Paolo Bonacelli
1) The American
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a job ends more violently than expected, Jack retreats to the Italian countryside and accepts one last assignment to construct a deadly weapon for a mysterious contact. But when he pursues a relationship with a beautiful local woman, he may be tempting fate by stepping out of the shadows. Jack soon finds himself in an escalating battle to escape from his secretive past.
Series
Criterion collection volume 17
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Italiano
Description
In the titles, Pasolini informs viewers that it is "1944-45 nell' Italia Settentrionale durante l'occupazione nazifascista [in Northern Italy during the Nazi-Fascist occupation]." That, along with the "Bibliografia essenziale" that precedes it, indicates that a political meaning, dealing with the corruption of absolute power, was uppermost in the filmmakers mind. Motives aside, Pasolini's interpretation of the Marquis de Sade's eighteenth century...
Series
Criterion collection volume 401
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A collection of five stories involving cab drivers in five different cities. Los Angeles - A talent agent for the movies discovers her cab driver would be perfect to cast, but the cabbie is reluctant to give up her solid cab driver's career. New York - An immigrant cab driver is continually lost in a city and culture he doesn't understand. Paris - A blind girl takes a ride with a cab driver from the Ivory Coast and they talk about life and blindness....
5) Caligula
Publisher
General Media Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
From the moment he ascends to the throne as Emperor, Caligula forces a reign like no other as power and corruption transform him into a deranged beast.