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The dashingly handsome Andrea di Stefano (BEFORE NIGHT FALLS, Dario Argento’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA) delivers a riveting lead performance in THE PRINCE OF HOMBURG.The film is directed by Marco Bellocchio (HENRY IV, THE NANNY).Di Stefano stars as the Prince of Homburg, a haunted, impetuous young German general.During the 17th century, the Germans are at war with the Swedes.The Prince of Homburg is having trouble sleeping – lusting after his commander’s beautiful niece, and fretting the battlefield.In one crucial battle, the Prince leads his troops onto the battlefield before being ordered to do so.The Germans win the battle, but the Prince faces severe consequences.THE PRINCE OF HOMBURG is gorgeously shot in a candle-lit, painterly style, and features an evocative, murmuring score.It also features winning performances by di Stefano, Barbora Bobulova, Toni Bertorelli, and others.But the film’s crowning glory is the rich delicacy of playwright Heinrich von Kleist’s text, delivered here with tact, precision, and emotional force. ... Read more

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The Nanny is a galvanic, profound and often shocking film about family ties.

At the dawn of the 20th century, a Professor and his wife bear a child.But the mother cannot supply milk - or even love - to the child.So the professor hires an illiterate country girl as a wet nurse and a nanny.An explosive situation develops between the professor, the mother, the nanny, and the child.
This powerful film was directed by Marco Bellocchio.Bellocchio and Daniela Ceselli wrote the screenplay after a story by Luigi Pirandello.Bellocchio is widely acclaimed as a daring provocateur of sexual mores, as in such films as DEVIL IN THE FLESH.THE NANNYfurther cements his reputation.But THE NANNYis much more than mere provocation - it is also sensitive, intelligent, and wise. END

O'Halloran, Brian - Character: Clerk
Lauren, Dyanna - Character: Herself
Moby - Character: Excalibur
Smith, Joe - Character: Joe
Creech, Grace - Character: Grace
Ave, Jonathan - Character: FBI Guy
Urich, Christian - Character: Christian ... Read more