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Act Of Agression Add to Shopping Cart

1973

Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve, Claude Brasseur

An incredible exploitation film with a cast that rarely wallowed in such excesses. Catherine

Deneuve and Jean-louis Trintignant play a married couple who are under siege by a gang of

motorcycle psychos. She is raped and he must get tough and kill them before they kill him.

Claude Brasseur co-stars in this outstanding piece of exploitation from a most unlikely source,

France

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After The Storm Add to Shopping Cart

1995

Senta Berger

In Italian with english subtitles, letterboxed print. Senta Berger stars as a mother whose son is

suspected of murdering a 15 year old girl. She's convinced he's innocent but the father, who's

also his son's lawyer, isn't so sure. An excellent thriller with a terrific performance by Berger

and a killer score by Luis Bacalov. $15

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An Ordinary Hero Add to Shopping Cart

1992

Michele Placido

In Italian with yellow English subtitles, letterboxed print. A lawyer is hired to liquidate one of

Milan's largest banks. He's considered an easy mark by the bank's original corrupt president

(who fled to the US) whom he can manipulate from afar. The lawyer teams up with a financial

cop (played by the film's director, Michele Placido) to ferret out the truth. He's attacked from all

sides as he uncovers up even more corruption. An excellent Paranoia-thriller with a good score

by Pino Donaggio and the usual depressing conclusion.

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Armagueddon Add to Shopping Cart

Alain Jessau 1975

Alain Delon, in english with greek subs

A man disguise his voice and looks and puts into action a plan he refers to as Armagueddon.

That plan involves him assassinating some popular figure in the public eye. The police go to a

famous psychologist (Alain Delon) to get his help in trying to identify this crackpot. He decides

to belittle the nutcase in public which really causes him to go off the deep end. He concocts a

murder scheme that I have to admit is one of the more bizarre sequences I have ever seen. A

terrific thriller by director Alain (SHOCK TREATMENT) Jessau.

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Brainwashed Add to Shopping Cart

Eric De Hung 1972

Florinda Bolkan, Omar Shariff

Letterboxed print, directed by Eric De Hung. Here's a French thriller concerned with an

oppressive and paranoid nameless government. Omar Shariff plays a dissident who is sent off

to prison. His wife (Florinda Bolkan who has some brief nudity) spends years trying to see him

and when she does, it ultimately leads to tragedy

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Kiss Of Death Add to Shopping Cart

1974

Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet, Gabriele Tinti in english with dutch subs

Romy Schneider plays a woman who fights with her lover (Gabriele Tinti) and he ends up going

over a cliff in a sports car while she survives. His brother (Maurice Ronet falls for her but is

also convinced she killed him. Meanwhile Schneider becomes convinced he's not really dead in

this terrific Hitchcockian thriller!!

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Midnight Lovers Add to Shopping Cart

1975

Monica Vitti, Claudia Cardinale, Giancarlo Giannini, Vittorio Gassman

In Italian with English subtitles. A woman (Monica Vitti) is in love with a violent bastard

(Giancarlo Gianni). After an extended fight, he ends up dead and she's brought to trial for his

murder. One of the jury members is a woman (Claudia Cardinale) who realizes she is in the

same situation with her husband (Vittorio Gassman). Did Vitti do it and is Cardinale on her way

to following in her footsteps? Both actresses get to wear sexy outfits and thesp their hearts out.

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Noa Noa Add to Shopping Cart
in english with dutch subs
1973

Only the Italians would make a sequel to MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY and turn it into a sex and

violence epic! Fletcher Christian and what's left of his crew make their way to a deserted island.

What starts out as paradise soon degenerates into a racial hell as the white seamen force the

natives to do all the work while they screw their women. By the end of the film, both sides end

up massacring each other in a bloody battle to the death

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The Prostitution Racket Add to Shopping Cart

Carlo Lizzani uncut 115minute version
1971

16 year old Rosina has to move to Milan to support herself. Before she knows it she has fallen

in love with Salvatore, who is really a pimp. She is soon a streetwalker taking care of anyone

with enough lira to buy her favors. Several other vignettes detail how underage girls are

brought into the prostitution business. Director Carlo Lizzani doesn't shy away from the sleaze

inherent in this crime/sex film. Another excellent Ennio Morricone score augments the action.

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The Silent Woman Add to Shopping Cart

Juan Bunel 1989

Pierre Clementi, Marie-Christine Barrault

A neo-nazi (Pierre Clementi) blows up a political leader and as he escapes, his face (which is

partially disfigured) is seen by a woman as she leaves her office. She goes to stay at her home

in the country where authorities inform her that a lunatic has escaped from a nearby asylum.

Meanwhile, the neo-nazi and his friends have followed her and plan to spend the weekend

tormenting her before they execute her. To make matters a little more difficult, it turns out the

lunatic is inside the house! But, he's really not what he appears to be and ends up helping the

woman (played by Marie-Christine Barrault). This was directed by Luis Bu±uel's sister-in-law,

Joyce (I guess everyone wants to get in on the act!).

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The Swimming Pool Add to Shopping Cart

Jacques Deray 1970

Romy Schneider, Alain Delon, Jane Birkin, Maurice Ronet

Terrific French thriller by Jacque Deray. Alain Delon and Romy Schneider (who has some nice

nude scenes) star as a couple whose old friend Harry (Maurice Ronet) comes to visit with his

nubile daughter (Jane Birkin) in tow. Tensions are thick as Ronet and Schneider were once

lovers and Delon finds himself attracted to Birkin. Needless to say, passions and jealousies

arise with the end result being murder.

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Widow Couderc Add to Shopping Cart

1971

Alain Delon, Simone Signoret

Rare French thriller with Alain Delon and Simone Signoret. Signoret plays a woman who was

raped by her father and brother as a young girl. She has a new hired hand played by Delon.

Will she allow him to seduce her daughter-in-law or will she find a way to get revenge through

him on herá Father?

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