Boccaccio ’70 (1962)
Boccaccio ’70 storyline. Four directors tell tales of Eros fit for a 1970 Decameron. Working-class lovers Renzo and Luciana marry but must hide it from her employer; plus, they need a room.
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Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
Heller in Pink Tights movie storyline. 19th century Wyoming: the wild West. Mild-mannered Tom Healy has a two-wagon theater troupe hounded by creditors because Angela, his leading lady and the object of his affection, constantly buys clothes. In Cheyenne, they meet with applause, so they hope to stay awhile: the theater owner likes Angela, and she keeps him on a string.
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Judith (1966)
Judith movie storyline. In Palestine in 1948, the British prepare to end their Mandate, leaving an independent Israel behind. The problems of the British may be ending but for the new state of Israel they’re just beginning. Israel is surrounded by hostile Arab nations and must fight to defend itself from aggression.
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Lady L (1965)
Lady L movie storyline. Today Lady Louise Lendale (Sophia Loren) is eighty-years-old and she tells her long time admirer, British poet Sir Percy (Cecil Parker), all about her eventful life. In the beginning, she was a young laundress working in “Le Mouton Bleu”, a renowned Paris whorehouse.
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El Cid (1961)
17th century Spain is divided into Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds. The young Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (Charlton Heston), dubbed “El Cid” by his followers, vows to see his country at peace, free from the invaders. Vigorously brave and resourceful, the noble knight hates bloodshed and faces treason charges at court for the clemency shown to some emirs. His accuser, Gormaz (Andrew Cruickshank), father of his fiancée, Jimena (Sophia Loren), dies in the resulting duel.
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow movie storyline. An original comedy that casts Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren in three different stories set throughout Italy. Witty and unforgettable, this gem from master filmmaker Vittorio de Sica was the 1964 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film. This is the lightest of any De Sica film I had seen up until this point and interestingly enough it was split up into three narratives.
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The Key (1958)
The Key movie storyline. During World War II, tugboats conduct salvage missions. Not well equipped with weaponry, the tugs are sitting ducks for enemy fire.
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The Black Orchid (1958)
The Black Orchid movie storyline. Rose Bianco (Sophia Loren) a florist widowed by a famous gangster, looks for happiness with widower Frank Valente (Anthony Quinn). Rose is dealing with her son Ralph in a work farm for troubled boys, though Ralph is warned that if he runs away one more time he will be sent to reform school.
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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
The Fall of the Roman Empire movie storyline. Intent on securing peace and prosperity throughout the mighty Roman Empire, the wise diplomat, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, calls together the local governors from all over the Empire, after conquering the Germanic tribes.
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Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
Five Miles to Midnight movie storyline. Lisa Macklin (Sophia Loren), an Italian woman, has a fight with her American husband Robert (Anthony Perkins) in a Paris night club. He leaves the next day for a business trip and Lisa says she does not want to see him again.
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