Un Mostro Chiamato Ignoranza (2014

Un Mostro Chiamato Ignoranza (2014)eng. A Monster Called Ignorance


Director: Alessandro Antonaci
Writer: Alessandro Antonaci
Genre: Short movie
Country: Italy
Language: Italian
Duration: 24 min
Year: 2014


Stars: Daniel Lascar, Luca Buongiorno, Chiara Moscatello, Gioa Orlando, Mattia Antonaci, Andrea Zirio, Roberto Pitta, Vanina Bianco, Simone Sarzano

Elia is a 20 years old boy who decides to tell the story about his family in front of a camera. A long flashback shows us how 2 years old Elia was loved by his wonderful parents, Roberto and Marco, and their best friend, 'aunt Sara'. The movie is not set in a specific place or time and shows how beautiful and genuine a LGBT family can be. But ignorance will come in their lives and destroy their happiness. Marco will be taught a very important lesson about how essential facing hate and discrimination is and he will fight every day against that 'monster called homophobia', that still causes attacks, murders, suicides and many more injustices.

 
A Magnificent Haunting (2012)
 "Magnifica presenza" (original title)  

Director: Ferzan Ozpetek 
Writer: Ferzan Ozpetek, Federica Pontremoli
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Italy 
Language: Italian 
Duration: 105 min
Year: 2012

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Stars: Elio Germano, Margherita Buy, Vittoria Puccini             

Although it is a gay film, it does not focus on gay issue (love, cruelty of life, paradox of choices, etc.) but focuses on the normal life and thought of a human, his name is Pietro.   Pietro wants to be an actor, and endeavours to do all that he can to become one, but he just fails. When he has his own apartment and the upcoming dinner with his love, bitter truth reveals to the viewers what they do not know until then about Pietro, about the way he is obsessed with love. However, and also marvelously handling, the film immediately draws our attention to the other and also the biggest event in the film. Pietro meets ghosts. Little by little, Pietro finds way to understand the existence of the ghosts.

Also, bit by bit does he learn from those "artist" ghosts who were actors and actresses at their time. Will luck smile on Pietro? Viewers will decide for themselves when Pietro continuously "loses" the expected and "gets" the unexpected during his encounters in life.   At the end of the film, truth reveals about the death of the actors and actress, the reason why they become ghosts.

Again, tenderly tackling, the film draws our attention to the emotions and actions of Pietro when viewers observe his eyes when he watches another man who is his neighbor and also with those eyes at the final stage do viewers understand now there are things more important than just falling in love and living for oneself. The happy life is a life which gives away happiness to others', and the meaningful life is the life which is not born with meaningful things but has to create meanings for itself.  

Intelligent comedy with meanings, up and down contexts with purposes, real drama with truthful emotions and feelings, the film combines and diverts things into a tasty soup. Viewers' role is to sip it slowly and tenderly…  

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Come non detto (2012)

Come non detto (2012)


Director: Ivan Silvestrini
Writer: Roberto Proia
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Language: Italian
Year: 2012



Stars: Josafat Vagni, Monica Guerritore, Francesco Montanari

Volite Cher, Lady Gagu, a Severina vas izluđuje svojim pjesmama. Znate da ste gay, a vjerovatno znaju i svi vaši prijatelji i familija. Ipak, nikada niste smogi snage da im jasno i nedvosmisleno kažete: Ja sam gay. Eto tako i Mateo u ovom filmu pokušava da saopšti porodici da je gay i da voli Eduarda. Naravno na jedan prepoznatljiv Italijanski način.

Outovanje nije uvjek bezbolan čin i sa sobom povlači mnoge traume i pitanja, najčešće od roditelja u smislu: gdje sam pogriješio? Osjećej krivnje može kod nekih roditelja da potraje cjeli život, ali u većini slučajeva proizvod svega toga je neznanje.
Ovih dana se crnogorskoj javnosti često pominje gay parada kao nešto što je nametnuto od strane evropskog gay lobija. Malo ko raspravlja o tome koliko naša sredina umije da bude surova prema osobama drugačijom od većine. A najglasnija u osudi svakog javnog deklarisanja je crkva koja ne propušta priliku da javnosti "objasni" kako je u pitanju teška bolest i pošast apokalipse.
No bez obzira na crkvu, obrazovanjem i savremenim načinom života doći ćemo u priliku da Mateovu homoseksualnost prihvatimo baš onako kao i njegovi roditelji.

