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Valeria Solarino & Claudia Gerini in “Viaggio Segreto” [2006 Italy]

Posted on April 30, 2011 by TR

Roberto Ando’s melodrama, “Viaggio Segreto” [Eng. Title: Secret Journey] attempts to achieve a lot. It’s ambitious in its scope but somehow fails to get there, and that’s mainly because the story isn’t fully developed. There is plenty of suspense, and … Continue reading →

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Carmen Trigiante & co in “Il Sottile Fascino del Peccato” [2010 Italy]

Posted on April 25, 2011 by TR

Very rarely, even jaded cinephiles like me stumble across a film that they wished they’d never watched, and couldn’t wait to get it out of their system. I’ve never heard of Franco Silvia and wanted to give “Il Sottile Fascino … Continue reading →

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Valeria Golino, Laura Chiatti & Cristina Suciu in “A Casa Nostra” [2006 Italy]

Posted on April 23, 2011 by TR

The beautiful Italian drama, “A Casa Nostra” [Eng. Title: Our Country] is the product of keen observation of human behaviour, coupled with great story-telling. Contrary to some reviews that this could be better of a novel, I think the screenplay … Continue reading →

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Isabella Ferrari in “Amatemi” [2005 Italy]

Posted on April 16, 2011 by TR

Renato De Maria’s 2005 drama, “Amatemi” [Eng. Title: Love Me] is a woman’s quest for love and a meaning in her life, after her husband of twenty years suddenly decides to separate. Nina, an announcer at a supermarket returns home … Continue reading →

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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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