8 Movies Starring Claudio Santamaria

Besieged

Besieged

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-05-21

Languages:

English, Italian, Swahili

Countries:

Italy, UK

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(3625 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Clare Peploe

Bernardo Bertolucci

James Lasdun (story)

Fullplot:

When an African dictator jails her husband, Shandurai goes into exile in Italy, studying medicine and keeping house for Mr. Kinsky, an eccentric English pianist and composer. She lives in one room of his Roman palazzo. He besieges her with flowers, gifts, and music, declaring passionately that he loves her, would go to Africa with her, would do anything for her. "What do you know of Africa?," she asks, then, in anguish, shouts, "Get my husband out of jail!" The rest of the film plays out the implications of this scene and leaves Shandurai with a choice.

Almost Blue

Almost Blue

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-11-17

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

86 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (536 Reviews)

Director:

Alex Infascelli

Genres:

Thriller

Cast:

Writer:

Sergio Donati

Alex Infascelli

Luca Infascelli

Carlo Lucarelli (novel)

Fullplot:

A serial killer, called the Iguana, is terrorizing Bologna. He is able to change continuously identity. Grazia is investigating trying to find out the truth about the Iguana. Only a blind boy obsessioned by "Almost Blue", a jazz song, could help her.

The Last Kiss

The Last Kiss

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-02-02

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(6536 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Gabriele Muccino (screenplay)

Gabriele Muccino (story)

Fullplot:

Carlo's life is thrown into a tailspin when his longtime girlfriend Giulia announces she's pregnant. As Carlo faces up to his anxieties about adulthood, his buddies Paolo, Adriano and Alberto reluctantly grapple with their own responsibilities.

Romanzo Criminale

Romanzo Criminale

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-30

Languages:

Italian, English, French

Countries:

Italy, France, UK

Runtime:

152 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (6409 Reviews)

Director:

Michele Placido

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Giancarlo De Cataldo (novel)

Stefano Rulli (screenplay)

Sandro Petraglia (screenplay)

Giancarlo De Cataldo (screenplay)

Michele Placido (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Italy, the 1970s, in the grip of molded politics, corruption and the mafia. A small circle of friends grows up in Rome and decides to use their skills and connections with organized crime and specialists to carve out their own share. Thus Il Freddo, Libano and Il Dandi builds up a rogue crime empire. Commissario Scialoja however gives chase, successfully once he can play on the breakdown of their loyalty, especially from Patrizia 'Cinzia'.

Birdwatchers

Birdwatchers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-11-28

Languages:

Portuguese, Guarani, English

Countries:

Italy, Brazil

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (673 Reviews)

Director:

Marco Bechis

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Marco Bechis

Luiz Bolognesi

Lara Fremder (collaborator)

Fullplot:

A boat with tourists is sailing up the river through the jungle. Suddenly they come face-to-face with Indians, naked apart from their paint, with self-made weapons at the ready. The tourists sail on excitedly. The Indians put on their jeans and collect their daily wages. The Guarani, one of Brazil's oldest Indian communities, are forced to live in a reservation. A small group of Guarani decide to leave the reservation and settle in a traditional territory that has belonged to white men for several generations. The clash between two conflicting cultures is conceived as a suspense story with mystical elements. The actors are real Indians with no actor training.

Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-01-29

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

139 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (1071 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

A look at the lives of Carlo, Giulia, and their friends some 10 years after the events of L'Ultimo bacio.

Drifters

Drifters

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-03-02

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

111 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (324 Reviews)

Director:

Matteo Rovere

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Sandro Veronesi (novel)

Matteo Rovere (screenplay)

Laura Paolucci (screenplay)

Francesco Piccolo (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In this taboo drama, Mete must fight against his inappropriate attraction to his 17 year old half sister, who has just moved in to his flat in Rome. (Italian with English subtitles).

Torneranno i prati

Torneranno i prati

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-11-06

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

80 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (283 Reviews)

Director:

Ermanno Olmi

Genres:

War

Fullplot:

A group of soldiers face the difficulty of war during one night at the Italian Front.

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