidnapper, Beppe (Michele Placido), and holds him ransom for $100,000. Beppe, however, enjoys the last laugh when Fulvia becomes sexually attracted to him.
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Swept Away...by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August 1975 R, 116 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Drama / Comedy
Director: Lina Wertmuller
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Riccardo Salvino, Isa Danieli, Aldo Puglisi, Anna Melita, Giuseppe Durini, Lucrezia De Domizio, Luis Saurez, Vittorio Fanfoni, Lorenzo Piani, Eros Pagni
A wealthy capitalist woman (Mariangela Melato) charters a yacht to sail the Mediterranean. Her deckhand (Giancarlo Giannini) is a Communist, and the story gains momentum with a shipwreck. When the couple finds themselves on a deserted island, political roles reverse, and the battle of the classes AND the sexes ensues.
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| 1. Farinelli (1994)
2. Ferdinand and Carolina (1999)
3. A Joke of Destiny Lying in Wait Around the Corner... (1983)
4. Love and Anarchy (1973)
5. The Nymph (1996)
6. Seven Beauties (1976)
aka: Pasqualino Settebellezze
7. Summer Night, with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of B (1986)
aka: Summer Night
8. Swept Away...by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August (1975)
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