Italy &mdash; settima https://write.underworld.fr/settima/tag:Italy @settima@mograph.social Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:18:49 +0200 A cavallo della tigre [On the Tiger's Back] (Luigi Comencini, 1961) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-1l0y <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" A cavallo della tigre [On the Tiger's Back] (Luigi Comencini, 1961)/div div class="month" Jun/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 4/div div class="X" /div div class="img" A cavallo della tigre (1961)/div div class="caption" Mario (Mario Adorf) rinsing his mouth while eyeing two of the wardens. DP: Aldo Scavarda./div div class="txt" or June 5th? /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #June #LuigiComencini #NinoManfredi #MarioAdorf #ValeriaMoriconi #GianMariaVolontè #RaymondBussières #PieroUmiliani #AldoScavarda #crime #comedy #drama #prison #JailBreak #Italy #1960s ★★★½/div /section ]]>

A cavallo della tigre [On the Tiger's Back] (Luigi Comencini, 1961)

Jun

4

A cavallo della tigre (1961)

Mario (Mario Adorf) rinsing his mouth while eyeing two of the wardens. DP: Aldo Scavarda.

or June 5th?

#FilmDuJour #June #LuigiComencini #NinoManfredi #MarioAdorf #ValeriaMoriconi #GianMariaVolontè #RaymondBussières #PieroUmiliani #AldoScavarda #crime #comedy #drama #prison #JailBreak #Italy #1960s ★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-1l0y Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200 L'uomo più velenoso del cobra [The Man More Venomous Than the Cobra / Human... https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-g1q4 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" L'uomo più velenoso del cobra [The Man More Venomous Than the Cobra / Human Cobras] (Bitto Albertini, 1971)/div div class="month" May/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 19/div div class="X" /div div class="img" L'uomo più velenoso del cobra (1971)/div div class="caption" Leslie (Erika Blanc) and Tony Garden (George Ardisson). DP: Emilio Foriscot./div div class="txt" "For a handful of coins!" ### /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #May BittoAlbertini #GeorgeArdisson #ErikaBlanc #StelvioCipriani #EmilioForiscot #giallo #Italy #Spain #Sweden #1970s ★★★½/div /section ]]>

L'uomo più velenoso del cobra [The Man More Venomous Than the Cobra / Human Cobras] (Bitto Albertini, 1971)

May

19

L'uomo più velenoso del cobra (1971)

Leslie (Erika Blanc) and Tony Garden (George Ardisson). DP: Emilio Foriscot.

“For a handful of coins!”

#FilmDuJour #May BittoAlbertini #GeorgeArdisson #ErikaBlanc #StelvioCipriani #EmilioForiscot #giallo #Italy #Spain #Sweden #1970s ★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-g1q4 Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Stromboli (Terra di Dio) [Stromboli] (Roberto Rossellini, 1950) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-w9z7 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Stromboli (Terra di Dio) [Stromboli] (Roberto Rossellini, 1950)/div div class="month" May/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 8/div div class="occasion" birthdays/div div class="occasion" /div div class="img" Stromboli (Terra di Dio) (1950)/div div class="caption" Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman on set on Sardinia. In the background the house Bergman's character moves into with her husband. DP: Otello Martelli./div div class="txt" ##### May 8 is both director Rossellini and Bergman's character Karen's #birthday. "What mystery, what beauty." ### – Karen /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #May #RobertoRossellini #IngridBergman #MarioVitale #RenzoCesana #MarioSponzo #OtelloMartelli #RenzoRossellini #OtelloMartelli #drama #melodrama #Neorealismo #religion #Sardinia #Italy #USA #1950s ★★☆☆☆/div /section ]]>

Stromboli (Terra di Dio) [Stromboli] (Roberto Rossellini, 1950)

May

8

birthdays

Stromboli (Terra di Dio) (1950)

Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman on set on Sardinia. In the background the house Bergman's character moves into with her husband. DP: Otello Martelli.

May 8 is both director Rossellini and Bergman's character Karen's #birthday.

“What mystery, what beauty.”