I absolutely loved the film
27 February 2013 | by itsvivek4u (United States)

I absolutely loved this film. This film was comical, funny, emotional , romantic, had family values. In short it had everything that makes my heart feel glad with happiness and satisfaction. There wasn't a single moment in the film that got me bored. The film was not too lengthy , which kept everything interesting. Everything was right, without over-acting and subtle. It doesn't mean the film did not have flaws. It did and I will talk more about those later.
Mattia has just finished college and is about to move to Spain for job. Reality is he wants to be closer to his boyfriend. Tonight, there is a family dinner for his farewell. Mattia has told his boyfriend Eduard that he is out to his family and they are all OK with it but reality is Mattia is struggling hard to tell the truth. Every opportunity he got, something came up and he couldn't tell. Eduard decides to give him surpass on the family dinner night, so that he can meet family in person. Now begins hilarious quest on how to keep Eduard away from the family without telling him the truth. We are shown details of life of Mattia's parents, sister, brother-in-law and my favorite, the grandmother. We also meet his best friends, a drag queen and his girlfriend. The story keeps going in flashback where Mattia tells us how he has landed in the current situation.

Ultimately, when he can't take it anymore, at his final dinner, he just blurts it all out and comes out to his family in a very emotional and touching speech. He thinks he will shock everyone but he is the one who is shocked when he finds that his family knew all along but just did not know how to deal with it and how to make Mattia comfortable to tell him. All ends well and Mattia finally goes to Spain with Eduard.
It is funny that sometimes, we think we know our family and that they will not understand what we are going through, but we are so wrong. Parents usually understand us much better than anyone else ever will. And this is shown beautifully towards the end of the film after Mattia comes out to his family. Like I said before, every scene of the film was fantastic, acting was exceptionally good by pretty much everyone and the production values were really high. Mattia was sooooooo cute. I wish the film had shown more of the relationship between the couple but then at the same time, I understand that their relationship was not the primary focus of the film-maker. It is supposed to be coming-of-age story and it was just that. The film focuses on all relationships. Mattoa's relationship with his girlfriend and his drag friend was very natural, warm and very believable. Usually these relations look very forced in other films but here it just felt natural. My favorite in the film was grandma. I would watch this film just for the scenes with her. She was so cool, natural and funny. I think her track was very novel, innovative and funny without making her like a demented person. The father was also funny and so was sister's small track. I fell in love with this small Italian family and wanted to be part of them.
The way film kept going back in flashbacks was also done very efficiently. It does not confuse audience because Mattia's voice over explains what's going on. I would strongly recommend this movie as a gay person. There is so much trash out there that this one comes as a pleasant surprise. What is strange is that this movie is no great shakes by any means but right from first scene I just got into it and the film did it for me. I might end up giving it a little extra rating (which I would not otherwise) but hey, what can I do. (9/10)

Al buio (2005)

Al buio (2005)

Director: Fabio Mollo
Writers: Iosella Porto (screenplay), Fabio Mollo (screenplay) Genre: Short movie
Year:2005
Country: Italy
Runtime: 11 min


Stars: GiuseppeForli, Daniele Grassetti

Dva cimera, iako se vole na neki njima svojstven način pokušavaju da žive normalan život. Jedan od njih ima dejt sa curom iz škole, a drugi totalni gay postane ljubomoran i opsesivan do granice devijantnosti.

Nekad naprosto nismo ni svjesni koliko smo vezani za nekoga do trenutka kada ili treba nastavimo život bez njega ili da ga povrijedimo.
Ovaj kratki film me je podsjetio na jednu scenu pred raskid sa jednim zadrtim podgoričaninom. Sada mi je to sve smješno, ali u onom ludilu kada je nastalo prepucavanje i svađanje u nekom momentu sam mu rekao: Uostalom i seks nam je katastrofa, uvjek se jebemo na isti način.
Sada se tome smijem i nejasno mi je kako sam to uopšte mogao reči.

Sometimes eroticism lays hidden in that moment suspended within the space that separates two bodies which cannot touch each other.

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Loose Cannons (2010) Mine vaganti (original title)

Loose Cannons (2010)
Mine vaganti (original title)

Director: Ferzan Özpetek
Scenario: Ivan Cotroneo, Ferzan Ozpetek
Genre: Commedia
Country: Italia
Year: 2010
Duration: 110 min
Rating:

 

Actors: Riccardo Scamarcio, Alessandro Preziosi, Carolina Crescentini, Nicole Grimaudo, Elena Sofia Ricci, Daniele Pecci, Ennio Fantastichini, Lunetta Savino, Ilaria Occhini, Bianca Nappi, Dario Bandiera

 

 

Noćas sam se slatko ismijao gledajući ovaj film prepun tipičnog italijanskog humora, a opet nekako životan. Režiser Ferzan Özpetek nam kroz jednu priču dočarava kako se jedna tradicionalna provincijska porodica nosi sa činjenicom da im je sin homoseksualac! U ovom slučaju ne jedan nego dva sina! Uz nekoliko karakterističnih likova povjerenih izvrsnim glumcima dva sta će vam proteći vrlo brzo. 
Tomas, student i pisac koji živi u Rimu odluči da ode na Siciliju i svojoj porodici saopšti da je gay! Ponosan otac dva sina na čelu trpeze, pomalo dezorjentisana majka, pijana tetka, baka, dvije nezadovoljne sluškinje i naravno dva stasita sina, svi za stolom večeravaju i pričaju!I taman kada Tomas odluči da im saopšti što je naumio, stariji brat se javlja za riječ i kaže: Odlučio sam da vam otkrijem ono što krijem čitav život, Ja sam Gay!

