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The Mandrake
The Mandrake (1965) on 6 june 1966
, 1h43
Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Rosanna Schiaffino, Philippe Leroy, Jean-Claude Brialy, Romolo Valli, Totò, Nilla Pizzi
Rating63% 3.1765353.1765353.1765353.1765353.176535
The young student Ligurio returns to Florence from Paris after a long period of study. He did not just set foot in the Renaissance town falls in love with the beautiful Lucrezia, a noble woman already married to a wealthy city official: the rude, ignorant and pompous Nicias. Together with a pimp and his inept servant, Ligurio tries to conquer it, but in vain. The woman proves too chaste and faithful, yet Ligurio feels that the woman is not as it appears. After a failed attempt to seduce Lucretia in a bath in the hot springs of Florence, Ligurio has the opportunity to realize the situation of the city. Everything has changed significantly: the pilgrims now lend ear to the mocker friar Girolamo Savonarola, while the Medici who govern the city always seem to be the most corrupt, together with members of the Borgia. The ruffian, who became a friend of Ligurio advised him to investigate better about the married life of Lucrezia. So the young man, after a while ', he discovers that Lucrezia is not happy because he can not have a child. In fact, the useless Nicias is powerless, but family all think that the fault is of Lucretia, because sick to her stomach. Ligurio then, along with the pimp, really wants to use this opportunity perfingersi a good doctor and get in good with the fool Nicias. Ligurio advised her husband to ingest a particular potion to Lucrezia, obtained by melting a special plant called the mandrake. Nicias is concerned, because they fear the rejection of his wife, who has had enough to ingest and take ineffective remedies for evil. Then, under the guidance of the pimp, Nicias went to the convent by the corrupt brother Timothy, famous for his favors in payment. The pimp along with Nicias, who pretends to be deaf to deceive the friar in turn, exposes the subject to Timothy, telling him that he should have received Lucrezia in confession. In addition, the pimp, paying it says to Timothy that he had to convince Lucrezia and her mother to do something not quite respectable to have a child. In fact, according to local legend modified by deception from Ligurio, who ingested the mandrake to a son, he would have killed with poison with which he would meet with in bed at night. While brother Timothy is preparing to receive Lucrezia and her mother for the special confession, and the servant Ligurio capture the mabdragola. It is a very delicate operation, because according to the beliefs of those times, the mandrake, not being like other normal plants, he had paranormal powers. It defines the same anthropomorphic shape of the part that grows underground. The Mandrake you had to pick only during the nights of the full moon, at the foot of a tree that had just been hanged a convicted. The plant would have blossomed by itself, fueled by drops of semen from the penis out of the condemned in the last spasms of life. Ligurio and servant, aided by an old alchemist, observe these rules, tearing the mandrake with the help of a dog. In fact, if touched by human hands, the mandrake would immediately poisoned the blood of his fingers, bringing the poor binder to death. So the old alchemist, tied one end of a rope around the dog's neck and another to the stem of the mandrake, orders at the servant of Ligurio to play a horn continuously. In fact, the mandrake, once extracted by force from the ground, would have screamed inhumanly, with the risk of piercing the ears of collectors. Said these instructions, the old and the dog starts in less than no Duke, the beast dies with ears buffeted by the sharp cry of the mandrake. Merged plant, Ligurio offers the potion to Lucrezia, who drinks it with suspicion. For man to choose from for the night, Ligurio really wants to disguise himself as silly boy. In fact, the mandrake would not do any harm to him or to Lucrezia was all a sham! In this role. Ligurio is brought to the room of Lucretia, which loses scared when you see a monster in front of the people. Ligurio then takes off his disguise and explains everything in which Lucrezia, a lot of fun, decided to join him and to procreate a child. A few days later Nicias, mocked at large, has not yet noticed anything and so admits in his family the talented Dr.