– Karen

#FilmDuJour #May #RobertoRossellini #IngridBergman #MarioVitale #RenzoCesana #MarioSponzo #OtelloMartelli #RenzoRossellini #OtelloMartelli #drama #melodrama #Neorealismo #religion #Sardinia #Italy #USA #1950s ★★☆☆☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-w9z7 Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200 Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate [The Bloodstained Butterfly] (Duccio... https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-nm3d <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate [The Bloodstained Butterfly] (Duccio Tessari, 1971)/div div class="month" Apr/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 26/div div class="occasion" Fri/div div class="img" Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate (1971)/div div class="caption" Sarah Marchi (Wendy D'Olive) with Giorgio (Helmut Berger) in the background, just out of focus behind her. DP: Carlo Carlini./div div class="txt" "Because, in the way I see it, the killer could only be one of two types. Either a person who was seized by a sudden impulse and in all probability has no police record, or else, a sex maniac." ### /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #April #DuccioTessari #HelmutBerger #WendyDOlive #GianniFerrio #CarloCarlini #giallo #thriller #Italy #WestGermany #1970s ★★★½/div /section ]]>

Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate [The Bloodstained Butterfly] (Duccio Tessari, 1971)

Apr

26

Fri

Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate (1971)

Sarah Marchi (Wendy D'Olive) with Giorgio (Helmut Berger) in the background, just out of focus behind her. DP: Carlo Carlini.

“Because, in the way I see it, the killer could only be one of two types. Either a person who was seized by a sudden impulse and in all probability has no police record, or else, a sex maniac.”

#FilmDuJour #April #DuccioTessari #HelmutBerger #WendyDOlive #GianniFerrio #CarloCarlini #giallo #thriller #Italy #WestGermany #1970s ★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-nm3d Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Vulcano [Volcano] (William Dieterle, 1950) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-szl7 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Vulcano [Volcano] (William Dieterle, 1950)/div div class="month" Apr/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 23/div div class="occasion" 1949/div div class="img" detailssummary spoiler warning: click to toggle image/summary Vulcano (1950).png)/div div class="caption" A letter from Pietro, dated April 23, 1949 DP: Arturo Gallea./div div class="txt" &nbsp; /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #April #WilliamDieterle #AnnaMagnani #RossanoBrazzi #GeraldineBrooks #EduardoCiannelli #EnzoStaiola #EnzoMasetti #ArturoGallea #volcanos #islands #drama #romance #crime #prostitution #Salina #Italy #1950s ★★★½/div /section ]]>

Vulcano [Volcano] (William Dieterle, 1950)

Apr

23

1949

spoiler warning: click to toggle image Vulcano (1950)

A letter from Pietro, dated April 23, 1949 DP: Arturo Gallea.

 

#FilmDuJour #April #WilliamDieterle #AnnaMagnani #RossanoBrazzi #GeraldineBrooks #EduardoCiannelli #EnzoStaiola #EnzoMasetti #ArturoGallea #volcanos #islands #drama #romance #crime #prostitution #Salina #Italy #1950s ★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-szl7 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200 L'eclisse del 17 aprile [An Eclipse of the Sun] (1912) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-b8rb <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" L'eclisse del 17 aprile [An Eclipse of the Sun] (1912)/div div class="month" Apr/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 17/div div class="occasion" 1912/div div class="img" L'eclisse del 17 aprile (1912)/div div class="caption" Scientists in impeccable suits observing the 1912 solar eclipse. The colour used for tinting this scene, a turquoise, indicates moonlight/dusk. Image source: Cineteca di Bologna (via)./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #April #science #astronomy #documentary #eclipse #ShortFilm #SilentFilm #Italy #1910s/div /section ]]>

L'eclisse del 17 aprile [An Eclipse of the Sun] (1912)

Apr

17

1912

L'eclisse del 17 aprile (1912)

Scientists in impeccable suits observing the 1912 solar eclipse. The colour used for tinting this scene, a turquoise, indicates moonlight/dusk. Image source: Cineteca di Bologna (via).

#FilmDuJour #April #science #astronomy #documentary #eclipse #ShortFilm #SilentFilm #Italy #1910s

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-b8rb Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Les yeux cernés [Marked Eyes] (Robert Hossein, 1964) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-b7b2 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Les yeux cernés [Marked Eyes] (Robert Hossein, 1964)/div div class="month" Apr/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 2/div div class="occasion" 1964/div div class="img" Les yeux cernés (1964).png)/div div class="caption" A typed request on official stationary dated April 2, requesting to show up at the police precinct on April 4, 1964. DP: Jean Boffety./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #April #RobertHossein #MichèleMorgan #MarieFrancePisier #AndréHossein #JeanBoffety #crime #mystery #FilmNoir #France #Italy #Austria #1960s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

Les yeux cernés [Marked Eyes] (Robert Hossein, 1964)

Apr

2

1964

Les yeux cernés (1964)

A typed request on official stationary dated April 2, requesting to show up at the police precinct on April 4, 1964. DP: Jean Boffety.

