Category Archives: Italian Cinema

Valeria Solarino in “Vallanzasca – Gli Angeli del Male” [2011 Italy]

Posted on February 17, 2011 by TR

Michele Placido’s latest film as director is his biopic of notorious Milanese gangster, Renato Vallanzasca, “Vallanzasca – Gli Angeli del Male” [Eng. Title: Angels of Evil]. On general release only last month, this big-budget crime drama is set during Renato’s active … Continue reading →

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Lidia Vitale in “La Doppia Ora” [2009 Italy]

Posted on February 11, 2011 by TR

Giuseppe Capotondi’s 2009 debut feature, “La Doppia Ora” [Eng. Title: The Double Hour] is psychological-romantic thriller set in Turin. Guido, a widowed security guard isn’t ready for another relationship, but resorts to speed-dating to find sexual partners, until he meets … Continue reading →

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Valeria Solarino & Isabella Ragonese in “Viola di Mare” [2009 Italy]

Posted on February 7, 2011 by TR

Donatella Maiorca has constructed a beautiful love story in her 2009 drama, “Viola di Mare” [Eng. Title: The Sea Purple]. Apparently inspired by a true story, the film is set in late 19th century Sicily, where childhood friends-turned-lovers Angela and Sara face insurmountable … Continue reading →

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Valentina Forte in “Inferno in Diretta” [1985 Italy]

Posted on February 2, 2011 by TR

Following on his earlier successes in ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ and ‘La Casa Sperduta nel Parco’, cult director Ruggero Deodato made his next jungle-cannibalism thriller, “Inferno in Diretta” [Eng. Title: Cut and Run] in 1985, by casting his then girlfriend, the absolutely … Continue reading →

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Isabella Ferrari in “Caos Calmo” [2008 Italy]

Posted on January 15, 2011 by TR

. Antonello Grimaldi has tried to make a serious film dealing with family loss in this 2008 drama, “Caos Calmo” [Eng. Title: Quiet Chaos]. Pietro, a successful executive returns from a day out at beach with his brother to find his wife had … Continue reading →

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