Tonino Valerii
Director · 1934 – 2016 · Teramo, Abruzzi, Italy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tonino Valerii (1934-2016) was an Italian film director, most known for his Spaghetti Westerns. Valerii started his film career as an assistant director on Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, before moving on to direct by himself. Among his best known films are Day of Anger (1968) The Price of Power (1969), A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972) and My Name Is Nobody (1973), starring Henry Fonda. In 1970, he directed A Girl Called Jules, which was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tonino Valerii, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie6.0DocumentaryThis documentary examines the life and legacy of controversial Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci through interviews with his colleagues, each of whom answers the question, "What is your fondest memory of Lucio Fulci?". The responses are as varied as the people who knew the late writer-director, providing a nuanced look at the man behind such gory grindhouse classics as City of the Living Dead and The House by the Cemetery.
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
2008 · 3 votes
Movie9.6DocumentaryDocumentary about Sergio Leone
Movie6.4DramaAfter his Western triumphs, Valerii stepped out of the shadow of Sergio Leone with this distinctly Bergmanesque sexual melodrama.Dionisio is perfect in the title role and this remains her best film, Valerii turns up along the way too. Just when the film hits a period of auto pilot John Steiner turns up in the final reel for a climax that is quite unforgettable. A bit difficult to trace but well worth the effort.
MovieDocumentaryTarantino reveres them, and for good reason. Welcome to the world of the kings of the Italian B-Movie.
I Tarantiniani
2013
MovieA detective is investigating on Andres Carrera, speech-writer of a politician man. Andres disappeared during the electoral campaign. The detective slowly 'penetrates' in Andres' life: he begins to live at Andres' home; to work at Andres' office; to meet Andres' parents; to seek a sort of relation with Andres' wife and colleagues. The election campaign is going on, but nobody can write so 'poetic' and so 'politic' speeches as Andres did. What is the secret of his speeches? Why his nickname was "Whitman", like American poet? Why Andres disappeared and where he is now? And why the detective is so interested in it, beyond his professional task? Maybe being in relation with Andres parents and wife will reveal every solution to the detective. Or it will include everything in a dream...