Directed byCarlo Vanzina GenresComedy, Romantic comedy, Romance ThemesSeafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Films about royalty ActorsRaoul Bova, David Warner, Susannah York, Paul Freeman, Catherine Schell, Liz Smith Roles Titolare del bar Rating43% In this romantic comedy, Liechtenhaus (a fictional tiny European principality) is being ruled by Prince Max (David Warner), but the little country is nearly bankrupt. In fact, if he can't get an infusion of cash quickly, he may have to sell the royal palace to American developers as a casino complex. Fortunately, he's got a very pretty daughter, Princess Sofia (Barbara Snellenburg) and the dowry he will get from marrying her off to the unappealing, but wealthy heir to a similar nearby principality will more than get his tiny country in the clear. Unfortunately for him, his daughter is adamant about refusing this arranged marriage and prefers romance with a handsome but penniless windsurfing instructor (Raoul Bova) to saving her country. Nefarious schemes are called for and when the Princess is kidnapped, something must be done.
Directed byLucio Fulci GenresHorror ActorsCinzia Monreale, Franco Diogene, Vernon Dobtcheff Roles Mr. Coby Rating38% After being murdered by a burglar, a couple return as spirits to care for their two young children. They also seek revenge against their murderer and try to prevent their house from being demolished.
, 2h11 Directed byJean-Jacques Annaud OriginItalie GenresDrama, Thriller, Historical, Crime ThemesAssassinat, Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Witches in film, Serial killer films ActorsSean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Michael Lonsdale, Valentina Vargas, Helmut Qualtinger Roles Papal Visitor Rating76% As an old man nearing the end of his life, Adso, youngest son of the Baron of Melk recounts how, as a young novice in 1327, he accompanied his mentor, the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville to a Benedictine abbey in Northern Italy. The abbey had been chosen as the site for a theological debate between the Franciscan order and the Pope on the poverty of Christ. The abbey is already home to a famed scriptorium where scribes copy, translate or illuminate books. The mysterious recent death of the monk Adelmo of Otranto - a young but famous illuminator - has stirred fears among the abbey's devout inhabitants. The Abbot seeks help from William, known for his deductive powers. The illuminator's death cannot be dismissed as a suicide because the body was found at the foot of a tower having only a window which cannot be opened. William is reluctant to involve himself, though he is persuaded not only because of the intellectual challenge, but also because of his desire to disprove fears of a demonic culprit in Adelmo's death. William is also motivated to act by his fears that the Abbot will summon officials of the inquisition if the mystery remains unsolved.
, 1h47 GenresComedy ThemesMedical-themed films ActorsRenato Pozzetto, Carlo Verdone, Tiziana Pini, Franco Diogene, Elena Fabrizi, Fiammetta Baralla Roles Assessore Turri Rating59% Silvano and Alfio are mediocre students who manage to snatch away a degree at the university where they both studied medicine with absymal results. After a few years Silvano (now a peddler of beauty products who on the side sells pornographic material and sex toys) meets Alfio again, now running a beauty parlor fueled with the money of his neurotic wife. After a comic mishap with a customer left too long in a sauna machine who has apparently suffered a stroke Silvano, seeing the large country villa where Alfio lives with his family, proposes him to turn it into a dieting-farm where rich customers will pay hefty sums to get rid of excess fat. The operation is run hapazardly with several incidents; in the end Alfio suffers a nervous breakdown and goes catatonic. An English professor of Aesthetics (with which Alfio shares the room in the clinic he's recuperating at) convinces the duo that true beauty lies in generous proportions, as in the works of Tiziano, Giorgione and other famous artists. Alfio and Silvano then convert the villa in a trattoria where the best patrons are the same people who originally visited it for dieting purpouses.
, 2h6 Directed byTerence Hill OriginItalie GenresComedy, Action ActorsTerence Hill, Colin Blakely, Mimsy Farmer, Lew Ayres, Sam Whipple, Allan Arbus Roles Binella Rating56% In a small village in Emilia Romagna, the parish priest Don Camillo repeatedly collides with the communist mayor Peppone. The two do not share anything in common and the slights are continuous, up to even in some cases to beat. Don Camillo coaches the football team of young boys of the village, and the day of the final match is near. Peppone however, to make a joke in bad taste to the enemy, corrupts the referee. Don Camillo realizes it and fights again with him; so Don Camillo is exiled. But the citizens of the village do not agree, and so Peppone is forced to make up for not winning the confidence in the government.