MINERVA PICTURES

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CLASSIC
ÇA IRA IL FIUME DELLA RIVOLTA TELL IT LIKE IT IS
Tinto BRASS
This montage of film footage put to music covers some of the great
political revolts from the beginning of the 20th century until 1964,
including the Russian Revolution, the Japanese invasion of China, and
the invasion of Hungary. Commentary, written by Giancarno Fusco
and narrated by Tino Buazzelli, indicates that revolution is the most
savage of all types of war.
Production: Italy - 1964 - 94’
Cast: Saddy REBBOT
Version: Italian
LE MURA DI SANA’A SANAA’S WALLS
Pier Paolo PASOLINI
Pasolini saw the city as a symbol of a civilisation that had not yet
been contaminated by the ills of Western culture. the director implores
Unesco to save the decaying walls, which are raised to a symbol of the
architectural and cultural patrimony of the poor Arab nation.
Production: Italy - 1964 - 16’
Cast: Pier Paolo PASOLINI
Version: Italian
HO UNA MOGLIE PAZZA PAZZA RELAX – TOI CHERIE
Jean BOYER
The marriage between Elena and Francesco seems perfect till the moment
she decides to visit a psychiatrist: the beginning of a period of
big problems.
Production: France/Italy - 1964 - 85’
Cast: Sandra MILO, FERNANDEL
Version: Italian
LA DONNA E’ UNA COSA MERAVIGLIOSA WOMAN IS A WONDERFUL THING
Mauro BOLOGNINI
The dwarf, Elio, is married to the fat lady, owner of the circus where he
works. He is meanwhile having an affair with a diminutive dame, also
with the circus, who is getting tired of their clandestine affair. He tries
repeatedly to kill his wife, but the large lady refuses to die. In the second
part, a woman Rosella is unable to have children. Her husband Carlo is
suddenly bound to a wheelchair, and Rosella transfers her desperation
to be a mother onto Carlo, turning him into an unwilling infant.
Production: Italy/France - 1964 - 95’
Cast: Anna MAGNANI, Marcello MASTROIANNI, Mario CAROTENUTO
Version: Italian