Silverio Blasi
1921 - 1995Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
Francesco Rosi
Gian Maria Volonté, Lea Massari
In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation.
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Il caso Moro
Giuseppe Ferrara
Gian Maria Volonté, Mattia Sbragia
On March 16, 1978, far-left terrorists of the Red Brigades kidnap Aldo Moro, leader of the Christian Democracy, the ruling party in Italy since the end of WWII. 55 days later, his body will be found in the trunk of a car. This is a neutral and factual account of what happened in between.
Il caso Moro
Porte aperte
Gianni Amelio
Gian Maria Volonté, Ennio Fantastichini
Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he kills his superior who sacked him, the man who replaced him and his wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks for a way to save the murderer from being shot, because he does not belive in capital punishment.
Open Doors
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Francesco Rosi
Rupert Everett, Ornella Muti
This suspenseful Italian crime drama is set in a Colombian river town and chronicles the series of events that led up to murder. Based on a novel by distinguished author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the tale begins in the present as a middle-aged doctor returns to the village after a twenty-year absence to investigate the murder that occurred just before he left.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Lucky Luciano
Francesco Rosi
Gian Maria Volonté, Edmond O'Brien
Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins becoming one of the chief of the Mafia. The US Army seems to refrain from interfering.
Lucky Luciano
Tre colonne in cronaca
Carlo Vanzina
Gian Maria Volonté, Massimo Dapporto
Chronicle of the dark maneuvers put into practice by a politician to seize an opposition newspaper. A Lebanese terrorist receives the order to kill a stockbroker, which triggers a series of blackmail and deception. A deputy commissioner and a journalist intend to shed light on all these murky matters, but the politician has no scruples and also knows how to move with extraordinary skill.
Tre colonne in cronaca
Tosca
Silverio Blasi
Renata Heredia Capnist, Franco Corelli
This vintage stage production of Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca was originally mounted and filmed in Milan on September 24, 1955; it stars Renata Heredia Capnist as the title character, Franco Corelli as Mario Cavaradossi, Carlo Tagliabue as Baron Scarpia and Antonio Sacchetti as Cesare Angelotti. Silverio Blasi directed; the Orchestra and Chorus of Radiotelevision Italiana - Milan provide musical accompaniment. ...Puccini: Tosca ( Tosca )
Tosca
Via Paradiso
Luciano Odorisio
Michele Placido, Ángela Molina
Via Paradiso depicts the charming, unchanging nature of the fate of an old movie theatre through intertwined stories which involves a dramatic romance that flourishes on a tranquil Christmas evening and disrupts everything, only to disappear as quickly as it arrived.
Via Paradiso
