Directed by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli, and Luchino Visconti • 1962 • Italy, France
Starring Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider, Sophia Loren
Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, and Vittorio De Sica direct Sophia Loren, Anita Ekberg, and Romy Schneider in these four stories of unashamed eros. Modeled on Boccaccio’s DECAMERON, they are comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy. Monicelli’s “Renzo e Luciana” is a frothy tale of young love and office politics in the big city. Fellini’s notorious “Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio” features Ekberg as a model in a milk advertisement whose image begins to haunt an aging prude. Visconti’s “Il lavoro” stars Schneider as a trophy wife enduring her husband’s very public affairs. And De Sica’s “La riffa” raffles off a night with Loren to a lucky ticket holder during a small-town fair. Bursting with passion and sly satire, BOCCACCIO ’70 is a glittering showcase for some of European cinema’s most legendary talents.
Directed by Richard Lester • 1964 • United Kingdom
Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A HARD DAY’S...
Directed by Yasujiro Ozu • 1959 • Japan
Starring Masahiko Shimazu, Koji Shidara, Kuniko Miyake
A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of intergenerational relationships, GOOD MORNING tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after t...
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar • 1990 • Spain
Starring Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril
Pedro Almodóvar’s colorful and controversial tribute to the pleasures and perils of Stockholm syndrome, TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! is a rambunctious dark comedy starring Antonio Banderas as an unbalanced but alluri...
