Ennio Morricone
Language
English
Description
"Based on the true story of a squad of soldiers caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime, Private Ericksson is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve, a powerful and charismatic man pushed over the edge of barbarism by the terror and brutality of combat. A devastating and unforgettable tale of one man's quest for sanity and justice amidst the chaos of war"--Container....
Series
Language
Italiano
Description
A selection of stories from Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales". Shot in England, it offers an earthy re-creation of the medieval era. From the story of a nobleman struck blind after marrying a much younger and promiscuous bride, to a climactic trip to a hell populated by friars and demons (surely one of the most outrageously conceived and realized sequences ever committed to film), this is a work of merry blasphemy, framed by Pasolini's portrayal of...
83) Come what may
Language
Français
Description
In May 1940, the German troops enter France. Frightened by the progress of the enemy, the people of a small village of Pas-de-Calais decide on the recommendations of the prefecture, to give up everything to go on the road, fleeing to the coast. Among them, there is Paul, the village mayor. He led the group, seeks to maintain a minimum of order and republican spirit in this nomadic life.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A mysterious gunman has just arrived in San Miguel, a grim, dusty border town where two rival bands of smugglers are terrorizing the impoverished citizens. A master of the 'quick-draw', the stranger soon receives offers of employment from each gang. But his loyalty cannot be bought; he accepts both jobs ... and sets in motion a plan to destroy both groups of criminals, pitting one against the other in a series of brilliantly orchestrated set-ups,...
86) State of grace
Language
English
Description
"Terry Noonan returns to his old neighborhood with a score to settle. He's now an undercover cop dead-set on taking down an Irish mob family headed by Frankie Flannery and his hot-headed brother Jackie. But when Noonan infiltrates the family, his old feelings for the Flannery's sister further heighten the stakes as he enters a violent showdown with them during a crowded St. Patrick's Day parade"--Container.
87) Django unchained
Language
English
Formats
Description
Django, a former slave turned hired gun, heads back to the plantation to free his wife, Broomhilda, from the tyrannical plantation owner Calvin Candie, with the help of a German bounty hunter, Dr. King Schultz.
Series
Language
English
Description
In the Southwest during the Civil War, a box containing $200,000 is stolen and hidden.Two gunslingers pursue the cache and let no one, not even warring factions in a civil war, stand in their way. This is the third installment of Sergio Leone's legendary "Man with No Name" trilogy that begins with "A Fistful of Dollars," and continues with "for a few dollars more."
Language
English
Description
Nobodys's fool is an affectionate story of small town life in upstate New York. Sully, a fitfully employed 60-year-old construction worker, is a cheerful curmudgeon who has made a lifetime of bad decisions. He unexpectedly has a chance to make some of them right when his estranged son and grandson drop back into his life. Fat man & little boy is an adventure story about the "Manhattan project and the effort to build the atomic bomb during WWII.
91) U turn
Language
English
Description
"He's a small-time gambler with a backpack full of cash, an overdue debt in Vegas and a broken radiator hose. She's a hot-and-cold vixen caught in the grips of a twisted relationship with her powerful husband. Both of them just want to get out of town. And after you meet the citizens of Superior, Arizona, you'll understand why"--Container.
93) Moses
Language
English
Description
Condensed from the six hour mini-series made for British television. The story of the Hebrew, Moses, who was raised by the Pharaoh's daughter. He was chosen by God to lead the Jews from the Pharaoh's tyrannical rule.
94) Love affair
Language
English
Description
A man and a woman who are to marry other people meet on a ship, flirt, part, and discover that they are in love.
95) Grand slam
Language
English
Description
Ten million dollars worth of diamonds are in a vault in Rio de Janeiro and a quiet schoolteacher has a meticulous plan to steal them during the city's carnival.
Series
Criterion collection volume 17
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...
Language
Italiano
Description
In Series 3, Police Inspector Corrado Cattani returns to investigate the shady dealings of Carlo Antinari, head of a powerful banking family. Cattani finds himself falling in love with Antinari's daughter, Giulia. Meanwhile, Mafia lawyer Terrasini is released from prison - bent on revenge against his old nemesis. Can Cattani bring the Sicilian Mob to justice once and for all?-- from container.
Language
Italiano
Description
First broadcast in Italy in 1984, The Octopus (La Piovra) is an international blockbuster, running 18 years and producing nine follow-up series. In Series 2, it gets personal for Police Inspector Corrado Cattani. His lust for revenge drives him undercover, where he discoversa multi-million dollar arms deal. Helped by a familiar foe, the Countess Olga Camastra, whose love for him leads her to break the criminals' code of silence, Cattani works both...
Language
Italiano
Description
Based on the historical records and the personal testimony of his fellow friars, this is the amazing true story of the life of the famous stigmatic monk who died in 1968. Blessed with incredible spiritual gifts, including healing, bi-location, reading of souls, and the stigmatic wounds, Padre Pio was a powerful witness for Christ, and a great spiritual guide to countless souls for over fifty years.