Saverio Marconi Movies

In yet another 1980s film on Italian radicals, Marco (Saverio Marconi) is a young man determined to leave his terrorist past behind him -- mainly because he is being hunted by a former companion out to silence him for good -- and he finds shelter with a wise elderly farmer addicted to reading Virgil. Between the old man, a friendly schoolteacher, Virgil, and the sheep, the terrorist begins to see the virtues of a peaceful life -- but will his change of heart matter at all to the determined woman hunting him down? The farming landscape of stone cottages and grazing animals adds the most colorful component to this otherwise routine chase story. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

This thriller is based on the still politically sensitive story of the assassination of General Francisco Franco's heir apparent General Carrero Blanco. The General was to have been kidnapped by the Basque separatists, but when that proved too difficult, they arranged to bomb his car (with him in it) to smithereens. In order to do this, they had to dig a tunnel under a city street. The ensuing explosion blew the car over the roof of a nearby house. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Conflicts between home and a better life far away, and issues of loyalty and ethics are all addressed in this interesting drama from Pasquale Squitieri. Mario (Saverio Marconi) has left Sicily to go work in the northern city of Turin, where he lives with his sister and niece. His good friend Umberto (Stefano Madia) is now the owner of a successful nightclub and is one of the reasons why Mario is willing to stay with his factory job here. But during one weekend in the city, Mario's misplaced faith in his friend and relatives is trampled, as a whole new, realistic view of their lives opens up. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Based on Heinrich Von Kleist's novel, "The Foundling," Strana Passione twists and turns through the death of one son, adoption of another, and the latter's ultimately tragic relationship with his adoptive parents. While out in his carriage with his young son, Piachi (Fernando Rey) picks up Nicolò, an orphaned street urchin, and takes him to a clinic where Piachi's son catches a virulent sickness plaguing the town, eventually succumbing to the illness. Piachi is grief-stricken and reaches out to Nicolò, deciding to adopt him into the family and raise him as though he were his own son. The once-impoverished orphan is multi-talented but not necessarily virtuous, and after reaching manhood, he marries an appropriate woman for his station in life but chases after the gorgeous mistress of a local bishop. The next woman he pursues is Elvira (Brigitte Fossey), his own adopted mother, using a ruse because he looks just like a man she loved long ago. His scheme unbalances what is left of the woman's delicate emotional health, and she loses touch with reality as she retreats into her own world. Before Piachi can retaliate, Nicolò uses his legal rights to evict Piachi and his ailing wife from their own home -- a violent and extreme action that pushes Piachi over the edge -- and seals the fate of Nicolò and of Piachi himself. Throughout this complicated tale of moral turpitude, Nicolò has no visible motivation for his actions, which leaves a hollow core and no depth at the heart of the story. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi