Posted on April 18, 2014 |
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Tenebre (1982)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa) is an American writer of violent horror novels whose books are tremendously popular in Europe. In Italy to promote his latest work, entitled Tenebrae, he is accompanied by his literary agent Bullmer (John Saxon) and his adoring assistant Anne (Daria Nicolodi). He is unaware that he is also being followed by his embittered ex-wife Jane (Veronica Lario). Immediately prior to Neals arrival in Rome, a beautiful young shoplifter (Ania Pieroni) is brutally razor-slashed to death by an unseen killer. The murderer sends Neal a letter informing him that his books have inspired him to go on a killing spree. Neal immediately contacts the police, who put Detective Giermani (Giuliano Gemma) in charge of the investigation, along with the detectives female partner Inspector Altieri (Carola Stagnaro).
Starring: Daria Nicolodi, Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Giuliano Gemma, Ania Pieroni, John Steiner
Director: Dario Argento
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Tags: Ania Pieroni, Anthony Franciosa, Daria Nicolodi, Dario Argento, Giuliano Gemma, John Saxon, John Steiner
Posted on February 17, 2014 |
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Merveilleuse Angélique / Angelique: The Road to Versailles (1965)
Adventure | History | Romance
This is the second in the Angélique series. Picking up where the previous adventure ended, Angélique joins her childhood friend Nicolas and his band of bandits. But when tragedy hits, the beautiful and ever resourceful Angélique finds a way to move on. She rescues her children, becomes a successful businesswoman by running her own restaurant, and becomes entangled in politics. But where will her heart lead her next…?
Starring: Michèle Mercier, Claude Giraud, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Giuliano Gemma, Claire Maurier
Director: Bernard Borderie
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Tags: Bernard Borderie, Claire Maurier, Claude Giraud, Giuliano Gemma, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michèle Mercier
Posted on February 17, 2014 |
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Angélique, marquise des anges / Angélique (1964)
Adventure | History | Romance
In this first part of the Angélique cycle, set in Mid-17th century France under the young Sun King Louis XIV, still struggling for his throne, while beggars and brigands roam the country, Angélique de Sancé de Monteloup, fifth child of an impoverished country nobleman in the Poitou marshlands, expected to struggle for a meager subsistence, educated in a nunnery, is betrothed at 17 to Joffrey de Peyrac, the 12 years older rich but cripple Comte de (count of) Peyrac de Morens and seigneur (Lord) of Toulouse, scarred in the face and said to be a sorcerer, in fact practicing oriental mining techniques which make his vast fortune. For the sake of her family, Angélique reluctantly agrees to the match but refuses the advances of her husband, who does not enforce his conjugal rights, wishing only to win her heart.
Starring: Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort, Claude Giraud, Giuliano Gemma, Charles Regnier
Director: Bernard Borderie
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Tags: Bernard Borderie, Charles Regnier, Claude Giraud, Giuliano Gemma, Jean Rochefort, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein