Monthly Archives: April 2011

Rita Rusic in “Attila, Flagello di Dio” BR1080 [1982 Italy]

Posted on April 13, 2011 by TR

Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia made this bawdy historical spoof, “Attila, Flagello di Dio” [Eng. Title: Attila, Wrath of God] with popular comedian Diego Abatantuono. Apparently this film had attained a cult status among a particular generation of Italians for … Continue reading →

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Isabel Cristina Cadavidad & Linda Lucía Callejas in “Sin Tetas no Hay Paraiso” [2010 Colombia]

Posted on April 9, 2011 by TR

Colombian writer/director Gustavo Bolívar remade his earlier TV series “Sin Tetas no Hay Paraìso” [Eng. Trans: No Paradise Without Tits] for the big screen in 2010, and apparently it was still a huge success. It chronicles the completely misguided life … Continue reading →

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Carmen Montes in Jesus Franco’s “Paula-Paula” [2010 Spain]

Posted on April 8, 2011 by TR

Let’s be naughty for a change – this is not exactly mainstream, what the heck, it is not even cinema, it is Jesus Franco’s (oh, don’t we all remember him!) latest video film, “Paula-Paula – An audiovisual experience”. An audiovisual … Continue reading →

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Hanna Schygulla in “Die Ehe der Maria Braun” [1979 W.Germany]

Posted on April 7, 2011 by TR

Continuing the filmography of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, his 1979 film, “Die Ehe der Maria Braun” [Eng. Title: The Marriage of Maria Braun] is the last in his BRD Trilogy, all relating to women and marriage during post-war Germany. The film … Continue reading →

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Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Simona Borioni in “La Bella Società” [2010 Italy]

Posted on April 5, 2011 by TR

Gian Paolo Cugno’s film, “La Bella Società” [Eng. The Good Society] is a family drama spanning forty years of the lives of two Sicilian brothers. The film covers various sociological/historical events during the period that challenged deep rooted values within … Continue reading →

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