The Fugitive Kind (1960)
The Fugitive Kind (1960) Having fled New Orleans to avoid arrest, the undeniably alluring Valentine
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
An Italian-American neighborhood in Louisiana is disturbed when truck driver Rosario Delle Rose is killed by police while smuggling. His buxom widow Serafina miscarries, then over a period ...
Mamma Roma (1962)
Mamma Roma (1962) After many years working in the streets of Roma, the middle-age whore Mamma Roma (Anna Magnani) saves money to buy an upper class apartment, a fruit stand and retires from the prostitution. She brings her teenage son Ettore (Ettore Garofolo), who was raised alone in the country, to
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) Bombolini is a fairly worthless drunk in the small Italian town of Santa Vittoria in the closing days of World War II. When word comes that the Fascist government has surrendered, he climbs a water tower to tear down the flag. He can't get down and someone gets th
Rome, Open City (1945)
Rome, Open City (1945) The location: Nazi occupied Rome. As Rome is classified an open city, most Romans can wander the streets without fear of the city being bombed or them being killed in the process. But life for Romans is still difficult with the Nazi occupation as there is a curfew, basic foods
The Golden Coach (1952)
The Golden Coach (1952) In Peru in the eighteenth century. Camilla, the star of a theater company, hesitates between three men. The Viceroy gives her his magnificent golden coach. A young Spanish officer suggests the two of them settle down together among Indians. Ramon, a torero, offers her a share
Doctor, Beware (1941)
Doctor, Beware (1941) Teresa, a young orphan, falls in love with Pietro, a health inspector. She will try to bring order to his reckless life full of debts and lies.
Assunta Spina (1948)
Assunta Spina (1948) Napoli, gli inizi del secolo. Assunta Spina è una bella popolana, padrona di una stireria ed ha per amante Michele, macellaio, che, in un accesso di gelosia, la sfregia. Viene arrestato e condannato a due anni, nonostante i tentativi della donna di salvarlo, giurando al process
and the Wild Wild Women (1959)
and the Wild Wild Women 1959 A harsh study about the grim realities of life in a non coed, totally female prison environment Story concerns a young girl who comes to prison and experiences the entire prison subculture The inmates she befriends vary from big tough dangerous dames to smaller submissi