From Europe - ITALY 6 (Other)
- Fantasy
- Sci-fi
- B-drama
- Peplum
- Adventure
- Action
- Sexploitation
- Experimental
List activity
2.6K views
• 0 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
54 titles
- DirectorHenri AndréaniDavid BarnettEnrico GuazzoniStarsUgo BazziniFernanda Negri PougetAlfredo BracciThis entrancing story, drawn from the world-renowned tragedy of Goethe, opens in the mysterious working den of Dr. Faust, who, old and worn out with years of stern study, and on the verge of despair through longing for the pleasures of his bygone youth, all of which he has surrendered to his learning, thinks of resorting to in order to end the weariness of his declining days. He, however, dashes down the cup at the last moment, and calls upon the infernal powers to aid him. Immediately Mephistopheles appears and offers him youth and pleasure in exchange for the surrender of his soul. Faust, dazzled by the splendor of the vision which is to him by his alluring companion, accepts the compact, signs the fatal paper, and is at once transformed into a handsome young man. Mephistopheles then shows Faust the beautiful Marguerite, and immediately he falls desperately in love with the innocent girl. Finally, aided by the perfidious suggestions of his companion, Faust succeeds is in winning the heart of poor Marguerite. Valentine, eager to revenge his sister's honor, is killed in a duel by Faust, who seeks safety in flight. Betrayed, deserted, demented from sorrow, the unfortunate Marguerite is thrown into a dungeon and left to her grief. Meanwhile, Mephistopheles endeavors to make Faust forget the unhappy girl, but in vain; love has overcome the powers of evil, and all his magic is In vain. Faust hastens to the prison and seeks Marguerite; his passionate words of love restore her for a moment to reason, but only for a moment. She is just able to offer him forgiveness, and then dies in his arms. Rarely has there been a better representation of this wonderful drama. The pitiful story of Marguerite and Faust makes its appeal to all humanity, and words cannot add to its charm and effectiveness.6/10
- DirectorFrancesco BertoliniAdolfo PadovanGiuseppe de LiguoroStarsSalvatore PapaArturo PirovanoGiuseppe de LiguoroLoosely adapted from Dante's Divine Comedy and inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré the original silent film has been restored and has a new score by Tangerine Dream.****
- DirectorFrancesco BertoliniGiuseppe de LiguoroAdolfo PadovanStarsGiuseppe de LiguoroEugenia Tettoni FiorUbaldo Maria Del ColleFilm adaptation of Homer's 'The Odyssey.'6/10
- DirectorArrigo FrustaStarsMary Cleo TarlariniOreste GrandiErcole VaserA young mother loses her little son and seeks to recover him from the hands of death. The pitying angel of life guides her through storm and over obstacles, until at last she stands in the presence of the Grim Reaper and passionately pleads with him to restore her loved one. For answer he shows her a marvelous spring, in whose limpid depths the future can be seen, and the life of the boy, as ordained by Fate, is shown to the mother. The youth is shown arriving at manhood and becoming involved in disgraceful difficulties, which lead to his suicide. Death then stops the clock of life and asks the mother if she would have her son fulfill such a life. She replies. "No!" and ceases her pleadings.6/10
- DirectorSegundo de ChomónGiovanni PastroneStarsRomilde ToschiAlberto NepotiEnrico GemelliAn old man explains a war story to his grandson, who sleeps and dreams about a battle scenes performed by puppets.7/10
- DirectorNino OxiliaStarsLyda BorelliAndrea HabayUgo BazziniA Faustian tale about an old woman who makes a pact with Mephisto to regain her youth, in return she must stay away from love. After the deal she meets two brothers who fall in love with her.****
- DirectorAlberto LattuadaStarsMax von SydowEleonora GiorgiMario AdorfProfessor Preobrazhensky puts courageous experiences, trying to turn a dog in equal to in all of the person. As a result somebody turns out Doggies. Unfortunately, experience proves that it is better for dog to remain a dog.7/10
- DirectorMarco ChiariniStarsFrancesco PannofinoMarco LeonziGabriele ManfrediSimone, eleven and lost his mother, lives with his father in the Abruzzo countryside in the early eighties. It's summer and, since most of his friends are on holiday, Simone spends time with Lorenza, a girl two years older, and especially with imaginary figures created by his imagination. This imagination, too externalized, forcing his father to close it in the house. But the boy did not give in and manages to escape in search of '' Man match, "the most remarkable among the creatures sprung from his mind of the child.
