Scandal in Sorrento (1955) Sophia Loren
Returning to his hometown, a former marshal finds his house occupied by a young woman working as a fishwife. Directed by Dino Risi. With Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Lea Padovani, Antonio Cifariello.…
Category: Iconic Actresses
Sabato, Domenica e Lunedì | Sophia Loren
Set in a village near Naples (actually Pozzuoli, where Loren grew up), the main action is centered on a three-day period surrounding an Italian family ritual of Sunday dinner where everyone awaits the traditional ragu’ sauce. Italian with English Subs…
The Black Orchid | Sofia Loren
Classic Drama Film | Anthony Quinn | Sofia Loren After mobsters murder her husband, Rose Bianco works long hours making artificial flowers, to support herself and her son. Some suspect that Rose’s demand for a lavish lifestyle pushed her husband to a life of crime, and they blame her for his death. Widower Frank Valente is attracted to Rose, and must convince her that real love exists. He must also deal with his own daughter, who has her own reasons for opposing his marriage to Rose.…
Brigitte Bardot | Manina (1952)
Manina, la fille sans voiles aka The girl in the bikini (1952) Gérard Morère, a 25-year-old Parisian student, learns that the wreck of a Phoenician ship, sunk off the coast of Corsica, contains a treasure, lost by Trolius after the Peloponnesian War. He thinks he knows its location, thanks to the discovery he made of a fragment of an amphora1, five years earlier, during a scuba dive near the island of Lavezzi.…
Futures vedettes 1955 | Brigitte Bardot
Futures vedettes (School for Love) is a French drama film from 1955 directed by Marc Allégret, starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean Marais. The screenplay was based on a novel by Vicki Baum. Subtitles in English.…
E Dieu cree la femme | Brigitte Bardot
Bardot stars as Juliette, an 18-year-old orphan whose unbridled appetite for pleasure shakes up all of St. Tropez; her sweet but naïve husband Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) endures beatings, insults, and mambo in his attempts to tame her wild ways. …
Something’s Got To Give 1962
Something’s Got to Give is an unfinished 1962 American feature film, directed by George Cukor for 20th Century Fox. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin and Cyd Charisse. From the start its production was disrupted by Monroe’s personal troubles, and after her death on August 4, 1962, the film was abandoned. Most of its completed footage remained unseen for many years.…
A Ticket to Tomahawk | Marilyn Monroe
1950 Movie in which Marilyn Monroe had a small part and a song and dance number.…
There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954)
full movie | Marilyn Monroe
Molly and Terry and their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart. Director: Walter Lang Writers: Phoebe Ephron (screenplay), Henry Ephron (screenplay) | Stars: Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Donald O’Connor…
Monkey Business (1952) | Marilyn Monroe
full movie | Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth. Director: Howard Hawks Writers: Ben Hecht (screenplay), Charles Lederer (screenplay) Stars: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe…
