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Bread, Love and Dreams (1954-Italy)x$24.95
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Best Price: $24.95
With VITTORIO DE SICA, GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA, MARISA MERLINI, ROBERTO RISSO. "Performances Under the Supervision of VITTORIO DE SICA." Despite its all-encompassing title, the primary focus of this simple, hearty comedy is love and the art of seduction. De Sica, one of ltalys most respected filmmakers who also enjoyed a career in front of the camera, stars as The Marshal: a dapper, middle-aged bachelor whos the new chief of a six-man police unit in a small, picturesque mountain village. Not much happens here; in fact, the town residents have so little to do that theyve become obsessed with gossiping and becoming involved in each others business. So theres much ado when their new top cop commences to flirt with, and then ardently pursue, the towns sexiest - and most tempestuous and devilish young maiden, who is most appropriately known as "Frisky." The Marshal must be ever so careful as he does so, because of his age and position in the community. De Sica plays him masterfully, in a performance that is first a series of subtle, artfully maneuvered glances, smiles and raised eyebrows, then a caricature of a desperate, longing suitor. Hes matched by Lollobrigida, a movie goddess who was capable of offering carefully considered, well-defined characterizations. Her "Frisky" is more than just a cardboard sex object. La Lollo offers a piercing performance as she mimics the various townsmen who paw at her and deflects the Marshals passes, reminding one and all with her body language that she, and not the Marshal, or any man, is the one with the true power when it comes to matters of the heart. The stars are surrounded by a fine supporting cast, notably Roberto Risso as the shy young policeman who happens to be the object of Friskys affection and Marisa Merlini as a midwife who, it would seem, is a more appropriate romantic partner for the Marshal. Dubbed in English. 91 minutes.
UPC: 663340141231
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A Beauty on a Donkey.
By A1Y87E22UVYCE6 on 2004-11-25
This movie ascribes to the Italian "Neorealist" film school, but instead of focusing in WWII episodes or dark immediate post war issues as "Paisan" (1946) (directed by Roberto Rossellini), "The Bicycle Thief" (1948) (directed by Vittorio De Sica) or "Bitter Rice" (1950) (directed by Giuseppe De Santis), director Luigi Comencini chooses a sparkling comedy of customs to show Italian life in the late `40s and early `50s.
The story plot is very simple: a new Police Chief (The Marshal) arrives to a tiny Italian village to command a six men crew.
Automatically he is situated at the top of community's social pyramid at the same level of the Priest, the Landowner and the Midwife.
In this village as in any small village all over the world the main sport is gossip. To make things hard to the Marshall, there is a beautiful disinhibited young peasant: Frisky (la bersagliera). Seeing her and becoming infatuated take just a heartbeat. From here on comedy evolves full of picturesque details and endearing comic scenes.
Vittorio De Sica as the middle-aged Marshal is superb; he shows all the emotions that torment an aging bachelor spurred by a rural beauty. Gina Lollobrigida is just indescribable, lovely, fresh and enticing as Frisky. This movie launched her as a first rate star.
Music score is correct, composed by prolific Alessandro Cicognini, he wrote more than 70 movie scores.
A very commendable film for any one who wishes to see a
fine comedy.
Reviewed by Max Yofre.
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