- DirectorMatteo GarroneStarsSalma HayekVincent CasselToby JonesFrom the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.8/10
- DirectorUgo GregorettiStarsRenato SalvatoriRosemary DexterFranco LuzziAn alien takes over the body of an Earthman in order to learn about the planet so his race can take it over.8/10
- DirectorElio PetriStarsMarcello MastroianniUrsula AndressElsa MartinelliIn a future where a human vs. human "Big Hunt" is used as an alternative to war, a veteran huntress' plan to kill a "victim" for a major TV sponsorship deal is compounded by romance.
- DirectorBruno GaburroStarsPhilippe LeroyIrene PapasGabriele TintiHaving survived a terrible nuclear war that destroyed the human race, a family of three persons - Jean, his wife Anna and son Patrick, live in a trailer by the sea.7/10
- DirectorEmidio GrecoStarsGiulio BrogiAnna KarinaJohn SteinerA castaway arrives on an island. He thinks it's uninhabited, but he sees a palace with also a hidden room. Soon he sees some people walking, dressed with old-fashioned clothes. He is afraid because people don't see him, like a ghost.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsBarbara BachClaudio CassinelliRichard JohnsonAquatic creatures threaten the existence of a mysterious island.*** 1/2
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsJared MartinFred WilliamsonHoward RossIn 2072 Rome, Italy, the ruthless CEO of a TV network plots to stage a modern series of gladiator games for ratings while one 'contenstant' learns of a conspiracy behind the true nature of the results.6/10
- DirectorGiacomo CiminiStarsMassimo TriggianiStefano FresiValentina IzumiItaly, at the end of the 21st century. Quinto, a gentle, naive man on his quest to find the fabled 'City in the Sky' arrives at a dilapidated family-owned hotel run by transsexual Dora and her drug addled son. Locked in one of the rooms is Ai, a malfunctioning android prostitute, waiting to be deactivated. By error at check-in, Quinto meets Ai.6/10
- DirectorGabriele MainettiStarsClaudio SantamariaLuca MarinelliIlenia PastorelliLonely, misanthropic small-time crook Enzo uses the superpowers he gained after falling into the Tiber River to chase down a crazy gangster called "The Gypsy."8/10
- DirectorMario CaseriniStarsEnna SaredoAmleto NovelliGiuseppe GambardellaAn accident after an unwanted marriage request brings in a much more wanted suitor.6/10
- DirectorMario CaseriniStarsLyda BorelliMario BonnardGian Paolo RosminoLeslie Swayne, an adventurer, in order to obtain enough money to satisfy the needs of his extravagant life, has been bribed to steal the plans of the fortification from the staff officers of the Grand Duchy of Wallenstein. This undertaking, which at one time would have seemed difficult to him, becomes very easy, due to the friendship between himself and Colonel Julius Holbein, chief of the staff, and father of Elsa, for whom Swayne has shown a great deal of friendship, and in return he has Elsa's sincere love. After a dinner held at the Colonel's, during which the villain Swayne whispered sweet words of love into Elsa's ear, he succeeds in stealing the desired documents, and, protected by the darkness of the night, he escapes. Overcome by the sad reality, the Colonel is in a desperate state of mind. Elsa tries to efface from her mind her terrible suspicions, but in going to the hotel she learns of the sudden departure of Swayne, and her suspicions are confirmed. Colonel Holbein, to whom the precious document had been entrusted, is suspected as a traitor. This man shot himself for being so wrongfully accused. Elsa is asked by the Grand Duchy of Wallenstein to leave the Duchy, and is taken to one of the stations of the domain, where she is abandoned. Possessed of the qualities of a pianist and singer, under the false name of Marjorie Manners, she becomes famous. At her first performance she receives flowers from a large number of admirers, and long applause, but the memory of her father comes to her suddenly and that recollection takes away the joy of her triumph. One evening, while she is eating on the terrace of a hotel surrounded by ardent admirers, Marjorie is surprised at the sight of a young man, sad and pale like herself, who is observing her with a languid look. The pale young man is the Prince Arthur of Wallenstein, the son of the Grand Duke, who has come to the Riviera to recuperate from a long illness, under the name of Count L'Estrange. Surprised by the divine beauty and charm of Marjorie, he is a constant visitor at the theater. One morning they chance to meet and immediately they understand each other and a sense of sympathy seems to envelop their souls. They gaze into each other's eyes and seal their unspoken troth by a lingering kiss. From that day on their love becomes more intense and soon they are married. On board a ship the living apparition of the villain, Swayne, appears before them. Marjorie faints. Arthur calls for help and in the meanwhile Swayne approaches Marjorie, begging for her pardon and love. She repulses him violently, and just at that, instant Arthur returns. Swayne, to avenge himself, advises the Prince's country that the Prince amuses himself with sweet woman while the Duchy is in danger, and the Duke of Wallenstein recalls his son home. While Marjorie and Arthur are together at the hotel the message arrives, and his wife finds out who is her husband. She realizes then that she could not hide her true name any longer, and Colonel Theubner, an old friend of her poor father, tells the Prince the truth. She gets up and departs like a crazy person, and a few days later she returns to the theater which she had left. Arthur, through the Colonel, learns Elsa's history and the reason why she is compelled to go upon the stage, but in spite of this information he continues to look for her. He finds her, pale and trembling. His eyes fixed upon her from his box in the theater. Suddenly Elsa observes his look. She becomes pale, trembles, and tries to control herself, but drops to the floor. The curtain falls; the Prince hurries to her and while he feels her getting cold in his arms, he hears these feeble words, "But my love shall never die." Poor Elsa, after so many troubles and anxieties, had taken poison, as she wished to die for him upon the stage that brought her so much applause.6/10