Kada otac iznenada dobije infarkt ( naravno ne onaj koban) Tomas u trebu zaboravi šta je htio reći!

Možete li zamisliti sebe u sličnoj situaciji? Jedan prijatelj mi je ispričao kako se taman spremao da najboljoj prijateljici saopšti da je gay kad ga je ona prekinula i rekla : Ja sam lezbejka!

A ja sam jednoj curi sa kojom sam imao tu noć imao seks, nakon što je počela da mašta kako će mo do kraja života živjeti srećno da bi prekinuo tu njenu bajku rekao: Ja sam peder! Nakon kratkog šoka je rekla: Pa kakav je to peder koji je tako dobar u seksu sa ženama? Naravno ponosno sam odgovorio: Takav peder stoji pred tobom! Mislim da ni dan danas ne vjeruje u to što sam joj rekao i da je sve bila samo fora da bih je otkačio!

Ako slučajno čita ovaj blog znaće ko ga piše!:))

Inače Ferzan Ozpetek nam je već poznat po sjajnim filmovima Saturno Contro (2007), Hamam ( 1997) i Le Fate Ignoranti (2001)

 

Ferzan Ozpetek’s Loose Cannons is a pretty typical Italian tale of dynastic change. Tommaso (Riccardo Scamarchio) is an aspiring writer who returns from Rome to his provincial southern hometown, where his father is planning to hand the family pasta factory to him and brother Antonio (Alessandro Preziosi).

Tommaso plans a dramatic confession that he’s gay to escape such drudgery, but is beaten to the punch by his equally secretly gay brother. One paternal heart attack later, family ties are snapping.

Ozpetek takes these men and women as they are, revealing deep emotions in broad strokes. Everyone here is a disappointed misfit, not just the loose cannons in the clan.

But where a Fellini would also include hard barbs of human nature at its worst, Ozpetek’s deep belief in family and friends sees these bonds soften the conflict. He has the all-embracing, crowd-pleasing virtues of a daytime soap. But he has a bigger, truer heart.

Cover boy: L'ultima rivoluzione (2007)

Cover boy: L'ultima rivoluzione (2007)

 

Director: Carmine Amoroso
Scenario: Carmine Amoroso, Filippo Ascione
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Year: 2007
Duration: 97 min (Diversa Film Festival) | Italy:93 min
Rating: 7.3/10

Actors: Eduard Gabia, Luca Lionello, Chiara Caselli, Luciana Littizzetto, Francesco Dominedň, Gabriel Spahiu, Alina Petrescu, Razvan Cacoveanu, Rolando Matsangos, Walter D'Errico, Susan Lay

Description:

Sjećam se televizijskih izvještaja iz Rumunije 1989. godine kada je svrgnut tada sam mislio poslednji diktator u Evropi Nikolae Čaušesku.
Nada za bolje sutra se vratila rumunskom narodu. Bilo mi je neopisivo drago zbog tih dešavanja. Nisam više mogao trpiti priče o ljudima koji su ložili namještaj kako bi se spasili smrzavanja. Ipak je to bila meni susjedna zemlja. Na žalost nisam ni slutio da se mojoj zemlji sprema još veća i gora tragedija.

Nakon tih godina, upoznao sam dosta rumuna koji si dolazili ovdije kod nas da zarade nešto novaca i tako prehranili porodicu. Danas je to zemlja Europske Unije, sa tek nešto lošijim standardom nego što je u Crnoj Gori.
90- tih godina sam se kao i većina mojih tadašnjih sunarodnika suočio sa balkanskim ludilo o kojem naprosto ne želim da pričam. A i ovaj blog nije mjesto za tako nešto.
U ovom filmu pratimo sudbinu rumuna Ioanea, koji iz post komunističke Rumunije dolazi u Italiju, sam, izgubljen i bez perspektive.
Lutajući ulicama Rima, kao poslednji beskućnik, upoznaje siromašnog italijana Michaela koji radi kao čistač, nesigurnog zaposlenja i koji jedva plaća stanarinu kod neke polulude izjanđale glumice. Tipična socrealistična priča , zar ne.

Međutim poenta je da je ovaj film na neki način ujedinio bogati zapad i siromašni istok evrope na jedan jedva primjetan način. Siromašni Michele u jendnom momentu kaže rumunu: U Italiji ako nemaš podršku roditelja i prijatelja postaješ stranac u sopstvenoj zemlji. Michele koji je zagazio u 40-te godine, bez radnih kvalifikacija, svojim načinom života ne odudara od gomile ilegalnih imigranata koji čiste ulice velikih gradova.
U tom siromaštvu razvijaju neobično prijateljstvo.
Da ne pričam dalje, ideali koji su kod Iona duboko urezani porodičnim vaspitanjem nisu narušeni sadašnjim potrošačkim mentalitetom. bar ne u ovom filmu. A u stvarnosti?

