Natale Tulli Movies
- 1999
Italian director Marco Risi directs this ensemble farce about a series of separate mishaps around a luxurious apartment complex. On New Year's Eve, at the edge of Rome, there is a traffic accident, followed by a soccer team crashing a high-brow ball. Three Mafioso rob a trussed up masochist, and a pair of druggies whacked out on low-grade paint throw dynamite in the heating system. All of these events culminate in one gigantic finale. Kaputt Mundi was screened at the 1999 Mill Valley Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Starring:
- Monica Bellucci, Alessandro Haber, (more)
- 1998
This $5 million Italian comedy is based on a novella by Nicolo Ammaniti (from his 1996 collection Mud). With a structure reminiscent of Robert Altman, interweaving events transpire in 12 hours on New Year's Eve as the film explores the lives of dwellers in a suburban Rome apartment complex: Just before her dinner guests are due, a hostess learns her lover has been sleeping with her best friend; a gigolo hired for the night is surprised by soccer players from his hometown; thieves interrupt the S&M session of a dominatrix and a lawyer; a family prepares for a fireworks display; the building's doorkeeper entertains the maintenance staff while her son sniffs glue; and a woman attempting suicide wanders the halls. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Monica Bellucci, Alessandro Haber, (more)
- 1994
While it might be said that every bad man has some good in him, the reverse would also seem to be true. In this drama, drawn from several real-life events and based the novel by Andrea Carraro about them, a group of aimless boys take advantage of an unusual situation and wind up committing a heinous crime. While lounging with his new friend Pallesecche (Ricky Memphis), Raniero (Giampiero Lisarelli) and his friends hear that some of the guys are holding two female German tourists captive in the woods. They are invited to "join the fun," and in this movie, the boys do just that - arriving on the scene in plenty of time to participate in the rape of the two girls. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Giampiero LIsarelli, Ricky Memphis, (more)
- 1985
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The vast differences 27 years makes between Italian comedy, the city of Rome, the stars in this film, and filmmaking itself are apparent in this 1985 sequel to the 1958 I Soliti Ignoti. Clips from the earlier film highlight the changes. Returning to reprise their roles are Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, and Tiberio Murgia. Tiberio (the character played by Mastroianni) has been released from jail, and he is unable to find work. Forced to reluctantly join up with the old gang leader Peppe (Gassman), Tiberio agrees to do a smuggling job when Peppe falls ill. Packing his vehicle with decoy passengers for the border guards, the run works well until everyone is heading back again -- then a series of misunderstandings lead to an unexpected turn of events and a mistaken killing. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, (more)