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) on 8 june 1966
, 1h35
Directed by Fielder Cook
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Western
Themes Jeu, Poker
Actors Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Paul Ford, Jason Robards, Burgess Meredith, Charles Bickford
Rating72% 3.6463153.6463153.6463153.6463153.646315
The five richest men in the territory gather in Laredo for their annual high-stakes poker game. The high rollers let nothing get in the way of their yearly showdown. When undertaker Tropp (Charles Bickford) calls for them in his horse-drawn hearse, cattleman Henry Drummond (Jason Robards) forces a postponement of his daughter's wedding, while lawyer Otto Habershaw (Kevin McCarthy) abandons his closing arguments in a trial, with his client's life hanging in the balance. They are joined by Wilcox (Robert Middleton) and Buford (John Qualen) in the back room of Sam's saloon, while the curious gather outside for occasional reports.
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966) on 8 june 1966
, 1h39
Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Bob Hope, Elke Sommer, Phyllis Diller, Marjorie Lord, Cesare Danova, Barry Kelley
Rating54% 2.702542.702542.702542.702542.70254
A gorgeous French actress named Didi (Elke Sommer) has become more famous for commercials involving bubble baths than for acting. Fed up with the situation, she winds up running away for a while to Oregon, where she encounters a middle-aged married realtor (Bob Hope) who quickly becomes extremely anxious to explore their acquaintance further.
The Glass Bottom Boat
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) on 9 june 1966
, 1h50
Directed by Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Arthur Godfrey, Dom DeLuise, Eric Fleming, Edward Andrews
Rating63% 3.1984853.1984853.1984853.1984853.198485
Axel Nordstrom manages a glass-bottom boat tourist operation in the waters of Santa Catalina Island, California. His widowed daughter, Jennifer Nelson, occasionally helps by donning a mermaid's costume and swimming underneath his boat for the passengers' amusement.
Modesty Blaise
Modesty Blaise (1966) on 10 june 1966
, 2h1
Directed by Joseph Losey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde, Harry Andrews, Michael Craig, Clive Revill
Rating50% 2.504812.504812.504812.504812.50481
British Secret Service chief Sir Gerald Tarrant (Harry Andrews) recruits spy Modesty Blaise (Monica Vitti) to protect a shipment of diamonds to a Middle Eastern sheik, Abu Tahir (Clive Revill). The shipment has also attracted Gabriel (Dirk Bogarde), the head of a diamond theft ring that includes his henchman McWhirter (Clive Revill) and Mrs. Fothergill (Rossella Falk). Modesty thinks that Gabriel, who maintains a compound in the Mediterranean, has died, but he reveals himself to her.
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith (1966) on 10 june 1966
, 2h8
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Films about animals, Assassinat, Films about snakes, Reptile
Actors Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, John Arthur Kennedy, Suzanne Pleshette, Raf Vallone
Rating68% 3.4485753.4485753.4485753.4485753.448575
In the West of the 1890s, a trio of outlaws, Bill Bowdre (Arthur Kennedy), Jesse Coe (Martin Landau) and Tom Fitch (Karl Malden), robs, tortures and brutally kills the white father and Indian mother of young Max Sand (Steve McQueen). Max sets out to avenge their deaths. Fitch keeps a tobacco pouch made from the breast of Max's mother, that contains a piece of beaded deerskin from her shirt. Max uses this clue to help him find the men.
Fireball 500
Fireball 500 (1966) on 7 june 1966
, 1h32
Directed by William Asher
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian Forte, Chill Wills, Harvey Lembeck, Julie Parrish
Rating51% 2.561052.561052.561052.561052.56105
Stock car racer "Fireball" Dave Owens from California goes to race in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he intends on competing against local champ Sonny Leander Fox. Dave beats Leander in a race, impressing the latter's girlfriend, Jane, and the wealthy Martha Brian.
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1966) on 6 june 1966

Directed by Alexandre Ptouchko
Origin Russie
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy
Actors Larisa Golubkina, Oleg Vidov
Rating72% 3.6168553.6168553.6168553.6168553.616855
Un synopsis détaillé est fourni par la page Le Conte du tsar Saltan (conte). Cependant le film, sans doute pour ne pas être trop répétitif, n'a retenu que deux métamorphoses du prince Gvidon au lieu de trois. Les dialogues, les chants sont en vers, vraisemblablement par respect pour l'œuvre originale, mais aussi pour éloigner ce récit merveilleux des contraintes du réel.