Dollar of funk (A) Two against all Heroes of the West (The
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Dollar of funk (A) Two against all Heroes of the West (The
Magnificent three (The) Dollar of funk (A) (Magnifici tre (I)) (Dollaro di fifa (Un)) Directed by Simonelli Giorgio - Cast: Tognazzi Ugo, Chiari Walter, Carotenuto Mario - Italy - 107’’ - 1971 - COL. Variety Communications - 00197 Roma - V.le B. Buozzi, 64 - Tel. +39.06.36001409, +39.06.36001417, +39.06.36001418, Fax +39.06.36001407 - E-mail: [email protected] Directed by Simonelli Giorgio - Cast: Tognazzi Ugo, Chiari Walter, Vianello Raimondo - Italy - 102’ - 1961 - COL. In an imaginary South American country three rather slow witted individuals are mistaken for famous gunfighters; three girls ask them to defend their village from a band of marauding outlaws. The threesome get lucky, they free the village and marry the three brave girls. In the Far West, Alan and Mike enjoy swindling people in various ways which are usually not very successfull. They are pursued by an Indian chief whose wife has escaped, and take refuge in a town where they are taken for policemen. In the end they are discovered to be jokers and trick their way out of being hanged. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Tiberius' bacchanals Heroes of the West (The) (Baccanali di Tiberio (I)) (Eroi del West (Gli)) Directed by Simonelli Giorgio - Cast: Chiari Walter, Lane Abbe, Tognazzi Ugo - Italy - 110’ - 1960 - COL. Directed by Steno - Cast: Chiari Walter, Vianello Raimondo, Solar Silvia - Italy - 97’ - 1964 - COL. A tourist car, driven Cassio and which Primo is the guide, arrives near the Villa of Tiberius. A little while before they pass at the famous "Tiberius' leap" the two friends falls into the hole and swoon. As they wake up they find themselves to be antique Romans who are about to go the Tiberius Villa in order to take part in the Bacchanals, then, they wake up finding themselves to be back in modern time, while two of the protagonist of the dream, are trying to wake them up. Two petty thieves take the place of two heirs and go to Dallas in Texas. Their troubles begin when they get there: on the one hand there are the << relatives >> and one the other hand there is the mayor, who is also keen to take advantage of the situation. The two of them end up by being found out and condemned to be hanged, but they save themselves. COMEDY- Versions available: IT - FR - EN COMEDY- Versions available: IT Two against all Texas Twins (Due contro tutti) (Gemelli del Texas (I)) Directed by Steno - Cast: Chiari Walter, Vianello Raimondo, Polesello Franca - Italy - 93’ - 1964 - COL. Directed by Momplet Antonio - Cast: Chiari Walter, Vianello Raimondo,Tieri Aroldo - Italy - 98’ - 1962 - COL. Two swindlers arrive a town terrorized by the mayor who is a violent gang leader. After eating a miracoulous food they become invincible and succeed in defeating the whole gang. The COMEDYal story of two sets of twins of which one of each pair was switched as babies. Years later, as adults, they find themselves on opposing sides; after a variety of tragiCOMEDY situations they, finally, discover the truth. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT American aunt goes skiing (The) My granny the cop (Zia d'America va a sciare (La)) (Mia nonna poliziotta) Directed by Bianchi Montero Roberto - Cast: Pica Tina, Rame Franca, Riento Virgilio - Italy - 92’ - 1958 - B/W Directed by Steno - Cast: Pica Tina, Tognazzi Ugo, Vianello Raimondo - Italy - 96’ - 1958 - B/W An elderly lady faces financial ruin. She leaves America with her two pretty nieces and comes to Italy in the hopes of marrying them of to rich young men. On the snow-covered slopes of Terminillo she finally succeeds after an of hilarious misunderstandings. An intrepid old lady lands herself in hot water when she tries to recover a stolen medallion. Not only does she get her property back, she exposes a ring of dangerous criminals. