Square of Violence

1961

English

7.2

♡ 2

Action

Drama

War

Leonardo Bercovici Director

Broderick Crawford as Dr. Stefan Bernardi

Valentina Cortese as Erica Bernardi

Branko Plesa as Major Kohler

Bibi Andersson as Maria

Set in Italy, the story takes place in this very country, during WW2, where German occupation army ruled everything, just before the allied forces came, in 1944. Crawford plays here a doctor whose son has been shot by the Germans. Of course he has no more taste in life. He continues his work as a German officers' physician. One day, he throws a bomb just in the middle of German troops. Many soldiers and officers are killed. Some time later, the lead officer of the Nazis troops suspects the doctor to be the responsible of the explosion. He lets him know that he himself knows...

Caccia all'uomo

1948

Italian

6.9

♡ 5

Riccardo Freda Director

Marcello Mastroianni as A revolutionary

Nino Marchetti as Courfeyrac

Valentina Cortese as Fantina

Gino Cervi as Jean Valjean

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Tempesta su Parigi

1948

Italian

6.7

♡ 5

Action

Drama

Riccardo Freda Director

Valentina Cortese as Cosetta

Nino Marchetti as Courfeyrac

Jone Romano as La Thenardier

Marcello Mastroianni as Un rivoluzionario

The story of Jean Valjean, still pursued by Javert, continues with a love developing between Cosette and radical student Marius, a blackmailing attempt by suspicious innkeeper Thenardier, and a climax on the barricades of Paris.

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

1971

Italian

5.4

♡ 5

Riccardo Freda Director

Arthur O'Sullivan as Inspector Lawrence

Renato Romano as Mandel

Valentina Cortese as Mrs. Sobiesky

Ruth Durley as Norton's mother

In Dublin, the acid-scarred, razor-slashed corpse of a young woman is discovered in the boot of the Swiss Ambassador's limousine. The Ambassador, his family and employees all become immediate suspects. Faced with the problem of diplomatic immunity, the police officer in charge of the case brings in John Norton, an ex-Inspector known for his brutal methods, to carry out an "unoffical" investigation. While Norton develops a relationship with the Ambassdor's attractive daughter, several more gruesome murders occur...

Black Magic

1949

English

6.4

♡ 3

67%

king louis xv of france

Mystery

power madness

Romance

Orson Welles Director

Leonardo Scavino as Gaston / Beniamino Balsamo

Frank Latimore as Gilbert de Rezel

Silvana Mangano as (uncredited)

Valentina Cortese as Zoraida

A hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court.

The Boat on the Grass

1971

French

5.8

♡ 1

girl from the province

love triangle

relation

ship

Gérard Brach Director

Valentina Cortese as Christine

Jean-Pierre Cassel as David

Micha Bayard as Germaine

Carla Marlier as La parasite

Despite their social differences, poor David and the rich Olivier are the best friends. David took the young Eleanor in Olivier's Paris apartment. When Olivier meets her there, he takes her to the country, where the three build a boat on the meadow. Eleanore divided the friends.

Le amiche

1955

Italian

7.1

♡ 7

100%

Michelangelo Antonioni Director

Gabriele Ferzetti as Lorenzo

Yvonne Furneaux as Momina De Stefani

Valentina Cortese as Nene

Madeleine Fischer as Rosetta Savoni

Clelia, a self-made woman coming from humble means, travels back to Turin, her hometown, to scout locations for the successful Roman atelier she works for. At the hotel, she encounters some upper middle-class women and she finds herself drawn into their friendships.

Appassionata

1974

Italian

5.4

♡ 10

60%

older man younger woman relationship

seduction

Gianluigi Calderone Director

Carla Mancini as Client at Dentist

Valentina Cortese as Elisa Rutelli

Ornella Muti as Eugenia Rutelli

Eleonora Giorgi as Nicola

Two teenage friends conspire to find out how much their youthful sensuality can disrupt one of their households, headed by a dentist and his mentally-ill wife.

The Big Scare

1974

French

3.8

♡ 3

Pierre Grunstein Director

Alida Valli as Héloïse

Peter Cushing as MacGregor

Miou-Miou as Marie

Valentina Cortese as (uncredited)

Two writers and their girlfriends visit the castle of an actor who specializes in playing vampire roles. As the night progresses, they begin to wonder if the man is an actor playing a vampire, or a vampire playing an actor.

The Evil Eye

1963

Italian

6.9

♡ 9

71%

Mario Bava Director

Dante DiPaolo as Andrea Landini

John Saxon as Dr. Marcello Bassi

Valentina Cortese as Laura Craven-Torrani

Letícia Román as Nora Davis / Nora Drowson

A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.

The House on Telegraph Hill

1951

English

6.9

♡ 5

62%

san francisco, california

Thriller

Robert Wise Director

Richard Basehart as Alan Spender

Glen Walters as Bit Role

Harry Carter as Detective Ellis

Valentina Cortese as Victoria Kowelska

Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.

Shadow of the Eagle

1950

English

6.0

♡ 1

20%

Drama

Sidney Salkow Director

Binnie Barnes as Catherine - Empress of Russia

Greta Gynt as Countess Loradona Camponiello

Valentina Cortese as Elizabeth - Princess Tarakanova

Walter Rilla as Prince Radziwill

During the eighteenth century the Empress of Russia sends her lover to kidnap her rival for the throne.

The Rocket from Calabuch

1956

Spanish

7.3

♡ 3

Comedy

Luis García Berlanga Director

Valentina Cortese as Eloisa, the Schoolmistress

José María Prada as Juan

Edmund Gwenn as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton

María Vico as Teresa

Professor Hamilton, a naive Nuclear scientist who once thought bombs were good for humanity, realizes his mistake and runs away from his inventions. He hides in Calabuch, a beautiful seaside town where people still believe in humor and friendship.

Black Sunday

1960

Italian

7.1

♡ 27

88%

Mario Bava Director

John Richardson as Dr. Andrej Gorobec / Dr. Andreas Gorobec

Rosita Pisano as Maid

Barbara Steele as Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda

Valentina Cortese as Tavern Girl

A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her fiendish servant, Igor Jauvitch, return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant: Katia. Only a handsome doctor with the help of family members stand in her way.

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Square of Violence

Caccia all'uomo

Tempesta su Parigi

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire

Black Magic

The Boat on the Grass

Le amiche

Appassionata

The Big Scare

The Evil Eye

The House on Telegraph Hill

Shadow of the Eagle

The Rocket from Calabuch

Black Sunday