John Francis Lane

John Francis Lane

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Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
Title: Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Presented by the late literary critic Edward Said, this thirty-seven minute 1992 documentary reflects on director Gillo Pontecorvo's youth and politics in an attempt to understand his approach to filmmaking.
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Francesco
Title: Francesco
Released: March 22, 1989
Type: Movie
The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.
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Black Tunnel
Title: Black Tunnel
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
The attempt to kill a guy connected to the mob fails when he and his assassins get trapped in a mountain tunnel.
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Moses the Lawgiver
Title: Moses the Lawgiver
Character: Bote
Released: December 22, 1974
Type: Movie
The epic story of Moses, who led the Israelites out of slavery, parted the Red Sea and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. Originally a TV Miniseries recut for theaters
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The Antichrist
Title: The Antichrist
Character: Party guest
Released: November 22, 1974
Type: Movie
An Italian nobleman seeks help after his paralyzed daughter becomes possessed by the spirit of a malevolent ancestress.
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The Canterbury Tales
Title: The Canterbury Tales
Character: Greedy Friar
Released: September 2, 1972
Type: Movie
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
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Roma
Title: Roma
Released: March 16, 1972
Type: Movie
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.
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Don Giovanni
Title: Don Giovanni
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: May 13, 1970
Type: Movie
Spectacular Italian comedy-drama directed by Carmelo Bene. The narrative follows how Don Giovanni tries to seduce a young woman who is manically searching for Christian icons. The film is loosely based on Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly's short story "The Greatest Love of Don Juan", from the collection Les Diaboliques. The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival.
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L'oro di Londra
Title: L'oro di Londra
Released: January 23, 1968
Type: Movie
The boss has come up with something: Ed, outwardly a brave London citizen, attacks with a well-trained accomplice a van of the British Central Bank. The gangsters capture a million pounds sterling and can escape unrecognized. Scotland Yard is the target of the mockery, it comes to a government crisis. Only the hint of a child, who happened to witness the coup, brings the genre law enforcers on the right track.
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The Rover
Title: The Rover
Character: comandante del porto
Released: September 27, 1967
Type: Movie
A former counterrevolutionary pirate befriends a mentally ill young woman and this in turn leads to tragedy when she falls in love with a French naval officer.
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El Greco
Title: El Greco
Released: August 15, 1966
Type: Movie
Greek painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos (Mel Ferrer) woos a beauty (Rosanna Schiaffino) and faces the Inquisition in 16th-century Spain.
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The Conjugal Bed
Title: The Conjugal Bed
Released: April 7, 1963
Type: Movie
A forty-year-old employee marries a seemingly quiet girl who turns into a mantis after the wedding.
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I 4 moschettieri
Title: I 4 moschettieri
Character: Bonacieux
Released: March 31, 1963
Type: Movie
4 con men take the place of the real musketeers and manage to steal the Queen's necklace but then give it back to her, moved by her tears.
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Il Sorpasso
Title: Il Sorpasso
Character: Alfredo - avvocato cugino di Roberto
Released: December 5, 1962
Type: Movie
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.
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The Passionate Thief
Title: The Passionate Thief
Released: October 12, 1960
Type: Movie
On New Year's Eve, a young woman and an out-of-work actor complicate a pickpocket's plans to ply his trade.
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Run with the Devil
Title: Run with the Devil
Released: August 16, 1960
Type: Movie
Stefano is a talented painter, devoted to his art but not interested in promoting himself, while many of his fellow artists are far more adept at selling their persona than creating art.
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La Dolce Vita
Title: La Dolce Vita
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Released: February 5, 1960
Type: Movie
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.