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

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

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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Alba Rohrwacher in “La Solitudine dei Numeri Primi” BR720 [2010 Italy]

Very occasionally, a film affects you so deeply that it leaves you speechless and numb. After watching Saverio Castanzo’s poignant film, “La Solitudine dei Numeri Primi” [Eng. Title: the Solitude of Prime Numbers], I pretty much didn’t feel like doing … Continue reading

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Carolina Crescentini in “20 Sigarette” BR720 [2010 Italy]

I was checking out Aureliano Amadei’s autobiographical film, “20 Sigarette” [Eng. Title 20 Cigarettes] – because it had won a clutch of awards in the Venice Film Festival last year. I wasn’t expecting to find any nude scenes in it, … Continue reading

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Maria Grazia Cucinotta in “L’imbroglio nel Lenzuolo” [2010 Italy]

Veteran Mexican-born actor/director Alfonso Arau made his first Italian feature, “L’imbroglio nel Lenzuolo” [Eng. Title: The Trick in the Sheet], thanks pretty much to the vision of its producer and protagonist, bellezza Siciliana Maria Grazia Cucinotta. In a manner, this … Continue reading

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