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spaghetti

Rosso sangue [Absurd / Monster Hunter] (Joe D'Amato, 1981)

Nov

2

spaghetti

Rosso sangue (1981)

Pretending to be set somewhere in the US, people watch an American Football match on TV. Being Italian, their go-to snack is spaghetti. DP: Joe D'Amato.

“So this is the team, ey? A priest, a detective near retirement, and a young moron rookie of a cop… Terrific.”

– Sgt. Ben Engleman

#FilmDinner #spaghetti #JoeDAmato #GeorgeEastman #AnnieBelle #CharlesBorromel #KatyaBerger #KasimirBerger #TedRusoff #EdmundPurdom #CindyLeadbetter #MicheleSoavi #CarloMariaCordio #Hooptober #horror #thriller #Italy #1980s ★★★½

The Big Combo (Joseph H. Lewis, 1955)

Jun

24

spaghetti

The Big Combo (1955)

A man in a bathrobe (Ted de Corsia) lifts undrained, slightly overcooked spaghetti from a white enamel pan onto a plate. The overcookedness may be caused by this movie's horrible horrible AI “restoration”. DP: John Alton.

“I couldn't swallow any more salami.”

– Mingo

#FilmDinner #spaghetti #JosephHLewis #CornelWilde #RichardConte #BrianDonlevy #JeanWallace #RobertMiddleton #LeeVanCleef #TedDeCorsia #EarlHolliman #DavidRaksin #JohnAlton #crime #drama #FilmNoir #mystery #USA #1950s ★★★½

Domenica d'agosto [Sunday in August] (Luciano Emmer, 1950)

Apr

29

spaghetti di mamma

Domenica d'agosto (1950)

Marcella (Anna Baldini) enjoying mamma's spaghetti on the beach of Ostia. DPs: Leonida Barboni, Ubaldo Marelli & Domenico Scala.

#FilmDinner #spaghetti #LucianoEmmer #AnnaBaldini #VeraCarmi #MarcelloMastroianni #RomanVlad #LeonidaBarboni #UbaldoMarelli #DomenicoScala #romance #comedy #drama #Neorealismo #Ostia #Rome #Italy #1950s ★★★☆☆