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Arriva la banda (1959)
Character: N/A
Love is born between Anna, daughter of Alfonso, a wealthy farmer, and Luigi, a drum player in a musical band, who live in two different villages-Square on the Piano and Casalieta. This feeling is thwarted by her father, who would like to give her in marriage to Nicolino, a law student and son of a landowner, who has seen the girl only once and was struck by her beauty. Ahead of a party, her father prevents Anna from going out into the square where the band is scheduled to perform; the girl then comes up with the idea of delivering a note to Rosetta, the innkeeper's sister and a great friend of hers, finding mediation from Marcellino.
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Il principe dalla maschera rossa (1955)
Character: Isabella
Duke Altichieri rises to power, after his associate, Cpt. Alberico, kills governor Conte Filippo della Scala. 10 harsh years of tyranny follow, until a mysterious figure appears out of nowhere, helping people in their struggle against the regime. He is known by the name Red-Masked Prince, but who is he?
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Il romanzo di un giovane povero (1958)
Character: Helvin
Massimo Odiot, Marquis of Champcey d'Hauterive, has inherited his father's high-sounding title and a sea of debt. To earn a living and support his little sister at boarding school, he is forced to accept a job as administrator for a wealthy bourgeois family, the Laroques. In his new environment, the young man exerts a charm that is not lost on Marguerite, the beautiful and proud heir of the new masters. She falls in love with Massimo, but the Count of Bellavan, who wants to marry her to get his hands on her wealth, makes her believe that Massimo is cheating on her.
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Quanto sei bella Roma (1959)
Character: Ava
Claudio and Maurizio, two young and reckless taxi drivers in a Roman gas station meet two American tourists, daughters of a Spanish man that has oil wells in America. Maurizio and Claudio walk the tourists to the Eternal City and forget their girlfriends Patricia and Lorella. The brides, aware of their wanderings,begin to pay them with the same currency.
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Cento serenate (1954)
Character: Maria
When his girlfriend falls for a rich entrepreneur, an aspiring singer plots with the man's girlfriend so that they can get back their respective partners.
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Canzoni di mezzo secolo (1952)
Character: N/A
Through a series of scenes inspired by famous songs, various episodes of Italian life in the last fifty years are recalled.
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L'Ultimo Aereo per Venezia (1977)
Character: Giovanna Pieracci
Rome, 1977. Luciano Baccarini, married to the rich Irene Oro, is murdered at home while preparing a romantic dinner on the terrace for his lover. The investigations immediately focus on the man's private life.
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Modì (1989)
Character: N/A
The life of Amedeo Modigliani, a painter and a genius.
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La Luna Rubata (1996)
Character: Marta
A double murder shocks a quiet town in Umbria. Father Claude, a French priest leading a community for troubled youths, becomes involved after a suspicious confession. An autistic boy finds the murder weapon, revealing new clues.
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Serenata a Maria (1957)
Character: Pupella Cagliano
Stefano, a singer struggling for success, falls for Maria who, however, is pregnant with a child from another guy. Stefano leaves her but when he becomes a star, he looks for her and marries her.
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Mamma Ebe (1985)
Character: Mara
Based on the story of the woman recently brought to trial on charges of moral plagiarism and witchcraft.
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La garçonnière (1960)
Character: Clementina
A building instructor cheats on his wife with a young fashion model.
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L'onorata famiglia (1973)
Character: Mrs. Federici
Two mafia bosses, Don Antonio Marchesi and Don Peppino Scalise, battle over building contracts in Palermo.
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Se permettete parliamo di donne (1964)
Character: Fearful Wife
Vittorio Gassman stars as different characters in each of the nine episodes of this unusual Italian comedy. Playing everything from a practical joker to a prisoner, he comments upon romance, love and women in general.
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Il gaucho (1964)
Character: N/A
An italian film producer travels to Argentina with part of the crew to a Film Festival contest.
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Canzone d'amore (1954)
Character: Lidia
An aspiring singer is torn between the love for a devious ex-flame, the affection of a simple girl and the loyalty to his paralyzed best friend.
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I pappagalli (1955)
Character: Caterina
Sunday is the only day off that house maids use to date the young men who cross their paths: doormen, soldiers, sailors, timid virgins and lurid husbands, or even a doctor.
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Due soldi di speranza (1952)
Character: Carmela
Once a young woman gets a man to fall in love with her, he must prove himself financially stable and meet her dowry requirements.
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Scampolo 53 (1955)
Character: N/A
A young girl meets by chance an engineer who lives with an unbearable mistress. After abandoning his mistress, the engineer has to leave for Sardinia. He decides to take the girl with him, who has been waiting for this.
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È arrivata la parigina (1958)
Character: N/A
An ambitious French girl who moved to Italy to be an actress cannot break through and then opts for a normal life.
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Città canora (1952)
Character: Maria Morelli
A comedy with lots of Neapolitan songs and shots of the Bay of Naples finds Maria Morelli unable to marry her singing sailor/lover, Giacomo because her father, Don Salvatdore Morelli objects. She can't elope because her father has an heart ailment and uses it to hold Maria. Giacomo misunderstands and takes off on a global singing tour.
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Graziella (1954)
Character: Graziella Lubrano
Naples 1821. Alphonse, a young poet belonging to a noble French family, is caught by a storm at sea. Fortunately the boat manage to reach the shores of Procida, where Alphonse is welcomed by the family of Andrea. Here he meets the beautiful Graziella.
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Il giustiziere sfida la città (1975)
Character: Maria Scalia
A biker's brother is killed while investigating the kidnapping of a young boy, the byproduct of a war between two crime families. The biker vows to get revenge by finding the kidnapped boy and destroying the two families.
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Le gladiatrici (1963)
Character: Yamad
A race of Amazon warriors is enslaving the men of a country, and the mighty Thor is called upon to help them regain their freedom.
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Prostituzione (1974)
Character: Primavera
They're Italy's notorious "Ladies of the evening" catering to the strange cravings of their kinky, high-paying clients. But suddenly, the girls of the street find themselves being stalked by someone with desires even they can't satisfy. After a series of shocking crimes, the clues lead police to a pornographic film maker and his stable of lovely models and starlets. But can the authorities track down the "Hooker Maniac" before he strikes again?
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Lo studente (1982)
Character: Rosaria
Mario Ferrara Villalta, a nobleman, does not realize that Nino Esposito is secretly a confidant of Don Alfredo Spinosa, a boss of the Camorra , and Roberto's father, his classmate, and appointed him as secretary, unaware of reports of the young with the underworld. Being a close friend of Roberto, Nino agrees to accompany him to a party held in the luxurious villa owned by a girl named Claudia Vieri, daughter of an industrialist friend of Roberto's father.
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Stesso sangue (1988)
Character: Rosa Romano
After the death of their parents and to escape a forced and inevitable separation, Bruno, twenty-four, and his sister Irene, fourteen, flee the city. The two orphans live by wandering and committing petty thefts and robberies, almost for fun. The agreement between the two is not perfect, because there is someone who would like to go back. But the game will become more and more serious and will lead them to death. A small example of independent and courageous Italian cinema. The structure is that of a road movie (the place crossed in this case is Molise), but the directors focus above all on the humanity of the characters, lingering on their faces.
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Carosello napoletano (1954)
Character: Donna Brigida
Music, ballet, folk dances and mime eliciting the spirit of Naples across the ages are loosely tied together by the comedic wanderings and exploits of the Esposito family.
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