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT CO-1 Woman in the Pacific (A) Champagne and beans (Pica sul Pacifico (La)) (Champagne e fagioli) Variety Communications - 00197 Roma - V.le B. Buozzi, 64 - Tel. +39.06.36001409, +39.06.36001417, +39.06.36001418, Fax +39.06.36001407 - E-mail: [email protected] Directed by Montero Bianchi Roberto - Cast: Pica Tina, Carotenuto Memmo, Tognazzi Ugo - Italy - 114’ - 1959 - B/W Directed by Brazzi Oscar - Cast:Rossi H., Fani L. Italy - 107’ - 1980 - COL. A woman whose hobby is making scientific experiments, goes to live on an island in the Pacific Ocean. She is impeded by the local tribe, by an escaped prisoner, and by a lone sailor. In order to be a citizen of the island she is willing to marry the prisoner, whereas he prefers to give himself up to the police. The Florentine Count Cellini meets a foreign girl who is persecuted by a mafia boss. He falls in love with her but decides to hide his feelings thinking he is too old for her. When the girl falls in love with a young noble man, the Count provides for her dowry… COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Love is like sunshine Hundred girls for a playboy (A) (Amore è come il sole (L')) (Cento ragazze per un playboy) Directed by Pfleghar Michael - Cast: Salvatori Renato, Lualdi Antonella, Gabel Scilla - Italy - 112’ - 1968 - COL. Directed by Lombardi Carlo - Cast: Pisu Mario, Valerie Janne Italy - 97’ - 1969 - COL. Gianni arrives in Rome from his native town and falls in love him Irina. This maddens Ursula for whom Irina works as a model. She sets her up and with the help of her boyfriend, Maurizio, tries to get her out of town. Maurizio goes beyond the call of duty, the two women are almost killed in a car accident, but ends up happily. Every year a scandal weekly uses an electronic brain to select a typical playboy. Due to a sensational error of selection, Peter Knoll is chosen as the Playboy of the Year, even thought he is merely an accountant and certainly not a fashionable type. But Peter is forced to travel all over the world and so give cause for his non-existent conquests. In the end he really becomes a womanizer but, after falling in love with a woman journalist, he goes back to being his simple self. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY - Versions available: IT Ladies & gentlemen Starting all over (Ladies & gentlemen) (Ricomincio da zero) Directed by Pulci Tonino - Cast: Micheli Maurizio, Pieroni Ania, Scarpa Renato - Italy - 97’ - 1984 - COL. Directed by Pontecorvo Lello - Cast: Cecilia Renato, Turner John - Italy - 86’ - 1982 - COL. Catello is a mediocre journalist who is bullied by his colleagues. He dreams of a great scoop. The chance of his life is offered by the death of his friend who appears to him in a dream and promises to reveal in preview the news of the following day. A cabaret actor is forced to stand in for a gangster boss called Filicudi. After various escapades the police arrest all the gang including the real boss and the poor artist has to start his career all over again. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Different kind of fairyland (A) What a Nuisance! (Paese di Paperino (Il)) (Mare di Guai (Un)) Directed by Carlo L. Bragaglia - Cast: Junie Astor Umberto Melnati - Italy - 93’ - 1939 - B/W Directed by Tourane Jean Italy - 85’ - 1956 - COL. An amusing fairy tale for grown-ups and children. The actors are real animals: a naughty monkey steals the magic wand from the fairy of a village that she protected. Donald Duck and several of his friends retrieve the wand and defeat the wicked enemy. Two clever friends charges the tickets to assist frm a balcony to a coreographic passage of an Indian prince. Among the spectators there is a former friend of their aunt. Complications until the end. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT CO-2 We are rich and poor They left as priest and returned as curated (Siamo ricchi e poveri) (Partirono preti, tornarono… Curati) Directed by Massi Stelvio - Cast: Stander Lionel, Salvivo Riccardo, Albertini Giampiero - Italy - 90’ - 1974 - Variety Communications - 00197 Roma - V.le B. Buozzi, 64 - Tel. +39.06.36001409, +39.06.36001417, +39.06.36001418, Fax +39.06.36001407 - E-mail: [email protected] Directed by Marcellini Siro - Cast: Remy Helene, Andrè Gaby, Rondinella Giacomo - Italy - 89’ - 1954 - COL. Two poor, but happy young lovers are separated by a rich foreign woman who promises to make the boy a famous singer. The couple is reunited at the death of the boy's mother and he makes a success of his career, marries the girl and receives money from America. Misadventures of two American bandits who disguise themselves as priests so as to be able to travel during the Mexican revolution in 1911. They find themselves fighting against a presumptuous landowner and one of them even ends up disguised as the statue of the Madonna during a religious procession. