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1) Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto =: investigation of a citizen above suspicion
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Criterion collection volume 682
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Italiano
Description
Elio Petri's acclaimed Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance between absurdity and realism in telling the Kafkaesque tale of a Roman police inspector investigating a heinous crime-which he committed himself. Both a penetrating character study and a disturbing commentary on the draconian crackdowns by the Italian government in the late 1960s and early '70s, Petri's kinetic portrait of surreal bureaucracy is a perversely pleasurable...
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Italiano
Description
During a party, Adriana meets Andrea, a charming and self-confident young man. They are immediately attracted to each other and spend a passionate night together. Adriana begins to think this could be the beginning of a great love that could change her life. They agree to meet the next day, but Andrea doesn’t show up. Disappointed, Adriana goes back to her normal life, but an unexpected breakthrough comes: Andrea is suddenly found dead. Dragged...
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Italiano
Description
A home invasion thriller with a bloody twist, The Goldsmith offers plenty of violent fun as three burglars learn that crime can be a deadly career. Childhood friends and now adult criminals, Stefano, Roberto, and Arianna concoct a simple plan: break into an elderly couple₂s home and find the valuables in the old man₂s hidden jewelry workshop. But not this night and not this house, as the doddering couple proves not as helpless as they may seem...
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Italiano
Description
The classic Italian Mafia thriller. Series 8 and 9 are prequels that depict the history of the Mafia in the 1950s and 1960s. Series 10 shows Tano Cariddi in self-imposed exile on the slopes of Mount Etna and Deputy Prosecutor Silvia Conti retired and living a quiet life with her husband --it's time for a final reckoning.
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Italiano
Description
"This second volume of the bestselling Teach Yourself Graded Readers series features 8 compelling new stories in a variety of genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller, so you'll have fun reading, while learning a wide range of new vocabulary and rapidly improving your Italian comprehension! Short Stories in Italian for Beginners, Volume 2 is written for students from high-beginner to intermediate level. The eight captivating...
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Italiano
Description
Adriano Doria, a wealthy Italian entrepreneur, is describing the murky events of the worst night of his life, when he discovers himself in a resort hotel room with a nasty cut on his forehead and the lifeless body of his young mistress, Laura. Though he protests his innocence, Adriano is the obvious prime suspect. With just hours to go before his arrest, he arranges a meeting with Virginia Ferrara, a notoriously tough attorney who has never lost a...
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Italiano
Description
The classic Italian mafia thriller. Judge Silvia Conti investigates the murder of her former lover, police inspector Corrado Cattani. Mafia hierarchy desperately wants to retrieve Mafiosi names and secret account numbers from Countess Olga Camastra. And one exile plots his revenge and return to power.
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Italiano
Description
Emanuelle, that 1970s siren of filmic sensuality, returns in this erotic thriller about exploitation, abuse and vengeance. A rich Lothario sets his eyes on a beguiling college student and part-time model. But when she refuses his advances, he punishes her. Enter Emanuelle, a writer who plays a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with him.
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Italiano
Description
The Classic Italian Mafia Thriller. Bringing scope and sophistication to the story of an old battle and shows the cost men and women pay when they stand up to the injustice of organized crime. Police Inspector Corrado Cattani finds himself up against the ruthless Tano Carridi, who with the help of a corrupt senator plans to take control of a major international conglomerate. Cattani joins forces with Judge Silvia Conti in a desperate attempt to foil...
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Italiano
Description
When two orphans, Bianca and Tomas meet up with Tomas' gym rat friends, they concoct an elaborate scheme to rob an aging movie star and one-time Mr. Universe, Maciste. The boys enlist Bianca to seduce the now blind star so they can get access to his hidden fortune. At once a sly psychological thriller with erotic overtones, it finds a young woman faced with amoral dilemma as a unique friendship develops between her and her actor in his crumbling mansion....