Colin Edwards·Aug 2, 2024‘La Banda Degli Onesti’ or — Forging Ahead?Antonio Buonocore (Totò) is the janitor for a sprawling Roman apartment complex: he services the elevators, holds the key to the terrace…
Colin Edwards·Apr 12, 2024‘Bravissimo’ or — A Live Action Chuck Jones Cartoon?Ubaldo Impallato (Alberto Sordi) is a substitute teacher unable to secure a permanent position at the local school so, instead, makes a…
Colin Edwards·Feb 24, 2024‘Seduced and Abandoned’ or — Putting the Boot In?‘Seduced and Abandoned’ (1964) tells the plight of young Agnese Ascalone (Stefania Sandrelli) who is unexpectedly ravished by her sister’s…
Colin Edwards·Jul 30, 2023‘We All Loved Each Other So Much’ or — The Complete and Total Destruction of an Italian Film Bro?Ettore Scola’s film opens with three friends — Antonio (Nino Manfredi), Nicola (Stefano Satta Flores) and Luciana (Stefania Sandrelli) —…
Colin Edwards·Apr 28, 2023‘The Sunday Woman’ or — Cocking About?A sleazy architect is found bludgeoned to death with a giant stone phallus. The primary suspect is a bored, wealthy housewife, Anna…