#FilmDuJour #April #RobertHossein #MichèleMorgan #MarieFrancePisier #AndréHossein #JeanBoffety #crime #mystery #FilmNoir #France #Italy #Austria #1960s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-b7b2 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Il mare [The Sea] (Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, 1962) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-qcy3 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Il mare [The Sea] (Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, 1962)/div div class="month" Feb/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 17/div div class="occasion" 1962/div div class="img" Il mare (1962)/div div class="caption" The actor (Umberto Orsini) approaches a hotel lobby. A blackboard notes the date: February 17, 1962. DP: Ennio Guarnieri./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #February #GiuseppePatroniGriffi #UmbertoOrsini #FrançoisePrévost #DinoMele #GiovanniFusco #EnnioGuarnieri #drama #romance #LGBT #Capri #Italy #1960s ★★★★½/div /section ]]>

Il mare [The Sea] (Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, 1962)

Feb

17

1962

Il mare (1962)

The actor (Umberto Orsini) approaches a hotel lobby. A blackboard notes the date: February 17, 1962. DP: Ennio Guarnieri.

#FilmDuJour #February #GiuseppePatroniGriffi #UmbertoOrsini #FrançoisePrévost #DinoMele #GiovanniFusco #EnnioGuarnieri #drama #romance #LGBT #Capri #Italy #1960s ★★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-qcy3 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Paranoia [A Quiet Place to Kill] (Umberto Lenzi, 1970) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-ky1l <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Paranoia [A Quiet Place to Kill] (Umberto Lenzi, 1970)/div div class="month" Feb/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 13/div div class="occasion" J&B/div div class="img" Paranoia (1970).png)/div div class="caption" Carroll Baker as Helen pours herself a stiff drink while a guy in lettuce-coloured pants struts in. She's deserves it. Damn it, we ALL deserve it! DP: Guglielmo Mancori./div div class="txt" "You represent everything I detest in a man." ### – Lily Harmer /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDinner #JandB #whisky #UmbertoLenzi #CarrollBaker #JeanSorel #LuisDávila #AlbertoDalbés #GregorioGarcíaSegura #NinoRota #GuglielmoMancori #giallo #crime #thriller #Italy #France #Spain #1970s ★★★½/div /section ]]>

Paranoia [A Quiet Place to Kill] (Umberto Lenzi, 1970)

Feb

13

J&B

Paranoia (1970)

Carroll Baker as Helen pours herself a stiff drink while a guy in lettuce-coloured pants struts in. She's deserves it. Damn it, we ALL deserve it! DP: Guglielmo Mancori.

“You represent everything I detest in a man.”

– Lily Harmer

#FilmDinner #JandB #whisky #UmbertoLenzi #CarrollBaker #JeanSorel #LuisDávila #AlbertoDalbés #GregorioGarcíaSegura #NinoRota #GuglielmoMancori #giallo #crime #thriller #Italy #France #Spain #1970s ★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-ky1l Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:03:47 +0100 L'udienza [The Audience] (Marco Ferreri, 1972) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/ludienza-1972 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" L'udienza [The Audience] (Marco Ferreri, 1972)/div div class="month" Feb/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 2/div div class="X" /div div class="img" L'udienza (1972)/div div class="caption" Aiche (Claudia Cardinale) washing Principe Donati's (Vittorio Gassman) feet. DP: Mario Vulpiani./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #February #MarcoFerreri #EnzoJannacci #ClaudiaCardinale #UgoTognazzi #MichelPiccoli #TeoUsuelli #MarioVulpiani #drama #mystery #religion #Italy #France #1970s ★★★½ /div /section ]]>

L'udienza [The Audience] (Marco Ferreri, 1972)

Feb

2

L'udienza (1972)

Aiche (Claudia Cardinale) washing Principe Donati's (Vittorio Gassman) feet. DP: Mario Vulpiani.

#FilmDuJour #February #MarcoFerreri #EnzoJannacci #ClaudiaCardinale #UgoTognazzi #MichelPiccoli #TeoUsuelli #MarioVulpiani #drama #mystery #religion #Italy #France #1970s ★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/ludienza-1972 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100