Good Morning, Night 2003 N/R, 106 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Marco Bellocchio Cast: Maya Sansa, Luigi Lo Cascio, Roberto Herlitzka, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Giovanni Calcagno, Paolo Briguglia, Gianni Schicchi, Roberta Spagnuolo, Giulio Bosetti, Letizia Bellocchio, Maria Luisa Bellocchio
In 1978, left-wing extremist group Red Brigade kidnapped and murdered former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro (Roberto Herlitzka) who had been negotiating an alliance between his Democrazia Cristiana political party and the Italian Communists. This film relates the story through the eyes of kidnapper Chiara (Maya Sansa), who, as events ensue, begins to question the plot.
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It's Easier for a Camel... 2003 N/R, 116 min. Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Cast: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Chiara Mastroianni, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Denis Podalydes, Marysa Borini, Roberto Herlitzka, Lambert Wilson, Nicolas Briancon, Yvan Attal, Emmanuelle Devos
Grown offspring of a wealthy Italian business magnate face their individual fears when their father lies on his deathbed.
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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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| 1. Good Morning, Night (2003)
2. It's Easier for a Camel... (2003)
3. A Joke of Destiny Lying in Wait Around the Corner... (1983)
4. Seven Beauties (1976) aka: Pasqualino Settebellezze
5. Summer Night, with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of B (1986) aka: Summer Night
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