Posted on February 28, 2020
Francesco is a 1989 docu-drama relating in flashback to St. Francis of Assisi’s evolution from rich man’s son to religious humanitarian and finally to full-fledged saint. The film was Read More
Posted on February 28, 2020
Three rulers in neighboring kingdoms deal with their obsessions: one king is a fornicating libertine, another is captivated by a strange animal, and a queen is consumed by her Read More
Posted on February 28, 2020
After years spent working as a prostitute in her Italian village, middle-aged Mamma Roma (Anna Magnani) has saved enough money to buy herself a fruit stand so that she Read More
Posted on February 28, 2020
In Sicily, truck driver Salvatore Colasberna is murdered while delivering a load of cement to a highway construction project. The murder takes place within sight and earshot of the Read More
Posted on February 27, 2020
It’s a special day for Giacomo (the youngest son of Ettore and Lara) who will be taking his high school exit exam to graduate. What, for a normal family, Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020
A psychic medium (Macha Méril) is brutally murdered, and musician Marcus Daly (David Hemmings) feels a need to solve the case, since he was the one who discovered the Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020
This sweeping account of the life of Pu Yi (John Lone), the last emperor of China, follows the leader’s tumultuous reign. After being captured by the Red Army as Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020
Sedemondo (Gino Cervi) kills his brother, usurps the throne of his Italian kingdom, and then rules without regard for law or justice. An elderly seer warns the wicked king Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020
Young Sicilian girl Cabiria (Lidia Quaranta) and her nurse, Croessa (Gina Marangoni), survive a devastating volcanic eruption, only to be taken by Phoenicians to Carthage. As the second of Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020
On New Year’s Eve, an insecure, struggling actress (Anna Magnani) has nothing to do. When a colleague invites her to a New Year’s party, she jumps at the opportunity. Read More