Jednom sam u Budimpešti u poznatoj banji "GELERT" upoznao jednog rumuna. Izgledao je kao macho tip sa naslovnih strana modnih časopisa. Zgodan, lijep, muškog ponašanja i izgleda, odudarao je od gomile pogubljenih pedera u kupatilu. Ne znam ni ja kako ali upoznam se sa njim u jednom opuštenom razgovoru. Predstavim mu se i počnemo svoje priče, ja o balkanskoj, on o rumunskoj. Prošlo nam tako skoro dva sata kad se rumun u jednom momentu trgne ugledavši jednog matorog poluraspanutog pedera. Ja ostadoh u čudu gledajući šta se dešava. Rukuju se , ljube, dodiruju ispod vode u bazenu .... Poprilično naivno protumačim to kao neki fetiš prema starim ljudima. Ima i takvih zar ne. Vratim se mom društvu i kibicovanju ima li ko zanimljiv za mene.

Prilikom izlaska iz Gelerta vidim rumuna i javim mu se. On me pita koliko ostajem u Budimpešti i gdje sam odsjeo. Onako suzdržano mu odgovorih, a on mi reče da bi volio da se vidi samnom. Ja mu kurtoazno odgovorih da ćemo se viđeti, te da sa svojim prijateljem može doći u gay bar Action. On se nasmije i kaže: Nije mi to prijatelj, to mi je mušterija. Zinuh od čuda i rekoh mu da nisam pomislio da to radi za novac. Kratko mi odgovori da se od nečega mora živjeti i da je svjestan da dobro izgleda, neko će taj izgled naplatiti na modnoj pisti, a neko u krevetu. Nasmijah se i rekaoh mu da ja nemam para da ga platim, a on mi odgovori: I ja sam samo običan čovijek! Proveli smo dva nezaboravna dana zajedno. Pokazao mi je Budimpeštu onako kako je on vidi.
Neznam šta je sa njim jer ga nakon odlaska nikada nisam vidio.

A druga priča vezana za ovaj film mi se desila u Itailiji. Kao i uvijek vraćao sam se doma oko 21h nakon sat vremena provedenih u teretani. Primjetim da me nako prati kolima. Malo se uplaših, al mirno produžim misleći da je možda neka od mnogobrojnih italijanskih policija u civilu. U jednom momentu iz kola izađe neki stariji gospodin i kaže mi da me svako veče gleda u toj ulici i da mu se jako dopadam. Pomislio sam da me je video kako idem u jedan gay porno bioskop te zato misli da sam gay. Rekoh mu da žurim doma. On mi predloži da odemo neđe na piće. što ja već dovoljno istraumiran odbijem. Kaže mi da bi mi bio zahvalan da sa njim provedem pola sata. Pristanem. odemo u jedan kafić i pričamo uz pivo. Užasno napadno mi se udvarao, iako sam mu otvoreno rekao da nije moj tip. Na kraju je počeo da mi nudi novac. I to ko na pijaci, 100 mile lire, 150.... 250....Ja u šoku, u to vrijeme je to bilo skoro 400 DM, a za mene balkanskog golja i te kako veliki novac. Nakon trećeg piva pristanem. Odemo u dio grada u kojem žive bogatiji ljudi, otvori se kapija i uđemo u kuću. Sve ko u filmu. On počne da me skida te ja ostadoh bez ičega na sebi, al kad je počeo da me ljubi sve mi se zgadilo. Osjećao sam se ko da balavi po meni, nekako ljigavo i jadno. Nije mi se mogao dići, al mu to nije smetalo. Kad sam mu reako da ne mogu i da bih pošao doma, rekao mi je da smo se dogovorili i da ne pristaje ne odustajanje. Nisam znao đe sam ni kod koga sam. Pustio sam da se sve završi onako kako je on želio. Pare mi je dao u autu dok me je vozio natrag! Reče: ovo uvijek uzimaj unaprijed! Tuširao sam se najmanje dva sata!
Eto moje iskustvo, prvo i jedino kao prostitutka.
Od tada sam se zarekao da nikada više neću uraditi nešto protiv moje volje radi novca. Toga se i danas držim.

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By JAY WEISSBERG

 

A better movie than appears onscreen lurks within "Cover Boy ... The Last Revolution," but helmer Carmine Amoroso hasn't figured out how to pull it out from the excess nonsense. As a tract against consumerism and the overimportance of status, the pic has much that hits the mark, but the screenplay loses itself halfway through and considerably weakens the tale of a Romanian illegal immigrant and his friendship with a hard-luck Italian. Frustration is palpable because there's plenty to praise, though offshore Italo fests will probably be the sole takers.
A beautifully edited montage running through the Cold War and the fall of Ceausescu gets things rolling, followed by the random shooting of young Ioan's father Florin (Gabriel Spahiu) on the revolutionary streets of Bucharest. Cut to the present, and 23-year-old Ioan (dancer-choreographer Eduard Gabia) is convinced by a friend to join him in Italy. On the train, the friend gets hauled off by immigration, and Ioan arrives in Rome alone and without prospects.

