Tullio Pinelli — Playwright (33)
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Down the Ancient Stairs (1975)
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Mauro Bolognini actor: Marcello Mastroianni / Barbara Bouchet …
other title: Per le antiche scale / Vertigens …
A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi, a passionate benevolent psychiatrist whose dream is to isolate the germ of madness. He is also a very active ladies'man and makes three women benefit from his sexual itch: Francesca the hospital manager's wife, Bianca, his devoted nurse and Carla, a nymphomaniac doctor's wife. His well-ordered universe starts being challenged with the coming of Anna, a trainee psychiatrist, who disapproves of his theory on the origin of madness. Worse, she resists his advances. As Bonaccorsi is more insecure than he looks, what will become of him?
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The Dolls (1965)
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Franco Rossi / Mauro Bolognini … actor: Gina Lollobrigida / Nino Manfredi …
other title: Le Bambole / As Bonecas …
This semi-amusing sex (romance) comedy has four separate stories: "The Telephone Call", written by Rodolfo Sonego, directed by Dino Risi. "A Treatise on Eugenics", written by Tullio Pinelli from a story by Luciano Salce and Steno, directed by Luigi Comencini. "The Soup", written by Rodolfo Sonego and Luigi Magni, directed by Franco Rossi. "Monsignor Cupid", written by Leo Benvenuti and Piero de Bernardi from a story by Boccaccio, directed by Mauro Bolognini.
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Un italiano en la Argentina (1964)
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Dino Risi actor: Vittorio Gassman / Amedeo Nazzari …
other title: Il gaucho / Il Gaucho
Marco (Vittorio Gassman) es un agente de prensa que encabeza una delegación italiana que viaja a Buenos Aires para participar en el festival de cine del Mar del Plata. El grupo será recibido por un emigrante italiano que ha hecho fortuna con el comercio de carne vacuna. Pero Marco conocerá también la otra cara de la emigración italiana en Argentina de la mano de un viejo amigo, Stefano (Nino Manfredi).
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The Mill on the Po (1949)
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Alberto Lattuada actor: Carla Del Poggio / Jacques Sernas …
other title: Il mulino del Po / Die Mühle am Po …
In the Po Valley during the 19th century, a rich girl engaged to a well-to-do farmer ends up penniless and is forced to work for her fiancé’s relatives. Peasant unrest, carried to extremes by both workers and landowners, leads to violence and tragedy.
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Voice of Silence (1953)
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G.W. Pabst actor: Terence Hill / Jean Marais …
other title: La voce del silenzio / Männer ohne Tränen …
The film follows men from all walks of life, seeking to give meaning to their lives and rediscover their inner peace during a retreat in the “House of Silence”. For three days, they meditate on their lives.
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Francis of Assisi (1966)
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Liliana Cavani actor: Lou Castel / Giancarlo Sbragia …
other title: Francesco d'Assisi
A 1966 biopic of Francis of Assisi presents him as a troubled rebel and champion of radical brotherhood, reflecting the spirit of 1968 student protests. Praised and condemned, the film sparked controversy for its bold, dissenting portrayal of faith.
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Variety Lights (1950)
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Federico Fellini / Alberto Lattuada actor: Peppino De Filippo / Carla Del Poggio …
other title: Luci del varietà / Lichter des Varieté …
In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.
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Adua and Her Friends (1960)
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Antonio Pietrangeli actor: Simone Signoret / Sandra Milo …
other title: Adua e le compagne / Bordelpigen Adua …
When a brothel closes because of new laws, four of the prostitutes decide to go into business running a restaurant. They discover they cannot escape their past.
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My Friends Act III (1985)
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Nanni Loy actor: Ugo Tognazzi / Gastone Moschin …
other title: Amici miei - Atto III° / Meus Caros Amigos 3 …
This time the "amici" (friends) are just four: Necchi, Meandri, Mascetti and Sassaroli. Nevertheless they are older they still love to spend their time mainly organizing irresistible jokes to everyone in every kind of situation. Mascetti is hospitalized in a geriatric clinic. Of course the place become immediately the main stage for all their jokes. After some jokes they decided to place an ultimate incredible and farcical joke to the clinic guests.
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My Friends Act II (1982)
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Mario Monicelli actor: Ugo Tognazzi / Adolfo Celi …
other title: Amici miei - Atto II° / Meus Caros Amigos 2 …
The four old friends meet on the grave of the fifth of them, Perozzi, who died at the end of the first episode. Time has passed but they are still up for adventures and cruel jokes, and while they recall the one they created together with the late friend, new ones are on their way, starting right there at the cemetery.