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT-EN Lady Desirè Three etc.of the Colonel (Lady Desirè) (Tre eccetera del colonnello (Le)) Directed by Newman Harry - Cast: Taylor Margaret, Heston John, Nicholson Thomas - Italy - 88’ - 1968 - B/W Directed by Claude Boissol - Cast: A. Ekberg, V. De Sica,P.Stoppa, D. Gelin, G.Moll - Italy - 93’ - 1960 - COL. An American woman is robbed in Greece. A policeman pretending to be her suitor investigates among her acquaintances. The suspects will prove them selves to be innocent while the real culprit is a friend of hers. In Spain during the napoleonic domination, the french governor of Andalusia stops in a small village and is besieged by the girls of the place who doesn’t want love but only help.The good Colonel will help them. COMEDY- Versions available: IT-EN COMEDY- Versions available: IT Italians are crazy Here we go again (Italiani sono matti (Gli)) (Rompiballe…rompe ancora (Il)) Directed by Duilio Coletti - Cast: Victor McLaglen Folco Lulli Maurizio Arena Gabriella Pallotta - Italy - 93’ - 1957 - COL Directed by Gerard Pires Cast: Lino Ventura, Nanny Loy, Jean Yanne, Jacques Dufilho, Mireille Darc - Italy - 90’ - 1975 - COL. In a German concentration camp , some Italians bet with the commander that they’ll succeed to build a church in two hours. The stake is high:save the life of a companion who had tried to escape. A hilarious adventure set in America, starring two smart contraband whiskey distillers, a sheriff, a gangster and his moll. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Pierino the pest does it again Pierino the welfare Doctor (Pierino la peste alla riscossa) (Pierino medico della SAUB) Directed by Lenzi Umberto - Cast: Ariani Giorgio, Tamburi Jenny, Perego Didi - Italy - 82’ - 1982 - COL. Directed by Carnimeo Giuliano - Cast: Vitali Alvaro, Carotenuto Mario, Bennato Serena - Italy - 87’ - 1981 - COL. An hilarious film full of gags, with Pierino playing funny tricks on everyone but his favourite victim is his teacher . . . A brillant comedy with Pierino, the pest, playing a welfare doctor. Full of hilarious situations. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT-SP CO-3 Two crazy cops Clear things (Carabbimatti (I)) (Vediamoci chiaro) Directed by Luciano Salce Cast: Johnny Dorelli Eleonora Giorgi Janet Agren - Italy - 105’ - 1984 - COL. Variety Communications - 00197 Roma - V.le B. Buozzi, 64 - Tel. +39.06.36001409, +39.06.36001417, +39.06.36001418, Fax +39.06.36001407 - E-mail: [email protected] Directed by Carnimeo Giuliano - Cast: Luotto Andy, Bracardi Giorgio, Formica Daniele - Italy - 97’ - 1981 - COL. A financier disappears when his firm collapses and after a series of misunderstandings ends up in a clinic specializing in mental diseases. Two Carabinieri, Pasta and Ceci, search for him and helped by their dog finally succeed in catching him. They ask for a lift to the police station since their car has blown up after a terrible crash, but... The young manager of one small broadcasting television, loses the view in an accident.On recoupering view he discovers that his wife was being very unfaihful to him,his best friend has sold the television and that the girl of which he was fallinng in love is only an investigator of the insurance company……. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Clémentine Chérie Playgirl 70 (Clémentine Chérie) (Playgirl 70) Directed by Chentrens Federico - Cast: Furstenberg Ira, Venantini Venantino, Sobieski Jean - Italy - 90’ - 1969 - Col. Directed by Chevalier Pierre - Cast: Noiret Philippe, Pavone Rita, Richard Jean - Italy - 96’ - 1963 - B/W Clementina is the daughter of the deputy manager of a textile factory. She has to produce a new fabric for a fashion show. The new fabric is for swim-suits and must be very elastic so as to make it possible for the skin to absorb the sun's rays. But the fabric also proves transparent when photographed. There is a brief period of dismay, but success is forthcoming. Jane, a young fascinating photomodel, goes on a cruise with several