- DirectorGustavo SerenaStarsFrancesca BertiniGustavo SerenaOlga BenettiLa Signora delle Camelie chronicles the tragic love story of courtesan Marguerite Gautier and provincial bourgeois Armand Duval.6/10
- DirectorGiovanni PastroneStarsPina MenichelliFebo MariMario, an unknown painter, remains struck and obsessed with meeting a famous poet, already married, who will be able to charm him, so that he will no longer have the talent created to be able to paint.6/10
- DirectorGiovanni PastroneStarsPina MenichelliAlberto NepotiFebo MariFrau Menichelli performs the part of Frau Natka, a Russian countess with a troublesome past and an uncertain future. She was married to a revolutionary and the matrimony ended in tragedy.
- DirectorAnton Giulio BragagliaStarsAugusto BandiniAlberto CasanovaThaïs GalitzkyA silent film about a women who seduces a married man which in turn leads to deadly consequences.8/10
- DirectorCamillo MastrocinqueStarsVittorio De SicaOretta FiumeLaura SolariThe rich banker Rosen of Livorno fear that the Bonapartist will take all his gold, so he is hiding it inside a cuckoo clock.6/10
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsCarlo NinchiGianna Maria CanalePeter Trent8/10
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsMicheline PresleGino CerviFausto TozziThe beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco, falls in love with the intendant Olimpio. But she has to face the jealousy of her violent and morbid father, and the hostility of her stepmother Lucrezia.7/10
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsTomas MilianAdrienne LarussaGeorges WilsonIn 16th century Italy, a young noblewoman plots with her lover and her family to murder her abusive father, leading to an uproar in the community and the Catholic Church.9/10
- DirectorUgo FalenaStarsVittoria LepantoLaura OretteCiro Galvani6/10
- DirectorEnrico GuazzoniStarsMaria CaseriniAmleto NovelliSignora Sturla6/10
- DirectorGiovanni PastroneStarsItalia Almirante-ManziniLidia QuarantaBartolomeo PaganoCabiria is a Roman child when her home is destroyed by a volcano. Sold in Carthage to be sacrificed in a temple, she is saved by Fulvio, a Roman spy. But danger lurks, and hatred between Rome and Carthage can only lead to war.
- DirectorMario CameriniStarsSilvana ManganoKirk DouglasAnthony QuinnA movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that depicts Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.
- DirectorMario BonnardStarsSteve ReevesChristine KaufmannFernando ReyA demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.6/10
- DirectorMario BavaStarsCameron MitchellAlice KesslerEllen KesslerTwo estranged brothers confront each other as rivals when war breaks out between Britain and the Vikings for control of England.***
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRory CalhounLea MassariGeorges MarchalWhile holidaying in Rhodes, an Athenian war hero becomes involved in two plots to overthrow the tyrannical king: one from Rhodian patriots, and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.6/10
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsKirk MorrisHélène ChanelVira SilentiMaciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.
- DirectorDomenico PaolellaStarsMark ForestJosé GreciKen ClarkThe 12th century... Failing to overrun Cracow, Genghis Khan kidnaps the beautiful heir to the throne. But Hercules saves her and defeats Khan's throne. In HD.***
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsFranco NeroVirna LisiFernando ReyThe wolf dog, White Fang, aids a reporter, a fur trapper, a nun, a young Eskimo boy and his father of ridding a gold mining town of a sleazy crime lord in 1896 Yukon, Canada.*** 1/2
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsFranco NeroVirna LisiJohn SteinerSequel to Lucio Fulci's first 'White Fang' has the wolf-dog once again trying to stop the villainous Beauty Smith from claiming a recently discovered gold mine in 1899 Yukon, Canada.***
- DirectorMario BavaStarsJohn Phillip LawMarisa MellMichel PiccoliA master thief and his sensual lover pull off heist after heist, all while an envious coalition of cops and gangsters is gunning for them.7/10
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsBo SvensonPeter HootenFred WilliamsonIn 1944 France, a group of escaped American military prisoners en route to Switzerland volunteers to steal a German V2 rocket warhead for the Allies.**** 1/2
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsFranco NeroWerner PochathJorge LukeA crusty recluse on a Caribbean island who is dedicated to destroying sharks gets involved in a hunt for buried treasure.****
Castellari's cameo as a thug punching and knocking out Franco Nero is priceless! - DirectorGianfranco MingozziStarsFlorinda BolkanMaría CasaresClaudio CassinelliA young woman forced into nun-hood by her corrupt father teams up with an army of Muslims to destroy the convent and kill those who wronged her.