Michele (Luca Lionello, Judas in "The Passion of the Christ"), a janitor in the main train station, takes pity on Ioan and offers to rent him space in his apartment. Gradually the two hit it off, though Ioan seems oblivious to Michele's sexual interest.
Work is haphazard for them both: Ioan is illegal, and Michele, at 40, hardly qualifies as a success story. Landlady Luciana (well-known comic Luciana Littizzetto) barely tolerates Michele's tardy payments, but her patience is wearing thin.
Everything changes when Ioan is rescued from squeegee hell by photographer Laura (Chiara Caselli), who decides he has an authentic something about him. She pulls him off the street, gets him papers and sets him on the catwalks of Milan in an overextended and ridiculously improbable about-face that considerably weakens the pic's thrust, notwithstanding the revelations of Laura's venal motives.
If only Amoroso had been satisfied with detailing the burgeoning friendship between Ioan and Michele, he could have sharpened his critique of rampant capitalism and perhaps even said something new about the tired "closeted gay man in love with his straight roommate" story. He's created fully formed, complex characters, but is unsure where to take them: Much more could have been made of Michele, a man unable to lift himself out of society's margins and express something as fundamental as his sexuality.
Comparing Michele's status as a marginalized Italian to Ioan's illegal immigrant is thought-provoking, and it's refreshing to find an East European who maintains an emotional connection to his home country. But again, Amoroso fails to develop the concepts and instead throws in pointless fashion-world scenes that seriously compromise his aims.
At his best with actors, Amoroso deploys a cinematic style that combines moments of restrained elegance with the occasional overly simplistic setup. It's been 10 years since his last directorial effort, "As You Want Me," and the current pic's unevenness certainly suggests a talented but inexperienced director at the helm. Blow-up from HD is fault-free.

 

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Diverso da chi? (2009)

 

Diverso da chi? (2009)

 

Director: Umberto Riccioni Carteni
Scenario: Fabio Bonifacci
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Year: 2009
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.1/10

Subtiltle: English

Actors: Luca Argentero, Filippo Nigro, Claudia Gerini, Antonio Catania, Giuseppe Cederna, Francesco Pannofino

 

Description: 

Različit od koga? Italijanska komedija koja će nas slatko zabaviti humorom zasnovan na gay stereotipima koji su u današnje vrijeme postali pravilo kada se pomene gay populacija.
Na primjer ženstveni pederi se uglavnom bave modom, umjetnošću i novinarstvom! Sva ostala zanimanja su uglavnom za nepedere ili manje ženstvene muškarce i žene.
Karikaturalna definicija savremenog pedera, zar ne!
Al šta kada se neki gay aktivnist usudi da uđe u zonu koja je rezevisana za "prave muškarce"? Sva štampa i mediji ima da bruje o tom čudu današnjeg doba! Peder koji se bavi politikom? Kakva grozota! Neko bi rekao da će takav lik ofarbati parlament u pink boju prošaranu cvjetićima! Još kada se u takvo zdanje usele frizeri, kreatori, novinari modnih i sličnih časopisa, sve počne da izgleda na naučnu fantastiku!
Film neide toliko daleko ali Piero koji sa ponosom govori svima kako je 100% peder nekim čudom se nađe usred političkih previranja u svom gradu! Prinuđen je da sarađuje sa Adelom, uspješnom političarkom koja je sve posvetila da što više liči na uspješnog muškog političara ( jedini način da žena uspije u muškom zanimanju). Potpuna različiti i naizgled nepomirljivi stavovi Piera i Adele iz početka dovode do sukoba, ali imperativ da moraju da usklade svoje tradicionalističke poglede na svijet sa pederskom preobrazbom novog svjetskog poretka dovode do neočekivanog obrta u kojemu njih dvoje izlaze kao savršen par koji nadopunjuje jedan drugog!
Kao vrhunac svega Pier koji ve 14 godina živi u braku sa Remom ulazi u ljubavnu i seksualnu avanturu sa Adelom! Peder koji je u trenutku poludio za pičkom! Eto desilo se, bar u ovom filmu! Pier jedva da prihvati sramotu da je postao biseksualac! Kakva uvreda za pravog i 100% pedera!
Klasična Italijanska komedija koja će nasmijati svakoga ko imal poznaje talijanski mentalitet.
Film me je podsjetio na detalj iz mog života kada je moj "najbolji prijatelj" priznao svojoj curi da me voli na poseban način, i to nakon seksa!
Cura koja je inače bila moja dobra prijateljica je nakon minute ćutanja pitala: "A ko koga...?" Nije imao srca da joj kaže da ja i ona dijelimo istu stvar !
Sutradan je došla kod mene i rekla: "Ovo što nam se dešava je divno, pa mi smo prava trojka. Svak voli svakoga, Ja volim tebe i njega, on voli tebe i mene, a ti voliš i njega i mene! To je već bilo previše za mene, samo sam čekao da kaže kako će nam roditi bebu!