members of a rich, corrupt society connected with the movie business. Jane's beauty causes her nothing but bitterness and disappointment. COMEDY- Versions available: IT-FR COMEDY- Versions available: IT Nice rogue (A) American man (An) (Simpatico mascalzone) (Uomo americano (Un)) Directed by Amendola Mario - Cast: Arena Maurizio, Campanini Carlo, Biento Virgilio Italy - 95’ - 1959 - B/W Directed by Marino Nino - Cast: Speranza Frankie, Wonder Eva, Murgia Antonella - Italy - 102’ - 1979 - COL. An American peddlar comes home and finds that his woman has run away with another man to Hollywood to attempt success in movies. After a long series of adventures he catches up with the two fugitives, but the bitter truth awaits him: the woman, who has gone completely mad, kills her friend right in front of his eyes. A Roman playboy joins a company of strolling players merely to court one of the actresses. But when he finally succeeds in seducing her he leaves the company. He returns when he finds out that the girl is pregnant. COMEDY- Versions available: IT-EN COMEDY- Versions available: IT Unlikely robbery, italian-style Godson (The) (Colpo gobbo all'italiana) (Cose di cosa nostra) Directed by Steno - Cast: Giuffrè Carlo, Fabrizi Aldo, De Sica Vittorio - Italy - 93’ - 1971 - COL. Directed by Fulci Lucio - Cast: Carotenuto Mario, Checchi Andrea, Italy - 100’ - 1962 - B/W Orazio, a night-watchman, asks for help from Nando, a hardened thief who is respected in the district. Orazio wants to find the thieves who committed a robbery at the bank that he is watching. All the crooks rally round Nando, who helps Orazio. A Sicilian who has emigrated to the United States returns to his birthplace to kill a man presumed to have betrayed the Mafia. He tries in vain to find someone to do the dirty work for him, when he discovers his "bosses" on the other side of the Atlantic have all been killed in a local gang massacre. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT-EN-FR-DE CO-4 Seven grand cuckolds Excuse me, can I avoid national service? … No! (Scusi, si potrebbe evitare il servizio militare?) (Sette magnifici cornuti (I)) Variety Communications - 00197 Roma - V.le B. Buozzi, 64 - Tel. +39.06.36001409, +39.06.36001417, +39.06.36001418, Fax +39.06.36001407 - E-mail: [email protected] Directed by Russo Luigi - Cast: Lionello Oreste, Benussi Femi, Delle Piane Carlo - Italy - 101’ - 1974 - COL. Directed by Petrini Luigi - Cast: Cecilia Renato, Schurer Erna, De Santis Orchidea - Italy - 113’ - 1974 - COL. Seven episodes based on the theme of betrayal: one man “sells” his wife but gets a dud cheque; others try to find particular pleasures or sexual power; and others are ridiculed by their wives or during their chance love affairs. As a result of a bureaucratic mistake, a married man with grown-up children is forced to do national service. In the barracks he strikes up a friendship with a merry fellow who falls in love with one of the man's daughters. The man does not believe in the sincerity of the youngster's feelings and succeeds in having him transferred to Sardinia. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Summer wishes Ten love songs to be saved (Desideri d'estate) (Dieci canzoni d'amore da salvare) Directed by Calzavara Flavio - Cast: Sernas Jacques, Bovo Brunella - Italy - 90’ - 1953 - B/W Directed by Amadio Silvio - Cast: Ferzetti Gabriele, Dexter Rosemarie, Redmond Jodine - Italy - 98’ - 1964 - B/W A crowded beach: a group of friends instructs one of the girls to entrance a rich holidaymaker so that they can use his yacht. She falls in love with the man but when she realizes that he does not care for her she withdraws. The friends resign themselves to getting the yacht by other means. A young musician becomes blind and so breaks off his friendship with Carmela, who is in love with him. He lives in isolation and continues to compose songs that meet with great success, while his dishonest secretary takes the credit for them. