| Title |
The Sophia Loren collection. Vol. 1. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by ViaVision Entertainment, ©2020. |
| ©1957-1960. |
| Description |
4 DVD-videos (391 minutes) : sound, colour, and black & white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| ViaVision Entertainment : VVE2022 ; VVE2041 ; VVE2043 ; VVE2044 ; VVE2045. |
| "Sophia Loren like never before in this special 4 film collection pairing her with the great leading men of Hollywood" -- Container. |
| Contents |
Desire under the elms (1957) -- The black orchid (1958) -- The key (1958) -- It started in Naples (1960) |
| Credits |
Directed by: Delbert Mann (Desire under the elms) ; Martin Ritt (The black orchid) ; Carol Reed (The key) ; Melville Shavelson (1960). |
| Performers |
Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Anthony Quinn, William Holden, Clark Gable. |
| Summary |
Desire under the elms: Desperation and secret passions on a family farm lead to tragedy. |
| The black orchid: After mobsters murder her husband, Rose Bianco works long hours making artificial flowers, to support herself and her son. Some suspect that Rose's demand for a lavish lifestyle pushed her husband to a life of crime, and they blame her for his death. |
| The key: During World War II, successive tugboat British Captains sent on dangerous salvage missions pass-on the key to a home-port apartment, where a lonely Swiss-Italian young war-widow lives. |
| It started in Naples: Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged "black sheep" brother. Once there, he discovers that the deceased has left an eight-year old little boy named Nando, who is being raised by Michael's sister-in-law Lucia Curcio. Mike immediately disapproves of Nando's Italian-style (in other words "lax") education. To make matters worse, Lucia happens to be a sexy nightclub dancer. This is too much for a puritan like Mike and the only solution in his eyes is to have the boy brought up in the States. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, 2.0 mono, Region 4, NTSC, aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| War widows -- Drama |
| Boys -- Drama |
| Fathers -- Death -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Naples (Italy) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Romance films |
| Comedy films |
| War films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Mann, Delbert, 1920-2007 director. |
| Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990 director. |
| Reed, Carol, 1906-1976 director. |
| Shavelson, Melville, 1917-2007 actor. |
| Loren, Sophia, 1934- actor. |
| Perkins, Anthony, 1932-1992 actor. |
| Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001 actor |
| Holden, William, 1918-1981 actor. |
| Gable, Clark, 1901-1960 actor. |
| Added titles |
Desire under fire (Motion picture : 1957) |
| Black orchid (Motion picture : 1958) |
| Key (Motion picture : 1958) |
| It started in Naples (Motion picture : 1960) |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Gable, Clark, 1901-1960 .
- Holden, William, 1918-1981 .
- Loren, Sophia, 1934- .
- Mann, Delbert, 1920-2007 .
- Perkins, Anthony, 1932-1992 .
- Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001 .
- Reed, Carol, 1906-1976 .
- Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990 .
- Shavelson, Melville, 1917-2007 .
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