 

Author: claudette-crivelli from Italy

This is an unusual Italian release. It doesn't aspire to more than what it is and what it is, is rather nice. What's good about it is mostly thanks to Luca Argentero and Filippo Negri. Argentero is rapidly becoming a big star and with reason. He has a compelling presence on the screen and you can sense a lot of room for improvement, so, I'm sure that when he meets the "right" director he will become transcendental. Filippo Negri is perfect as his loving foil and their scenes together reeked of an unexpected truth. Claudia Gerini however, more restrained than usual but not restrained enough still plays to the camera for laughs. She doesn't seem to trust her own delivery or anything about her character. The script should be applauded for so many daring things but the structure is faulty to say the least. Gerini's change of heart is far too fast, for a cunning political woman, the fastness contradicted everything about the character but, let me say, I was amused and I was taken by the intentions. Not a film by one of those unbearable "auteurs" and not a mindless Chrismas comedy either. Than in itself makes it a welcome oddity.

Uomini uomini uomini (1995)

Uomini uomini uomini (1995)

Kao prvo da Vam poželim sretnu Movu 2009. godinu!
Ovu novu godinu sam dočekao doma. Nisam nikuda izlazio, sam ko pustinjak, Ja , Televizor i internet! Strašno!
Nije strašno to što sam bio sam, nego je strašno to što sam zadovoljan! Kao da sam otišao u neki provod ili da sam bio sa voljenim! Eto toliko sam zadovoljan! Znači li to da sam postao dovoljan sam sebi?
Kasno sinoć , kada sam odaslao sve poruke i kada su na Tv počeli da se vrte filmovi odem na moj omiljeni video čat , kad tamo nekoliko stotina ljudi! Ej pa ko prava žurka, puštala se dobra muzika, bilo tu svega i svačega, i pedera, i parova i žena i svi goli! I ja sam se naravno skinuo ,pa zajedno sa njima djuskao do ujutro! Ako ovo čita neki psihijatar neka mi prepiše neke tablete, jer ja sam sa sinočnjom žurkom više nego zadovoljan! :)))
E sad ta samoća i nije tako strašna. U ovom filmu koji pokazuje 4 40-godišnjaka se pominje strah osd samoće u starosti- Možda bi kada nebi imao nikoga i ja bio takav. Ne mogu se zamisliti za jedno 15-20 godina kao matoro gunđalo koje dosadjuje svakom ko mu se približi! Al nikada se nezna. Možda budem još gori!

Ja napisah tolike gluposti a ni jedne riječi o filmu! Ovo vam je je jedna Italijanska komedija koja pokazuje zebnje i strahove ljudi srednjeg doba! ( i ja spadam u te! ) Kada predjete 40-tu i dalje se osjećate jakim i snažnim i poželjnim jer vas većina klinaca želi! Međutim, iskustvo iza nas nam je kreiralo neke sasvim drugačije namjere! Pogledajte!

Year: 1995
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christian De Sica
Duration:
Country Italy
Audio:Italian
Subtitle: English
Actors: Paolo Conticini, Carlo Croccolo, Christian De Sica, Paolo Gasparini, Massimo Ghini, Leo Gullotta, Alessandro Haber, Paco Reconti, Fabrizia Sacchi, Monica Scattini

This film chronicles 6 months in the lives of four middle-aged homosexual friends, each of whom is a neurotic wreck. The film opens in a gay disco with very hunky Italian Go-Go boys and moves on through the lives of each of the men. As we watch the problems plaguing them, we also see their sense of humor, as they spur each other to perform outrageous pranks and sexual games. They love, suffer, fight, are good or bad, and are generous or envious. All four characters are shown as lonely, pathetic, predatory, misogynistic and incapable of sustaining an intimate long-term relationship--but they laugh at the cards that life has dealt them. Sandro (Massimo Ghini) is a television producer who discovered his homosexuality after having started a family. Dado (Alessandro Haber) is a successful orthopedic surgeon. Tony (Leo Gullotta) is a women's tailor who lives with his possessive mother. And Vittorio (Christian De Sica) is an architect in love with an associate who is about to be wed. Together, the four men party through Rome, sharing adventures, practical jokes, and some disappointments. There is a sobering and frightening climax with a very handsome, naive, and vulnerable straight young man.

The movie is intelligent and mature, yet full of young-at-heart lust and desire, as well as pain and pathos. All four actors give excellent performances, lending depth to their characters and making them sympathetic. Sandro, the most macho of the group, is particularly intense. Yet as good as the actors are, they cannot compensate for a gag-driven script that is predictable, with gay stereotypes. Basically, the film is a series of vignettes in which the characters' growth is substantially limited. Yet it is an entertaining, enjoyable movie, despite its lack of continuity. Christian De Sica's direction is almost perfect, making one to wonder what level of success he might attain with a decent screenplay. De Sica wrote the screenplay. The English title is "Men or Not Men".