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Foundling (The ) Head in the clouds (Trovatello (Il)) (Testa fra le nuvole) Directed by M. Mattoli Cast: N. Taranto T. Pica A. Valli Italy - 80’ - 1955 - B/W Directed by Antonio Mercero Cast: Javier Cebrian, Dina Perbellini, Marcella Valeri - Italy - 92’ - 1965 - B/W A woman and her baby get into a taxi. The woman gets out to change some money for the fare and is run over and taken to hospital. After waiting in vain, the taxi driver, Luca, thinks he has been swindled and drives away unaware of the presence of the baby on the back seat. This little creature is destined to change Luca’s life and, after many escapades, good fortune brings the three together again in a fantasy world. The amusing escapades of a twelveyear-old flower delivery-boy. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Stealing the treasure is not right Devil's tail (The) (Non sta bene rubare il tesoro) (Coda del diavolo (La)) Directed by Di Nardo Mario - Cast: Pisier Marie-France, Schöner Ingeb, Ward Larry - Italy - 95’ - 1968 - COL. Directed by Moraldo Rossi - Cast: Antonella Lualdi,Lea Massari, Franco Silva, Valeria Fabrizi,Gil Vidal - Italy - 98’ - 1964 - B/W An American woman journalist invents a story about a treasure hidden in Turkey, so as to make a scoop. But the treasure really exists and it is she who finds it with the help of an archeologist. In fact, she saves it from a gang of criminals. The temptations of love portrayed in three different episodes set in the Italy of the sixties. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT-EN-FR-DE CO-5 Divorce, Sicilian style Usual bandits in Milan (The) (Divorzio alla siciliana) (Soliti rapinatori a Milano (I)) Directed by Petroni Giulio - Cast: Sassard Jaqueline, Fabrizi Franco, Boschero D. - Italy - 95’ - 1961 - B/W Variety Communications - 00197 Roma - V.le B. Buozzi, 64 - Tel. +39.06.36001409, +39.06.36001417, +39.06.36001418, Fax +39.06.36001407 - E-mail: [email protected] Directed by Di Gianni Enzo - Cast: Orfei Moira, Carlini Paolo, Rovere Gino - Italy - 113’ - 1963 - B/N After killing his first two wives out of jealousy, a Sicilian country squire finds another wife during his stay in Rome. Back in Sicily, the lovely wife, who had been a night-club dancer, provokes a fight that causes the death of several men. The most powerful Mafia boss in Sicily succeeds in becoming her lover but not for long because she soon has him killed. A gang of small-time hoods plans to steal a wealthy lady's jewels at an opening at La Scala Theater. They plan to use a charming playboy to seduce the woman. The woman however, has an unexpected reaction and threatens to go to the nearest police station to report the theft. The terrified Don Juan gives back the jewels. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Vagrant hero Just like his father (Eroe vagabondo) (Tutto suo padre) Directed by Lucidi Maurizio - Cast: Montesano Enrico, Prati Marilù, Censi Cristiano - Italy - 100’ - 1978 - COL. Directed by Santesso Walter - Cast: Santesso Walter, Torray Nuria, Prieto Antonio - Italy - 86’ - 1966 - B/W A cheerful vendor of artificial flowers falls in love with a young girl, who dies soon afterwards. He leaves his job and joins a touring company of actors; without realising, he interferes with some of their shady affairs. When he finds out the truth, he reports the criminals and goes back to his former employer, who has become rich by exploiting our hero's project during his absence. A Roman discovers he is Hitler's son and is hired by a group of nazis who see in him a possible future Fuhrer. Our leading man is not capable of living up to such big expectations. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT St. Fredian’s gospel - a tale of priests, thieves Rocco and his sisters (Vangelo secondo San Frediano (Il)) (Rocco e le sorelle) Directed by Simonelli Giorgio - Cast: Murgia Tiberio, Orfei Moira, Carotenuto Memmo - Italy - 101’ - 1961 - B/W Directed by Brazzi Oscar - Cast: Masino G., Vinci T. Italy - 93’ - 1978 - COL. A priest manages to get his parishioners to go to church again thanks to his decidely unorthodox behaviour. A Sicilian leaves for Milan with his four sisters; he keeps an eye on them with the utmost strictness. But, owing to a misunderstanding, he is arrested and the girls find young men who fall in love with them. