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Hotel Room (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Camera d'albergo
other title: Chambre d'hôtel / Cuarto de hotel
A couple of young movie makers have secretly filmed for over a year what was going on in a hotel room, trying to realize a "live act" of common people living their life. They get in touch with old and money-tight producer Mengaroni to edit their movie, but while they contact the accidental actors for gathering authorization, he starts to manipulate their work.
Roman Tales (1955) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Racconti romani
other title: Vier Herzen in Rom / Cuentos de Roma
Alvaro is been in jail and so he consider himself the most fit to lead his three friends Mario, Otello and Spartaco. The four young men decide to start a business. They need only a van to start a transport company. But they lack the money. How can they get it?
The Law Is the Law (1958) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
La loi c'est la loi
director: Christian-Jaque actor: Totò / Fernandel
other title: Gesetz ist Gesetz / La loi c'est la loi
Assola is an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France and the borderline crosses the village itself. The French customs agent Ferdinand is always trying to catch the Italian smuggler Giuseppe. Giuseppe discovers that Ferdinand was actually born in Italy and therefore he can't be a French customs agent.
Totó in color (1952) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Totò a colori
director: 斯蒂诺 actor: Totò / Isa Barzizza
other title: Totò a colori / 托托的色彩美学观
In the first Italian film to be shot in color, Totò portrays a musician named Antonio Scannagatti who strongly hopes to sell his composition, "Epopea italiana", to Tiscordi, who is one of the most important Italian impresarios.
Complexes (1965) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
I complessi
other title: Einmal zu wenig, einmal zu viel / Les Complexés
In the first episode, Quirino tries to conquer co-worker Gabriella. In the second episode, Prof. Beozi ends up in a raid of the police in a local for homosexuals when trying to avoid a scandal. In the third episode, Guglielmo passes all tests in order to become reader of the television news brilliantly, although the commission works with all subtleness's to exclude him.
The Band of Honest Men (1956) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
La banda degli onesti
other title: Die Bande der Ehrlichen / La banda de los honrados
Italy, mid '60s. Three guys from a poor neighbourhood try to get rich by printing fake money using the fact that one of them works as a typographer. The story unravels around their embarrassed efforts to spend the money, their little family issues and ends with a surprise.
First Love (1959) [Movie] Douban IMDb
Primo amore
director: 马里奥·卡梅里尼 actor: 更多...
other title: Primo amore / 初恋情缘
Ugo meets the 18-year-old Renata in the hostel where she is staying. He falls in love with and leaves with her for several romantic places until the money ends. Ugo will try to get the girl engaged on a local TV station, but Renata falls in love with a manager.
Come Home and Meet My Wife (1974) [Movie] Eggplant.place IMDb TMDB Douban
Romanzo popolare
director: Mario Monicelli actor: Ugo Tognazzi / Ornella Muti
other title: Romanzo popolare / Romances et Confidences
50 year old Giulio and his 17 year old goddaughter, Vincenzina, fall madly in love with each other and soon are wed. Unfortunately for Giulio he walks in on his friend and Vincenzina upon a return from a trip. His jealousy and anger get the best of him and he kicks his wife out of the house. Years pass and Giulio decides to rekindle the lover affair with Vincenzina.
We Want the Colonels (1973) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Vogliamo i colonnelli
other title: 우리는 대령을 원한다 / Nous voulons les colonels
Italy 1973. Giuseppe Tritoni (Ugo Tognazzi) is an ultra-right-wing congressman that doesn't agree anymore with his fascist party policy. He contacts many Italian Army officers and built a net of relationship in order to organize a Coup d'Etat (Golpe). Something goes wrong and the Interior Minister (Home Secretary) Mr. Li Masi (Lino Pugliesi) got the all information about the attempted Golpe. So the Minister organizes a counter-Golpe. Tritoni desperately, to save his project, kidnaps the Italian Republic President (Claude Dauphin) that immediately dies for heartache. Now Minister Mr. Li Masi is free to lay down the law to the rest of the country, realizing basically the actual Golpe! Tritoni surrenders and will spend rest of his time trying to sell his ideas about managing Golpe in Africa!
The Monsters (1963) [Movie] IMDb Douban
I mostri
director: 迪诺·里西 actor: 乌戈·托尼亚齐 / 维托里奥·加斯曼
other title: I mostri / 怪物
The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.
Most of the patrons of the good cinema know that Italian film industry has always been at the forefront of serious as well as good cinema movement.So by that yardstick,it is important to make a note of Italian comedy.This was one of the most interesting chapters of Italian cultural life after the dreadful harsh realities of the treacherous World War 2.As Italy made a meticulously planned recovery after the harsh destruction of an alien invasion,its society witnessed numerous sociological as well as economical upheavals.This was the primary reason which gave birth to Italian cinema movement.Dino Rosi's film "I Mostri" is the perfect example of Italian ribaldry. It was made as a result of many people's collective efforts. Apart from Ugo Tognazzi and Vittorio Gassman, famous filmmaker Ettore Scola also lent a helping hand. Although there are short humorous episodes in this film, due to its 2 hour length,this film gives subtle impression of a feature film.A must for all those who are interested in good cinema, Italian culture and the strengths and weaknesses of human behavior.