Days (2001)

Days (2001)
Original tilte: Giorni (2001)

Director: Laura Muscardin
Writers: Laura Muscardin,David Osorio
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Year: 2001
Runtime: 90 min

Stars: Thomas Trabacchi, Riccardo Salerno and Davide Bechini

 

 

Ima li pravo bilo ko da u ime ljubavi ugrožava druge? Ovaj film me je užasnuo! Svi smo mi pomalo promiskuitetni, upadamo u razne flertove, ponekad i u nepromišljen sex sa jednom ili više osoba. Poneko će nas privući fizičkim izgledom, poneko osmjehom , neko pogledom, ali uvijek moramo znati da je to samo trenutak koji u nama budi strast i želju. Mislimo na sebe, priuštimo si malo sebičnosti i ne dozvolimo da uradimo bilo šta što može ugroziti naše i tuđe živote. Zvuči možda kao horor , ali dok ne upoznamo nekoga uvjek moramo prepostaviti da je osoba koju toliko strastveno želimo nosilac HIV-a . Ako nekoga vidite prvi put u životu pa ma kako dobro izgledao, nemojte se upuštati u avanturu zvanu sex bez kondoma.     Ovaj film je vrlo poučan u smislu da znamo šta ne treba raditi.

 

Claudio je 35-godišnji bankarski menadžer koji živi sa partnerom.HIV pozitivan je već 10 godina i stalno je pod nadzrom ljekara koji ga kljukaju raznim ljekovima.
Jednom prilikom sretne prelijepog Andrea sa kojim započne flert. Andreo se toliko zaljubi u Claudia, da u trenutcima strasti ne razmišlja o opasnostima koju nosi veza sa HIV pozivnim čovjekom.
Ono što me zaprepastilo je da je Claudio dozvolio sebi ima sex sa Andreom bez kondoma iako je znao da ga time odvodi u smrt.
U ime ljubavi smo spremni učiniti sve. promijeniti posao, preseliti se u drugi grad, posvađati sa porodicom, drugovima, dovesti sebe u sukob sa okolinom i sve je to opravdano do granice kada dovodimo u pitanju svoj i tuđi život.
Pogledajte ovaj film i znaćete o čemu govorim.

Film je sa engleskim titlom. Pogledajte ga na Youtube.

Synopsis: Claudio lives a very regimented life, from his job, to his boyfriend to the HIV medication he must take. He longs to break free and when Andrea enters his life, he offers a life without complications, but with many risks.

Quick review: I have to think that when this movie came out in Italy it caused some controversy. After I watched it I was unsure what to do with it. It was compelling and a story unlike any other I've seen. But one with a dangerous message. Andrea is willing to risk everything, including his life, to be with the man he loves. That is Claudio, who has HIV and is tired of always having to be careful. So, Andrea convinces him to throw caution to the wind and engage in unsafe sex. The experience is liberating for Claudio. He enjoys the sense of freedom and is conflicted with the guilt he feels for putting Andrea at risk, his relationship with his boyfriend Dario, and his decision to move to Milan. His doubts are in major contrast to Andrea, who knows exactly what he wants. He wants to be with Claudio, but he knows he could never live such a regimented lifestyle and promises he'll never take HIV medication. Those choices can only lead to one conclusion. It's controversial, but if you can accept the premise -- a mighty big if -- it's a hell of a love story.

DAYS

35-year-old Claudio works as a bank manager, has been HIV-positive for ten years and has an HIV-negative lover named Dario. One night, Claudio meets a sexy young waiter named Andrea, and the two hook up. Claudio cautions Andrea that they need a condom, but Andrea lives for the moment, and the moment is all about love. So they proceed unprotected. In the weeks and months that follow, Claudio sheds his rigidness, letting Andrea’s devil-may-care love of life infect him. Are these guys grossly irresponsible, completely nuts or just hopelessly in love? You be the judge.

Watch movie on Youtube

 

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Diary of a Male Porn Star (Poco piů di un anno fa (2003))

Diary of a Male Porn Star

Da li se stidite nečega što se nekada davno uradili? Ili radite li nešto čega se stide vaši najbliži?
U ovom filmu možemo vidjeti jedan dirljivi prikaz dnevnika porno zvijezde Ricki Kandinskija ( Riccardo Soldani ).
Vjerujem da nije lako biti gay porno star i pri tome nebiti odbačen od porodice. Probleme sa porodicom i okolinom imaju i sasvim obični coming out gayevi, a kamoli ovi ekranizovani.
Ono što je u ovom filmu istaknuto je ne samo odnos porno pedera sa oklinom već zadire u njegove najintimnije osjćaje iskazane kroz dnevnik mladog Riccarda.
Riki Kandinsky je rođen u francuskoj i potiče iz dobrostojeće ugledne porodice. Kada mu je umrla majka, odlazi u Rim gdje izgrađuje novi život kao porno zvijezda gay filmova.
Kada mi je otac umro , vraća se u Francusku gdje je odrastao i susreće se sa familijom koja na njegov način života gleda sa prezirom i gnušanjem. U povratku za Rim pridružuje mu se njegov stariji brat koji u detalje otkriva na koji način zarađuje za život.