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Heaven-sent Velvet hand (The) (Piovuto dal cielo) (Mano di velluto) Directed by: De Mitri Leonardo - Cast: Rascel Renato, Aubry Cecile, Carotenuto Mario - Italy - 93’ - 1953 - B/N Directed by Fecchi Ettore - Cast: Ferrari Paolo, Boschero Dominique, Brambell Wilfrid - Italy - 106’ - 1967 - COL. An international thief, known as the "Velvet Hand", comes home. His sister finds him two clumsy accomplices who ruin everything. They try to swindle an aristocratic English family, but a silly girl throws a spanner in the works and everything goes wrong for the "Velvet Hand". A kind-hearted thief robs a girl. But he is robbed too just after pulling off a lucky thetf and just as he was about to give back the money to the girl. He falls in love with her and finds an. honest job; he is arrested for his last theft but succeeds in saving himself by a strategem. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT CO-6 Holiday on the snow Ghosts and thieves (Vacanze sulla neve) (Fantasmi e ladri) Directed by Simonelli Giorgio - Cast: Tognazzi Ugo, Pica Tina, Riva Mario - Italy - 100’ - 1958 - B/W Variety Communications - 00197 Roma - V.le B. Buozzi, 64 - Tel. +39.06.36001409, +39.06.36001417, +39.06.36001418, Fax +39.06.36001407 - E-mail: [email protected] Directed by Ratti W. Filippo - Cast: La Torre Enzo, Fabrizi Valerio Italy - 105’ - 1967 - COL. Due to a mistake at the bank, it seems that a dud cheque has been issued to pay for the stay of several students at a mountain resort. After tragicomic adventures, everything ends up in the best possible way. To cure his elderly aunt, of her detective fixation, a policeman hires actors to stage an intricate episode of deaths and ghosts. However, not only does the intrepid old lady unmask her nephew's scheme, she also stops a burglary and catches two real live thieves. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Two cents of happiness It's midnight … throw out the corpse (Due soldi di felicità) (E' mezzanotte… butta giù il cadavere) Directed by Amoroso Roberto - Cast: Francioli Armando, Casilio Maria Pia, Pica Tina -Italy - 90’ - 1954 - B/W Directed by Zurli Guido - Cast: Rivelli Luisa, Mitchell G., Harrison Dan -Italy - 107’ - 1966 - COL. A poor young man with a fine singing voice hopes to become famous and make a fortune as a singer, but he is unsuccessful and consoles himself by marrying the girl he loves, whom he would have had to sacrifice for his chosen profession. Three sisters, submerged in debts, successfully pull off a huge theft. From that moment onwards, strange things happen that set them one against the other. They all die at the hands of the husband of one of them; he had pretended to be dead so as to steal their money; even so, he will be unable to enjoy the loot. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT And supposing, one fine morning Four wives (The) (E se per caso una mattina…) (Quattro mogli (Le)) Directed by Antonio del Amo Algara Cast: Fosco Giochetti, Maria Denis, Carlos Mugnoz - Italy - 92’ - 1947 - B/W Directed by Sindoni Vittorio - Cast: Tiffin Pamela, Gazzolo Virgilio, Miranda Toni - Italy - 82’ - 1972 - COL. A middle-aged man, married with children, leaves his family to follow a hippy girl. Among the girl's acquaintances there is a boy who is expert in making moccasins and the man tries to exploit him commercially. But the attempt fails and, since he has become jealous of the girl, the man kills the boy and the girl. Then he goes back to his family. A woman enters a bar. Four men playing cards together there had known the woman on different occasions: one had asked her to marry him, but had been refused; the second had been her colleague, but his wife’s jealousy had separated them; the third sees her as a sister; the fourth had made her pose for a painting and had then driven her away. But now that he has seen her again, he doesn’t want to lose her. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Money factory (The) Fake respect (The) (Fabbrica dei soldi (La)) (Con rispetto parlando) Directed by Marcello Ciorciolini - Cast: Scilla Gabel, Aroldo Tieri, Carlo Giuffrè - Italy - 97’ - 1965 Directed by Pazzaglia Riccardo - Cast: Spack Agnes, Serrault Michel, Randone Salvo - Italy - 110’ - 1965 - B/W During the first episode, two swindlers sell a tram to a rich but unwary peasant; in the second episode a couple of friends end up in prison for having opened a sham marriage agency; in the third episode a Neapolitan pretends to be seriously ill and then to have been miraculously cured. An actress gets back to her town to attend the mayor's (a relative of hers) funeral. Soon she realises how fake the participants' pain is, when the sad occasion becomes an electoral fight with a shower of blows and insults. The girl has a final surprise. