Movie List for "italy"

Five short stories with contemporary settings. In New York, people are indifferent to derelicts sleeping on sidewalks, to a woman’s assault in front of an apartment building, and to a couple injured in a car crash. A man, stripped… Year 1969.

A ruthless criminal flees from the pursuit, involving more and more casualties. Year 1960.

John, an escaped convict, takes refuge on the farm of Widow Couderc. He becomes the older woman’s lover and admits that he’s on the run. The widow’s in-laws, who despise her, Year 1971.

Pierre is an antique dealer living in our modern fast paced society. The rub is he tries to move even faster than the surrounding world. Alain Delon and Mireille Darc (Pierre’s wife) starr Year 1977.

Pierre, a young musician in Paris, briefly catches sight of a beautiful woman dressed in blue and soon spends all of his time trying to track her down. Year 1973.

Gory remake of the Gaston Leroux classic story, only this time, the phantom is not disfigured, but a man who was raised by rats deep under the Paris Opera House. Year 1998.

In 1945, as World War Two comes to a close, five small time crooks unite to form a gang. After several bold robberies they become notorious as “the front-wheel drive gang”. The police attempt to stop their crime spree with little … Year 1977.

The farcical adventures of unhappy suicidal billionaire Arthur Lempereur. Year 1965.

Awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 41st Venice International Film Festival, this absurdist comedy, with its sprawling cast of crooks, thieves, anarchists, prostitutes, chief inspectors, art dealers, and inventors, calls to mind… Year 1984.

In 1925 Paris, the Colonel kidnaps unhappy or abandoned boys, providing them and his wife with comfort and joy in his rich mansion. Then things become complicated when he adopts a girl. Year 1991.

Raymond Denis, a humble worker, has refused to acknowledge the child His girlfriend Rose gave birth to. As a result of his weak attitude, Rose, after leaving the baby in care, drowned herself in a canal. Raymond, accused of killin… Year 1950.

French man in Florida, Dodo has a purpose in life : Don’t work. Difficult to implement without the help of some women. Betty is one of them, and a gypsy’s bride, who suddenly disappears, changing Dodo’s life. Year 1994.

After 20 years away Odysseus decides to come back. The King has finally returned home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war. Year 2024.

Sarah, an actress nearing 40, has invited the woman who has been her best friend for 16 years and two younger women to her vacation retreat in Provence. There are the simple pleasures of lounging in adjacent hammocks, the sun, the… Year 1976.

When Nelly, a woman being just divorced, meets by chance M. Arnaud, a mature salesman just retired, begins a strange and special relationship between the two personalities. Year 1995.

The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th-century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli. Year 1994.