- DirectorTinto BrassStarsHelmut BergerIngrid ThulinTeresa Ann SavoyKitty runs a brothel in Nazi Germany where the soldiers come to "relax". Recording devices have been installed in each room by a power-hungry army official, who plans to use the information to blackmail Hitler and gain power himself.****
- DirectorCesare CanevariStarsAdriano MicantoniDaniela PoggiMaristella GrecoA Jewish woman who survived the horrors of a concentration camp revisits the ruins of the camp, along with a former SS officer, and recollects the humiliation, the torture, and the constant abuse she went through.****
- DirectorPier Giuseppe MurgiaStarsMartin LoebLara WendelEva IonescoA teen boy grows from playing and fighting with his German-shepherd dog to playing kid--then adult--games with two equally young girls in a dream-like forest which eventually turns eerie and somber.***
- DirectorFernando Di LeoStarsGloria GuidaLilli CaratiRay LovelockLia and Tina are two beautiful girls who meet and realize that they have a lot in common. They are both young, beautiful and pissed off, so they decide to hitchhike their way to Rome to find Nazariota's commune, a place to stay for free and have all the sex they want... or so they think. Things don't go as they have planned though, and soon they become involved in prostitution, the police and an aggressive gang.****
"I was twenty years old. I will let no one say it is the best time of life." - Paul Nizan
"Avere vent'anni" would be your average Italian sexy comedy from the 70's, if it wasn't for the disturbing, brutal ending that hits you like a punch in the gut leaving you uncomfortable for the rest of the day, and gives the film the cult status it deserves. Finally I got to see the original UNCUT version! The one butchered by censorship has no sense and no reason to exist. - DirectorFernando Di LeoStarsJoe DallesandroLorraine De SellePatrizia BehnAn escaped convict plays the occupants of a remote home against one another for his own sadistic pleasure while searching for the loot he buried there following a previous robbery.***
- In a Japanese garden, gather maidens with nets to catch butterflies, all in the joy of life and budding maidenhood; fresh Irish sweetness of blithe Spring; the light fantastic toe "tripping" the limpid music arranged for this unique piece of art in a large cage a pretty colored butterfly is brought in, to delight the winsome maidens, who execute a pretty umbrella dance ere the poor butterflies are forced to entertain the merry group. Scenes are passed and the pretty butterfly is imprisoned again in the cage. Forth from the sweet-scented garden appears the butterfly's companion; a cage opens and the two embrace and flutter to the sensuous music; when, lo! Appears the merry group of maids and master, who, in the agitation that ensues, catches the strange butterfly and cruelly cuts away the gossamer wings and leaves him trembling, feebler and feebler, to die. Then Nemesis, the avenging hosts of butterflies, gather and swarm about the cruel master and cast him into the cage, leading him away to be the victim of their dazzling, bewildering dance. Around him they gather, and to the exquisite melody of a waltz they fill the scene with the wonder of their dance. Upon them floods of gorgeous colors in ever varying harmonies are thrown, suited to the rhythmic whirl of the music and dance. No more dazzling effect has probably been attempted than is here used, united in one grand harmony of light, color, music and dance.7/10
- StarsMaria BayErnesto VaserA pretty story with a moral for little wicked boys. A bad boy teases a companion who is blowing bubbles and takes his pipe away. He blows a bubble and in it he sees a vision of his mother, lying sick in bed imploring him to be good if he would save her from dying of a broken heart. Twice the vision appears, and the boy, strongly moved, rushes home and throwing himself at his mother's feet promises to be good forever after, and not to cause her any grief.6/10
- DirectorRomano Scavolini7/10
- DirectorFranco Brocani8/10
- DirectorGiuseppe M. GaudinoStarsStefano AbbateOle OleoseValentina Sebastiani**** 1/2
- DirectorGiuseppe M. GaudinoStarsStefano AbbateSebastiano Colla8/10