Može li neko ko živi takvim životom da se ukopi u društvo? Može li gay usvojiti djete i prihvaćen kao otac? Mislim da je svaki potvrdan odgovor priča za sci-fi filmove, a svaki izuzetak je samo potvrda pravila.

Svaki takav pokušaj je najvjerovatnije osuđen na neuspjeh a to pokazuje i ovajfilm.


Director: Marco Filiberti
Writer: Marco Filiberti (writer)
Genre: Drama

Plot Keywords: France | Diary | Lesbian | Flashback | Grandparents

Cast
(Credited cast)
Marco Filiberti ... Riki Kandinsky / Riccardo Soldani
Urbano Barberini ... Federico Soldani
Alessandra Acciai ... Juli
Rosalinda Celentano ... Luna
Francesca d'Aloja ... Charlotte
Erika Blanc ... Angela Valle
Claudio Vanni ... Claudio Alatri
Luigi Diberti ... Rod Lariani / Porn Director
Caterina Guzzanti ... Koka
Cosimo Cinieri ... Silvio Valle
Giuliana Calandra ... Franca Soldani
Franco Oppini ... Gigi Ralli
Alberto Alemanno ... First
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edoardo Minciotti ... Plapla
Massimo Tellini ... Guardian at the movies' archives


Also Known As:
Adored (USA)
Adored: Diary of a Male Porn Star (USA)
Adored: Diary of a Porn Star (USA) (DVD title)
Little More Than a Year Ago (International: English title)



Runtime: Germany:105 min (Berlin Film Festival) | USA:101 min
Country: Italy
Language:
Italian | English

ADORED (or "Poco piu di un anno fa") is a superb film that smacks of brilliance on every level. The fact that this is the writing, directing AND acting debut of Marco Filiberti should alert the cinema world that a major talent has arrived. This is a film about a very lovable young man who just happens to be a gay porn star and how that choice of career affects his life, his family, his philosophy, and his impact on all those around him.

The film opens with some odd commentators who we find are being utilized for a documentary in the year 2014 on the life of Riki Kandinsky (Marco Filiberti) who died in 2002. The men making the film are steered by one 'Pietro'. We discover that Riki was born in France to a wealthy, stuffy family, but fled to Rome when his mother died, leaving his brother Federico (Urbano Barberini) and his father behind. In Rome Riki Soldani becomes Riki Kandinsky, the most sought after male porn star in Italy, lusted after for his muscular good looks, his infamously grand sexual equipment, and his scintillating sexuality. Riki is not a hustler, though he does frequent bars and bathhouses for his gratification. His friends include a fellow porn star Claudio (Claudio Vanni) and a loopy female named Luna ((Rosalinda Celentano). He lives in a splendid home, is obviously making a lot of money, and yet he is not partnered: Riki believes relationships, even with men, are too transient and are doomed from the start.

Riki's father dies, he returns to France to his home, where his family cannot accept his lifestyle. He returns to Rome, convinced he is alone in the world except for his extended family in the porn industry. Soon Federico visits him in Rome to implore the wealthy Riki to help resolve the fact that their father's death left mountains of debt, the family mansion being the only viable asset. Federico confronts Riki about his disgusting life, but to Riki's credit he brings Federico to a point where Federico is not only accepting, but embracing Riki's friends and occupational life!

When Riki observes an auto accident that kills a Lesbian mother, leaving her young son an orphan, Riki is at last touched by a 'fellow-traveler': young 'Plapla' (his real name is Pietro) understands the gay world despite his young years and longs to have Riki as his foster parent, much to the chagrin of his grandparents who barely know this son of a lesbian daughter. Federico assists Riki in his efforts to obtain guardianship, but the attempt is unsuccessful. Decimated, Riki flies to France, to the Gay Olympics and the adulation of being a champion soccer player as a means to amend his inability to gain a 'son'. The film's conclusion is sad: a life comes to an end and this end is the raison d'etre for the documentary we observed at the beginning of the movie. And you must see this magical film for yourself to tie all the threads together!

Though many will find aspects of the film bordering on the surreal or pushing credibility over the edge, Marco Filiberti has produced so much food for thought, tender discussions about acceptance of who we are, our need for connection, and a 'fabulous' look into the gay porn industry, that those who are not moved by this film will be few. The cinematography, costumes, set decor, music, and above all, the acting is all of the very highest caliber. Filiberti has a unique method of storytelling that gives notice of a true creative mind on his initial venture. Not only is he a fine writer and a very fine director, he is a feast for the eyes and an actor whose magnetism in front of the camera is impossible to ignore.




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