6 Movies Starring Vincenzo Amato

The Decameron

The Decameron

Basic Info:

Languages:

Italian, Neapolitan

Countries:

Italy, France, West Germany

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(6234 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Giovanni Boccaccio (novel)

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Fullplot:

An adaptation of nine stories from Bocaccio's "Decameron": A young man from Perugia is swindled twice in Naples, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; a woman must hide her lover when her husband comes home early; a scoundrel fools a priest on his deathbed; three brothers take revenge on their sister's lover; a young girl sleeps on the roof to meet her boyfriend at night; a group of painters wait for inspiration; a crafty priest attempts to seduce his friend's wife; and two friends make a pact to find out what happen= s after death. Pasolini is up to his old tricks satirizing the Church, and throwing in liberal doses of life and love.

Respiro

Respiro

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-22

Languages:

Italian, Sicilian

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(3889 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Grazia is a mother of three who spends suffocating days packing fish while her husband Pietro is at sea. Her oft-erratic behavior leads Pietro into thinking she may need medical attention, and he prepares to send her off to a psychiatric institute in Milan. Their son Pasquale, the one person who understand his mother the most, vows to do whatever it takes to foil his father's plan.

Golden Door

Golden Door

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-15

Languages:

Italian, English, Sicilian

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (4025 Reviews)

Fullplot:

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother. Before they embark, they meet Lucy. She is supposed to be a British lady and wants to come back to the States. Lucy, or Luce as Salvatore calls her, for unknown reasons wants to marry someone before to arrive to Ellis Island in New York. Salvatore accepts the proposal. Once they arrive in Ellis Island they spend the quarantine period trying to pass the examinations to be admitted to the States. Tests are not so simple for poor farmers coming from Sicily. Their destiny is in the hands of the custom officers.

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-12-18

Languages:

English, Ukrainian, Italian, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.7 (27748 Reviews)

Director:

Marc Lawrence

Fullplot:

Meryl and Paul Morgan have separated since his infidelity. He's a Manhattan lawyer, seeking forgiveness. She's moved on, focusing on real estate sales. As he walks her to an appointment one evening, pleading his case, they witness a murder; the murderer sees them. The FBI wants them in witness protection until the killer is caught. He's already hunting them. The FBI sends them to Ray, Wyoming, a tiny ranch town, where they stay with the aging sheriff and his gun-toting wife (who's his deputy). Meryl and Paul must sort out their relationship while their New York ways bump up against those of the West. Meantime, Meryl knows two things that Paul doesn't.

School Is Over

School Is Over

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-11-12

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy, Switzerland

Runtime:

83 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (57 Reviews)

Director:

Valerio Jalongo

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Valerio Jalongo

Francesca Marciano

Daniele Luchetti

Alfredo Covelli

Fullplot:

War Story

War Story

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-07-30

Languages:

English, Italian, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

(517 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Jackson

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A war photographer who recently endured a brutal detainment in Libya holes up in Sicily to come to terms with her ordeal, not far from the home of her former lover and mentor. Soon she crosses paths with a Tunisian migrant in need of an abortion and safe passage to France, who bears a striking resemblance to a Libyan girl Lee photographed just before her capture.

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