Agnes Spaak Movies

A British engineer tries to convince the Mafia to allow an oil refinery on some prime waterfront real estate in Sicily. Proby (Peter McEnery) talks to the mob bosses about the project, but disagreements in the Mafia soon surface. One faction wants the refinery, the other a beachfront resort. Comedy ensues when Proby falls for the beautiful daughter of a mafioso, leading to a family argument. Rosa (Virna Lisi) is engaged to a mobster and causes a stir when she professes her love for the persistent Proby. The mob fights over which direction to choose for the property, as Proby and Rosa fall in love in this romantic comedy adventure. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

The funny side of sex provides the basis for this comical Italian anthology that is comrpised of four vignettes. In "The Unkindest Cut" a veterinarian falls in love with a professional pig castrator and asks to marry her. The wedding day arrives and vet's nerve fails him. Now he must watch more than his back for the jilted bride is out for revenge. The second story "Veni, Vidi, Vici" is set before the fall of Rome and postulates that the only reason Nero went mad and burned the city was because he was jealous of his philandering wife who frequently entertained lovers during her luxurious milk baths. The third tale, "Suicides Anonymous" adds a tragic note that begins when the teenage mistress of a prominent Milanese businessman leaves him. The fourth story "The First" tells the weird tale of a young womanizer who finds himself pregnant after a one night stand with a Japanese stripper who refuses to acknowledge that she is the mother of his child. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

This dull sequel to Gritos en la Noche stars Marcelo Arroita Jauregui as Dr. Conrad Fisherman, a mad scientist whose experiments in mind control were spurred on by the dying Dr. Orloff. Angry that his brother Andros (Hugo Blanco) is having an affair with his wife (Luisa Sala), Fisherman turns the man into a radio-controlled robotic zombie. Using Andros, the bitter Fisherman then begins a series of murders targeting strippers and nightclub singers. His plans take an even more diabolical turn with the arrival of his vacationing niece, Melissa (Agnes Spaak). Director Jesus Franco's film is uneven and woodenly acted, with far too much screentime spent on teasing burlesque rather than genuine horror. Franco returned to the same themes in the following year's Miss Muerte with better results. Jose Rubio, Perla Cristal, and Marta Reves co-star, while Franco makes a cameo as a piano-player. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

Prolific French director Max Pecas guides this wooden sexual drama through its slow paces. The story is set during summer vacation when a group of morally vague students are out for fun and games -- and also taking advantage of the money of a wealthy woman. One of these young men is beguiled by Elke (Elke Sommer) a vixen who has no particular interest in a relationship that is not anchored in superficiality. The young man goes along with her until he eventually sees the light, leaving her to rethink her attitude as he heads out to rekindle a former, solid romance. Parents should be warned that there is some nudity and violence in this film. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi