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Kseniya Rappoport in “La Sconosciuta” [2006 Italy]

It’s taken a while, but I’m so glad to have finally started the filmography of the great Giuseppe Tornatore here, one of the most poetic directors in cinema today. He doesn’t make too many film, but whatever he has done, … Continue reading

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Laura Chiatti & Monica Bellucci in “Manuale d’Amore 3” [2011 Italy]

Giovanni Veronesi’s third offering of his successful “Manuale d’Amore” series of films, (also called “Manuale d’Am3re”) [Eng. Title: Manual of Love 3] follows the tried and tested formula used in the previous 2 editions – three light and loosely inter-twined … Continue reading

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Lucia Mascino & Anna Mascino in “L’eredità di Caino” [2007 Italy]

I revisited Sebastiano Montresor’s directorial debut, “L’eredità di Caino” [Eng. Title: The Heritage of Cain”] with some more background information about the work. The title alludes to a collection of works by Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and the film … Continue reading

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Annamaria Clementi & Gloria Guida in “L’Infermiera di Notte” [1979 Italy]

It’s Guilty Pleasure Time…! I’ve been postponing this for a couple of months and it’s about time it went up. Mariano Laurenti’s 1970’s Italian sex comedy, “L’Infermiera di Notte” [Eng. Title: Night Nurse] could be totally forgotten as another below … Continue reading

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Diana Simona Gasparini & co in “VigasioSexploitation” [2010 Italy]

If I presumed Sebastiano Montresor’s “VigasioSexploitation” to be not as interesting as “VigasioSexploitation 2”, I was pleasantly proved wrong. While part 2 was crazy, part 1 is both crazy and surreal, reminiscent of early Buñuel, but also treading different genres … Continue reading

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