Thriller Archives - http://www.cafepellicola.com/category/thriller/ cafe pellicola - window to fine italian cinema Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:21:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (Elio Petri – 1970) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2008/09/01/investigation-of-a-citizen-above-suspicion-indagine-su-un-cittadino-al-di-sopra-di-ogni-sospetto-elio-petri-1970/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:24:49 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=211 Qualunque imposizione faccia su di noi, egli è servo della Legge e come tale sfugge al giudizio umano -Kafka Whatever imposition is brought upon us, it is served by the law and as such escapes human judgment -Kafka [youtube width=”615″ height=”461″]http://youtu.be/ilXa3wX-j4M[/youtube] Gian Maria Volontè’s pounding tirade In this Oscar-winning masterpiece by director Elio Petri, a… Continue reading Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (Elio Petri – 1970)

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]]> Mafioso (Alberto Lattuada – 1962) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2008/07/27/mafioso-alberto-lattuada-1962/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2008/07/27/mafioso-alberto-lattuada-1962/#respond Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:55:09 +0000 http://www.cafepellicola.com/?p=106 It’s that great excitement you get when you come across a truly rewarding film by a director you have never seen much of his work when everything seems to work exactly how you’d want it to be. And Mafioso by Neorealist director, Alberto Lattuada is simply that perfectly fun film. It’s the same sad story,… Continue reading Mafioso (Alberto Lattuada – 1962)

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]]> http://www.cafepellicola.com/2008/07/27/mafioso-alberto-lattuada-1962/feed/ 0 The Escort – La Scorta (Ricky Tognazzi – 1993) http://www.cafepellicola.com/2007/02/26/the-escort-la-scorta-1993/ http://www.cafepellicola.com/2007/02/26/the-escort-la-scorta-1993/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:41:09 +0000 http://s225510610.onlinehome.us/?p=30 Ricky Tognazzi’s classic anti-mafia thriller is deeply grounded in reality. The film was made a year after judge Giovanni Falcone was murdered as he was on his way to Palermo airport. The judge, his wife, and three police bodyguards were killed. Interestingly the film is not about the judge or the case, but focuses on… Continue reading The Escort – La Scorta (Ricky Tognazzi – 1993)

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