A Child of the Times/Un Figlio D’Oggi (1961)

Buried deep in between some comedies (and yet more comedies) in Marino Girolami's extensive filmography is this downbeat crime-thriller, thinly masquerading as a morality tale, not too dissimilar to the American juvenile delinquency movies which were enjoying a modest success at around the same time. The bleak tone of the film, with murder and blackmail … Continue reading A Child of the Times/Un Figlio D’Oggi (1961)

The Night We Said Goodbye/La Notte dell’Addio (1966)

WIP Two lovers, Gino and Maria, say their farewells before Gino leaves to fight in the war where he is eventually taken prisoner. Repatriated at the end of the hostilities, Gino struggles to readjust to life in a Milan which lies in ruin and moral decline, Believing him to be dead, he comes to learn … Continue reading The Night We Said Goodbye/La Notte dell’Addio (1966)