Aurora 1984  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Maurizio Ponzi
Cast: Sophia Loren, Daniel J. Travanti, Edoardo Ponti, Philippe Noiret, Franco Fabrizi, Ricky Tognazzi, Anna Strasberg, Angela Goodwin, Antonio Allocca, Marisa Merlini, David Cameron, Jorge Krimer, Vittorio Duse, Gianfranco Amoroso, Alessandra Mussolini
This movie is a family affair, with Sophia Loren's son Edoardo Ponti making his acting debut playing her son, and the other family members that include producer and bit-part actors joining in. The plot involves Aurora (Sophia Loren) working on her former lovers to pay for an eye operation for her son.
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Enchanted April 1992  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, Josie Lawrence, Polly Walker, Alfred Molina, Jim Broadbent, Michael Kitchen, Neville Phillips, Stephen Beckett, Matthew Radford, Davide Manuli, Vittorio Duse, Adriana Facchetti, Anna Longhi
Lottie Wilkins (Josie Lawrence) and Rose Arbuthnot (Miranda Richardson) rent a Northern Italian villa and use it as the break form their unhappy marriages. Mrs. Fisher (Joan Plowright) and Caroline Dester (Polly Walker), who Lottie and Rose had not known previously, join them for a month of sunshine during which they form close friendships and reassess their marital relationships. An excellent remake of the 1935 film.
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Ferocious 1977  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Drama
aka: Mad Dog Killer
Mad Dog
Beast With a Gun
Director: Sergio Grieco
Cast: Helmut Berger, Marisa Mell, Richard Harrison, Marina Giordana, Luigi Bonos, Vittorio Duse, Claudio Gora, Nello Pazzafini, Ezio Marano, Antonio Basile, Sergio Smacchi, Alberto Squillante
Psychotic criminal Nanni Vitali (Helmut Berger) bears a grudge against policeman Giulio Santini (Richard Harrison) whose testimony against him put Nanni in jail. Now, Nanni escapes, kidnaps Santini's girlfriend Giuliana Caroli (Marisa Mell), and will stop at nothing to escape being captured.
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The Stranger 1967 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Luchino Visconti
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Karina, Bernard Blier, Bruno Cremer, Georges Wilson, Pierre Bertin, Georges Geret, Jean-Pierre Zola, Vittorio Duse, Jacques Herlin, Marc Laurent, Mimmo Palmara, Angela Luce, Joseph Marechal, Alfred Adam
Existentialist Meursault (Marcello Mastroianni) murders an Arab in cold blood for no reason other than that he feels he should. Meursault is a man who does not become involved in others' lives, and takes responsibility only for his own actions in this world. He believes that life has no meaning other than being true to oneself. This excellent film examines the consequences of such a philosophy.
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The Walls of Malapaga 1949  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rene Clement
Cast: Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Vera Talchi, Andrea Checchi, Robert Dalban, Carlo Tamberlani, Vittorio Duse, Ave Ninchi, Checco Rissone, Dina Romano
This French-Italian production was filmed mostly in Genoa during rebuilding after World War II and tells the story of Pierre (Jean Gabin), a murderer on the lam. He stows away on a ship and gets off at Genoa in search of a dentist to take care of his toothache. There he meets a waitress, Marta (Isa Miranda), and romance blossoms. But, authorities are still on his trail. The film won an Honorary Oscar for Outstanding Foreign Film.
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When in Rome 2002 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Steve Purcell
Cast: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Ilenia Lazzarin, Archie Kao, Leslie Danon, Derek Lee Nixon, Matt Patresi, Julian Stone, Michelangelo Tommaso, Valentina Mattolini, Alberto Bognanni, Paolo Scarfo, Vittorio Duse, Bob Coma, Maddalena Mosca
Charli (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Leila (Ashley Olsen) are two young New Yorkers who win a summer internship in Rome. When their job is suddenly canceled, they head off on an adventure to find out what happened and find themselves in the middle of industrial espionage. They find the traitor and still manage to find romance while having a great time in Rome.
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| 1. Aurora (1984)
2. Enchanted April (1992)
3. Ferocious (1977)
aka: Mad Dog Killer
aka: Mad Dog
aka: Beast With a Gun
4. Ossessione (1942)
5. The Stranger (1967)
6. The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
7. When in Rome (2002)
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