The Big Blue 1988  PG, 119 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Paul Shenar, Sergio Castellitto, Marc Duret, Griffin Dunne
Boyhood friends (and rivals) meet again during free diving championships, both having held deepest dive records. Thus, the old rivalry heats up again. Meanwhile, Joanna (Rosanna Arquette) had met Jacques (one of the divers) and now follows him to the competition in the Mediterranean off Italy in attempts to gain his love. So-so, but the underwater photography is good.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2008  PG, 144 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Andrew Adamson
Cast: Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Sergio Castellitto, Peter Dinklage, Warwick Davis, Vincent Grass, Pierfrancesco Favino, Cornell John, Damian Alcazar, Alicia Borrachero, Simon Andreu, Eddie Izzard
The Pevensie kids–Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley)–are transported from war-torn 1940s' London back to Narnia and discover that 1,300 years have passed since they were last there. The Golden Age is long gone, and the tyrannical King Miraz (Sergio Castellitto) sits on the throne. He is determined to replace his nephew Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) with his own baby son as the rightful heir. The Pevensie kids come to Caspian's aid with help from Trumpkin the Red Dwarf (Peter Dinklage), a valiant mouse Reepicheep (Eddie Izzard), and other colorful creatures. First, a "mano a mano" contest between Miraz and Peter takes place, but that doesn't solve the problems. Finally, a raging battle between the two armies appears to be the only way to restore the magic that was Narnia.
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Don't Move 2004 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Sergio Castellitto
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Sergio Castellitto, Claudia Gerini, Angela Finocchiaro, Marco Giallini, Pietro De Silva, Vittorio Piancastelli, Elena Perino, Renato Marchetti, Lina Bernardi
A surgeon, Timoteo (Sergio Castellitto), paces the emergency room awaiting word on the condition of his 15-year-old daughter, Angela (Elena Perino), who has been brought to the hospital with a head injury following a motorcycle accident. As Timoteo waits for his wife, Elsa (Claudia Gerini), to arrive, he remembers his torrid affair with Italia (Penelope Cruz) that took place 16 years ago despite his marriage to Elsa.
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Mostly Martha 2002 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
aka: Bella Martha
Director: Sandra Nelttelbeck
Cast: Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellitto, Maxime Foerste, August Zirner, Ulrich Thomsen, Sibylle Canonica, Katja Studt, Idil Uner, Oliver Broumis, Antonio Wannek
Martha (Martina Gedeck), the uptight chef at a Hamburg restaurant, is headed for a few surprises in her life when her orphaned niece, Lina (Maxime Foerste), moves in–followed soon by the new chef, Mario (Sergio Castellitto), who is destined to be Martha's lover.
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My Mother's Smile 2002  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Marco Bellocchio
Cast: Sergio Castellitto, Jacqueline Lustig, Chiara Conti, Piera Degli Esposti, Alberto Mondini, Maurizio Donadoni, Toni Bertorelli, Gianni Schicchi, Gigio Alberti, Bruno Cariello
Noted artist Ernesto (Sergio Castellitto) learns that the Vatican is considering canonizing his mother, and his family is looking forward to the fame this will bring. Her sainthood rests on whether or not she forgave Ernesto's brother before he killed her, and Ernesto is asked to participate in a hearing. But Ernesto is an atheist who does not want to compromise his convictions and is now forced to confront his hatred for his mother.
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Portraits Chinois 1996 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Shadow Play
Director: Martine Dugowson
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Romane Bohringer, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey, Marie Trintignant, Elsa Zylberstein, Yvan Attal, Sergio Castellitto, Miki Manojlovic, Jean-Claude Brialy, Mathilde Seigner
Complicated relationships can be found everywhere in this story of two costume designers–Ada (Helena Bonham Carter) and Lise (Romane Bohringer)–who work in Paris. Although there is not much insight into these two, the storyline is entertaining.
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Pronto 1997  R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Peter Falk, Glenne Headly, James LeGros, Sergio Castellitto, Walter Olkewicz, Luis Guzman, Bradford Tatum, Laird Stuart, Glenn Plummer, Therese Kablan
This story begins in Miami's South Beach and ends up on the Italian Riviera as a bookie, Harry Arno (Peter Falk), and his ex-stripper girlfriend, Doris Patton (Glenne Headly), strive to keep one step ahead of the Mafia AND U.S. government agents.
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The Star Maker 1995 R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Sergio Castellitto, Tiziana Lodato, Franco Scaldati, Leopoldo Trieste, Clelia Rondinella, Tano Cimarosa, Nicola Di Pinto, Costantino Carrozza, Jane(2) Alexander, Tony Sperandeo
The ravages of World War II are still apparent in Sicily in the early 1950s as con man Joe Morelli (Sergio Castellitto) goes from one poor village to another pretending to be a cinama scout. For a fee, he will give a screen test to the people, and they flock to his tent, pouring out their life stories and dreams in hopes escaping their current situations. Then a poor, but beautiful, woman (Tiziana Lodate) arrives and wants Joe to take her with him. Nominated for the Best Foreign Film Academy Award.
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Va Savoir 2001 PG-13, 150 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Who Knows?
Director: Jacques Rivette
Cast: Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto, Marianne Basler, Jacques Bonnaffe, Helene de Fougerolles, Bruno Todeschini, Catherine Rouvel, Claude Berri, Attilo Cucari, Bettina Kee
When Camille (Jeanne Balibar) returns to Paris, starring in a play for an Italian touring company, she reunites with her old flame, Pierre (Jacques Bonnaffe). Meanwhile, her co-star-director-lover, Ugo (Sergio Castellitto), has no problem finding another love interest in Do (Helene de Fougerolles) whose brother Arthur (Bruno Todeschini) chases after Pierre's current lover. Confusing? You bet!
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| 1. The Big Blue (1988)
2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
3. Don't Move (2004)
4. Mostly Martha (2002)
aka: Bella Martha
5. My Mother's Smile (2002)
6. Portraits Chinois (1996)
aka: Shadow Play
7. Pronto (1997)
8. The Star Maker (1995)
9. Va Savoir (2001)
aka: Who Knows?
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