Collection of useless information circuitous to the OPERATION: Poisson Rouge Adventure.
This 6 week installment of Cyn's Cinema, we will be exploring movies that have been filmed in the regions we will be visiting. Take some time off from your everyday life and watch a movie with scenes from Barcelona, Naples, Rome, Florence, Nice and Toulon.
Let us know if you've seen any of these movies and what your thoughts are.
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Aliens Gone Wild | 2008 | Sci-Fi | 5.3 | Michael Stark |
Synopsis: | There is no offical synopsis but I did see a comment that this is the best skin flick on late night tv. And since I'm committed to bring all types of movies to your attention... | |||
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Under the Tuscan Sun | 2003 | Comedy, Romance, Drama | 6.7 | Diane Lane, Sandra Oh |
Synopsis: | Frances Mayes is a 35-year-old San Francisco writer whose perfect life has just taken an unexpected detour. Her recent divorce has left her with terminal writer's block and extremely depressed, and her best friend, Patti, is beginning to think she might never recover. Frances decides to take a break and she buys a villa in the beautiful Tuscan countryside and decides to begin anew. Restoring her new home, she eventually finds the fulfillment she was searching for, including love. Synopsis written by Baked_bean | |||
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Thoughts: | Look at all those sights - I'd watch it. | |||
Tea with Mussolini | 1999 | Drama, Comedy, War | 6.7 | Cher, Judi Dench |
Synopsis: | Semi-autobiographical tale from the early life of director Franco Zeffirelli looks at the illegitimate son of an Italian businessman. The boy's mother has died, and he is raised by an Englishwoman in pre-WWII Fascist Italy. Living to each other in Florence, and presided over by an ambassador's widow, a group of Englishwomen live a sheltered existence which they believe is guaranteed personal protection in a tea reception given by Il Duce. However, as war breaks out, the women are interned. Occasionally in this English colony is a wealthy American, who visits among her travels and marriages to wealthy older men. She respects the "Scorpioni", as they are known, and secretly arranges for their stay in a hotel. The ambassador's widow finds her vulgar and tries to ignore her, but when the United States enters the war, the American too is taken into custody. Only then does she discover that her Italian lover has tricked her into signing over all her money and modern art collection to him, and is now arranging her execution. This obliges all to join forces. Lily Tomlin also appears as an American archaeologist working at a dig in the city. Synopsis written by John Sacksteder {jsackste@bellsouth.net} | |||
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A Room with a View | 1986 | Comedy, Romance, Drama | 7.5 | Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter |
Synopsis: | Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman, makes her first visit to Florence, Italy in the early 1900's. There, she meets a quiet yet eccentric young man named George Emerson. Upon her return to England, Lucy must decide whether to follow through with her marriage to her stotic fiance, Cecil, or follow her heart and her growing attraction to George. Synopsis written by Liza Esser {essereli@student.msu.edu} | |||
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The Agony and the Ecstasy | 1965 | Drama, History | 7.0 | Charlton Heston |
Synopsis: | Pope Julius is eager to leave behind works by which he will be remembered. To this end he cajoles Michelangelo into painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When not on the battlefield uniting Italy, the Pope nags Michelangelo to speed up his painful work on the frescoes. Synopsis written by Ed Stephan {stephan@cc.wwu.edu} | |||
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With the possible exception of the last one, we scored zero on this batch.
ReplyDeleteCher, Dame Judi, and Lily Tomlin all in one movie? I'm curious about this one.
ReplyDeleteThe "best skin flick on late night TV" only get's a 5.3 from IMDB?!?! Wer's the love?
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