 Barry Lyndon 1975  PG, 183 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Kruger, Steven Berkoff, Gay Hamilton, Leonard Rossiter, Godfrey Quigley, Andre Morell, Michael Hordern
What develops when young Irishman Barry Lyndon (Ryan O'Neal) is tricked into leaving home and goes off to seek his fortune at the hands of a number of unsavory characters is the theme of this film. John Alcott's photography makes this movie worth watching. The film received four Oscars as well as receiving nominations for Best Picture, Director, and Writing.
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 Cabaret 1972  PG, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Bob Fosse
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Fritz Wepper, Marisa Berenson, Elizabeth Neumann-Viertel, Sigrid von Richthofen, Helen Vita, Gerd Vespermann, Ralf Wolter, Georg Hartmann
In 1931 Germany, just before the Nazi take-over, Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) meets and has an affair with Brian (Michael York). This affair leads to a menage a trois with a German VIP (Helmut Griem). Joel Grey plays the menacing master of ceremonies. The film won eight Academy Awards, including Best Director (Bob Fosse), Best Actress (Liza Minnelli), and Best Supporting Actor (Joel Grey). Two other nominations were received, including Best Picture.
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Casanova & Co. 1976  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Sex on the Run
Some Like It Cool
Director: Franz Antel
Cast: Tony Curtis, Marisa Berenson, Sylva Koscina, Hugh Griffith, Britt Ekland, Victor Spinetti, Marisa Mell, Andrea Ferreol, Umberto Orsini, Jean Lefebvre
When Casanova (Tony Curtis) discovers himself impotent, he hires his look-alike (also played by Curtis) to fill in for his sexual feats and, thus, maintain his reputation.
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Death in Venice 1971 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Luchino Visconti
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Bjorn Andresen, Silvana Mangano, Marisa Berenson, Mark Burns, Romolo Valli, Nora Ricci, Carole Andre, Leslie French, Franco Fabrizi, Sergio Garfagnoli, Luigi Battaglia
Aging German composer Gustav von Aschenbach (Dirk Bogarde) travels to the Venetian seashore for a rest. But rest doesn't come due to a young blond boy, Tadzio (Bjorn Andresen), who is traveling with his family. Aschenbach obsesses over Tadzio because Tadzio represents youth and physical perfection. Aschenbach knows he can never attain that perfection and quietly dies on the beach. Adapted from the Thomas Mann novel.
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The Photographer 2000  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeremy Stein
Cast: Reg Rogers, Mary Alice, Marisa Berenson, Rob Campbell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Bauer, John Heard, Anthony Michael Hall, Kristen Wilson, Tom Noonan, Tina Holmes, Fenton Lawless, Richard Bright
A year after photographer Max (Reg Rogers) gained fame for his stunning art show, he has lost his creativity and must come up with something for his follow-up show. So, when a man leaves a folder with 10 stunning photos on the bar, Max considers use of the pictures. But he loses the pictures when they are stolen by muggers, and now he searches for the missing photos throughout the streets of NYC. On the way, he meets an assortment of oddball people. Good shots of the atmosphere on the streets of NYC.
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S.O.B. 1981 R, 121 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Julie Andrews, William Holden, Marisa Berenson, Larry Hagman, Richard Mulligan, Robert Vaughn, Robert Webber, Shelley Winters, Robert Preston, Loretta Swit
Director Blake Edwards presented this satire on Hollywood's filmmaking that parallels the experiences of Edwards and his wife, Julie Andrews, as they rose to fame.
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White Hunter, Black Heart 1990 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey, George Dzundza, Alun Armstrong, Marisa Berenson, Richard Vanstone, Timothy Spall
An American director (Clint Eastwood) takes his crew to Africa to film a movie. Once there, the director becomes so taken with big game hunting that the film takes second place in his interests. The film is from a novel by Peter Viertel, which was based on his experiences with Director John Huston while filming "The African Queen."
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 Women 1997  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Luis Galvao Teles
Cast: Miou-Miou, Carmen Maura, Marthe Keller, Marisa Berenson, Geusch Patti, Joaquim de Almeida, Morgan Perez, Didier Flamand, Robert Guilmard, Maurice Chevit
Five middle-aged friends–Eva (Miou-Miou), Linda (Carmen Maura), Barbara (Marthe Keller), Chloe (Marisa Berenson), and Branca (Guesch Patti)–agree to be videotaped for a segment of Linda's TV show on which they will discuss their lives and loves through sarcasm, tears, and laughter.
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| 1. Barry Lyndon (1975)
2. Cabaret (1972)
3. Casanova & Co. (1976)
aka: Sex on the Run
aka: Some Like It Cool
4. Death in Venice (1971)
5. The Photographer (2000)
6. S.O.B. (1981)
7. White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
8. Women (1997)
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