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT CO-7 I've chosen love One out … on to the next (Ho scelto l'amore) (Fuori uno sotto un altro … arriva il Passatore) Directed by Carmineo Giuliano - Cast: Hilton George, Fenech Edwige, Borgese Sal - Italy - 90’ - 1973 - COL. Variety Communications - 00197 Roma - V.le B. Buozzi, 64 - Tel. +39.06.36001409, +39.06.36001417, +39.06.36001418, Fax +39.06.36001407 - E-mail: [email protected] Directed by Zampi Mario - Cast: Rascel Renato, Pavan Marisa, Lattanzi Tina - Italy - 90’ - 1953 - B/W A Soviet delegate, full of prejudices against capitalist countries, comes to Italy for a congress. He has many bad experiences which are due precisely to his mistrust; but his prejudices melt like snow in the sun when he meets the kind-hearted Italians. Stefano, called the "passer by" is a Roman outlaw who at the beginning of the last century gave police a very rough time trying to capture him. The film is based on all his different adventures with a lot of fantasy and even attributing him some historical merits, such as saving Garibaldi from the Austrians once. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT-EN-DE Priest's jokes Girl upstairs (The) (Scherzi da prete) (Inquilina del piano di sopra (L')) Directed by Pingitore Pier Francesco - Cast: Franco Pippo, Toffolo Lino, Ponzoni Cochi Italy - 93’ - 1978 - COL. Directed by Baldi Ferdinando - Cast: Toffolo Lino, Dionisio Silvia, Franco Pippo - Italy - 95’ - 1977- COL. A Roman priest celebrates mass in dialect against the order of the Vatican., then aided by an aristocratic woman, rebels against the orthodox Church and even dreams of founding a new political party, the woman has to withdraw under threat of blackmail and the priest is sent to Africa. Parody of the case of Monsignor Lefevre. This is the story of a teacher who falls in love with a beautiful tenant who is hated by everyone else in the tenement-house because she is very noisy. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT He, she and the grandfather Leave us in peace (Lui, lei e il nonno) (Lasciateci in pace) Directed by Girolami Marino - Cast: Spadaro Umberto, Marzi Franca, Viarisio Enrico - Italy - 90’ - 1953 - B/W Directed by Majano Anton Giulio - Cast: Chiari Walter, Furneaux Yvonne, Govi Gilberto - Italy - 86’ - 1961 - COL. The scene of action is a canning factory. The Italian husband and wife have an American couple as partners. When the latter come to Italy there is an attempt at changing partners (all very legal, of course, thanks to the divorce laws). After the final fight, everything goes back to the way it was before. Achille Buongiorno, a simple grocer's shop-assistant, has been brainwashed by politicians and is elected mayor of his village by the communists who promise to construct an aqueduct. But this proves to be merely an election promise. The honest mayor thwarts a political plot and finds a natural source of abundant water, to the great joy of his fellow citizens. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Hush when you Talk Completely psyco (Zitto quando parli) (Psycosissimo) Directed by Philippe Clair - Cast: Aldo Maccione, Edwige Fenech, Jacques Francoise - Italy - 98’ - 1981 - COL. Directed by Steno - Cast: Vianello Raimondo, Tognazzi Ugo, Just Monique - Italy - 94’ - 1961 - COL. Giacomo lives a double life in his dreams, thinking himself to be a fascinating and clever secret agent. But the dream comes true and Giacomo finds himself involved in a dangerous mission. Two down and out actors are taken for hired killers by a man who wants to get rid of his wife. It turns out the woman has in turn hired two killers to get rid of her husband. The two phoney imposters risk ending up in a meat grinder, but they escape just in time. