5 Movies Starring Lino Capolicchio

Metti, una sera a cena

Metti, una sera a cena

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1969-04-03

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

125 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(86 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (play)

Dario Argento (screenplay)

Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (screenplay)

Carlo Carunchio (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Il giovane normale

Il giovane normale

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1969-11-29

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

98 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (18 Reviews)

Director:

Dino Risi

Cast:

Writer:

Ruggero Maccari

Dino Risi

Umberto Simonetta (novel)

Fullplot:

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1971-12-16

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy, West Germany

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (4227 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Giorgio Bassani (novel)

Vittorio Bonicelli

Ugo Pirro

Fullplot:

In the late 1930s, in Ferrara, Italy, the Finzi-Contini are one of the leading families, wealthy, aristocratic, urbane; they are also Jewish. Their adult children, Micol and Alberto, gather a circle of friends for constant rounds of tennis and parties at their villa with its lovely grounds, keeping the rest of the world at bay. Into the circle steps Giorgio, a Jew from the middle class who falls in love with Micol. She seems to toy with him, and even makes love to one of his friends while she knows Giorgio is watching. While his love cannot seem to break through to her to draw her out of her garden idyll, the forces of politics close in.

The House of the Laughing Windows

The House of the Laughing Windows

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1976-08-16

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (3036 Reviews)

Director:

Pupi Avati

Cast:

Writer:

Antonio Avati (screenplay)

Antonio Avati (story)

Pupi Avati (screenplay)

Pupi Avati (story)

Gianni Cavina

Maurizio Costanzo

Fullplot:

The restorer Stefano is hired by the Mayor Solmi of a small village nearby Ferrara to restore a painting of St. Sebastian, made by the mentally disturbed painter Buono Legnani in the local church. Stefano was recommended by his friend, Dr. Antonio Mazza, and he learns that Legnani was known as "The Painter of the Agony", since he used to paint near-death people. Further, he was presumed dead many years ago but his body has never been found. Stefano works in the church, where he meets the weirdo Lidio, and he has one night stand with the local nymphomaniac teacher that is leaving the village. Meanwhile Antonio investigates the life of Buono Legnani and tells Stefano that he had found a dark secret about the painter and the villagers. However, Antonio dies before meeting Stefano and the police conclude that he committed suicide. Stefano is intrigued by the mystery surrounds Legnani and decides to investigate more about the deranged painter. However, he in evicted of his hotel room and Lidio brings him to the isolated house of a paraplegic woman where he lives. Meanwhile, he meets the teacher's substitute Francesca and they have a love affair. Francesca moves to Stefano's room and they are affected by the strange atmosphere of the place. When the restoration is damaged by acid, Stefano decides to leave the village with Francesca. However, he meets the alcoholic driver Coppola that decides to disclose to him the secret of the house of the laughing windows. But now it seems to be too late to move out of the mysterious village.

Fiorile

Fiorile

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-02-02

Languages:

Italian, French

Countries:

Italy, France, Germany

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(883 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Sandro Petraglia

Paolo Taviani

Vittorio Taviani

Fullplot:

While travelling to visit their grandfather, two children are told the story of a family curse that has lasted two hundred years. During Napoleon's Italian invasion, Elisabetta Benedetti fell in love with French soldier Jean - but while Jean was distracted, Elisabetta's brother Corrado stole some gold that Jean was guarding, and set the curse in train. The Benedettis become wealthy, corrupt and hated by their former friends, who rename them the Maledettis - the cursed. The childrens' grandfather Massimo is the last man to be directly affected by the curse - but will he pass it onto them?

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