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT CO-8 Fists, dollars and spinach Naples, my sun (Pugni dollari e spinaci) (Napoli sole mio) Variety Communications - 00197 Roma - V.le B. Buozzi, 64 - Tel. +39.06.36001409, +39.06.36001417, +39.06.36001418, Fax +39.06.36001407 - E-mail: [email protected] Directed by Salvi E. - Cast: Arena Maurizio, Pendleton C. Italy - 85’ - 1977 - COL. Directed by Simonelli Giorgio - Cast: De Filippo Titina, Pica Tina, De Luca Lorella - Italy - 100’ - 1958 - B/W This is the story of Frank Stilo, a rich Italo-American, who wants to build a 50-million-dollar skyscraper on farmland belonging to another ItaloAmerican, Sonny Mania, a nice generous farmer who wants to build a spinach factory, in order to help the poor. The conflict between the two is inevitable but, with Count Salenti's intervention, a favourable solution is reached for both of them. Lorella, comes from a wealthy family, she falls in love with Michele, a poor boy and they want get married. When her mother discovers that Michele is poor she fights strongly against their marriage. But Lorella flees with her beloved and marries him. Michele becomes a famous singer and the mother-in-law changes her mind. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Milanese in Naples Four and a half corporals (Milanesi a Napoli) (4 caporali e mezzo e un colonnello tutto un pezzo) Directed by Albertini Bitto - Cast: Pierrots, Baldi Mimmo, Terzo Nino - Italy - 93’ - 1973 - COL. Directed by Di Gianni Enzo - Cast: Campanini Carlo, Tognazzi Ugo - Italy - 106’ - 1955 - B/W The film is about the attempts of several Milanese businessmen to set up factories in Naples for the production of typically Neapolitan artisan objects. But the creativity of the Neapolitans defeats the Milanese organization. Some soldiers give their commander a hard time but their leader acts so well during the maneuvers that he is decorated. He also succeds in getting a dwarf, who is excluded from military service because of his height, to be drafted into the army. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Spicy love Twist, lolitas and vitelloni (Twist, lolite e vitelloni) (Amore all'arrabbiata) Directed by Carlo Veo - Cast: Ninetto Davoli, Franca Gonella, Alfredo Rizzo - Italy - 100’ - 1979 - COL. Directed by Girolami Marino - Cast: Fabrizi Aldo, Bramieri Gino, Billi Riccardo - Italy - 92’ - 1962 - B/W The son of a monarchic baron falls in love with the daughter of a communist. In spite of the father's rivality, the young couple manages to get married and live happily ever after. The protagonist is a roman proletarian that lives being the puppet of a lawyer that uses him for any type of intricate matters. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT Nerone '71 Bride for Mao (A) (Nerone '71) (Sposa per Mao (Una) Directed by Prince Alan - Cast: Dall Sandra, Paul Andreina, Durville Emil - Italy - 103’ - 1971 - COL. Directed by Filippi Walter - Cast: Bramieri Gino, Merlini Marisa, Buccella M. Grazia - Italy - 96’ - 1962 - B/W Various members of a provincial family go to Rome for different reasons. The daughter, Sandrina, hopes to make a career in the movies and so, with her mother’s backing, she has come to protest about not being chosen for the beauty contest for the film “Nero ‘71”. The father, Guglielmo, hopes to take part in a competition for football umpires but in the end is chosen for the part of Nero in the film. An attempt by an industrialist in Lombardy to market a pill that turns negroes white. In the general muddle, the only one who makes a bargain is the industrialist's rebel daughter, who surrenders to the money of her daddy's American partner. COMEDY- Versions available: IT COMEDY- Versions available: IT CO-9 Switch Place your bet (Pandemonio) (Piatto piange (Il)) Variety Communications - 00197 Roma - V.le B. Buozzi, 64 - Tel. +39.06.36001409, +39.06.36001417, +39.06.36001418, Fax +39.06.36001407 - E-mail: [email protected] Directed by Colizzi Giuseppe - Cast: Sundquist Gerry, Tondinelli Giancarlo - Italy - 102’ - 1978 - COL. Directed by Nuzzi Paolo - Cast: Maccione Aldo, Belli Agostina, Macario - Italy - 110’ - 1974 - COL. Some young and active promoters of a private tv station get into great trouble but finally they will be able to overcome their difficulties and even to foil a kidnapping. The film describes the life in a provincial town in Italy during the Fascist rule. The men's time is spent between a brothel, card games, comments on the day's events, the exploits of a Fascist official, and the ups and downs of their love affairs. COMEDY- Versions available: IT-EN COMEDY- Versions available: IT-DE CO-10