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Cross Shot: The date
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Cross Shot: The date
The castle where the couple formed by Antonio Blasi (Lino Capolicchio) and his partner Nadia (Rosanna Fratello), has to meet the henchmen of the boss Ragusa (Lee J. Cobb), to deliver the documents and withdraw the money, is Castello di Castel del Monte, near Andria. This location has also been used in the movie "Il Vangelo secondo Matteo" by Pier Paolo Pasolini, and its situated in the Alta Murgia National Park.Watch the full movie on www.movieitalyplus.comPlot:After killing a carabiniere during a robbery in Bari, young Antonio Blasi escapes in the car of a mobster, brother of "boss" Dante Ragusa. While Commissioner Jacovella, having tracked down his two accomplices, investigates to flush out Antonio as well, Ragusa's men also throw themselves into his search. On the car stolen from Nino, in fact, was a document such as to ruin the "boss" . Having escaped an ambush by his goons, and having found refuge, with his fiancée, in a fishing boat, Antonio gets in touch, determined to turn himself in, with a journalist who has long fought against Jacovella's methods, accused of shooting too easily. The young man's decision, however, will still not save his life, even though he will be killed by a hitman from Ragusa. However, thanks to the document in his possession, Jacovella will finally be able to tighten the handcuffs on the "boss's" wrists.
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Cross Shot: The reporters
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Cross Shot: The reporters
The inspector Jacovella (John Saxon) is assaulted by a crowd of reporters outside the court. The scene is set in Trani, in Piazza del Duomo.Watch the full movie on www.movieitalyplus.comPlot:After killing a carabiniere during a robbery in Bari, young Antonio Blasi escapes in the car of a mobster, brother of "boss" Dante Ragusa. While Commissioner Jacovella, having tracked down his two accomplices, investigates to flush out Antonio as well, Ragusa's men also throw themselves into his search. On the car stolen from Nino, in fact, was a document such as to ruin the "boss" . Having escaped an ambush by his goons, and having found refuge, with his fiancée, in a fishing boat, Antonio gets in touch, determined to turn himself in, with a journalist who has long fought against Jacovella's methods, accused of shooting too easily. The young man's decision, however, will still not save his life, even though he will be killed by a hitman from Ragusa. However, thanks to the document in his possession, Jacovella will finally be able to tighten the handcuffs on the "boss's" wrists.
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Our Lady of the Turks: The climbing
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Our Lady of the Turks: The climbing
The building on which the boy is climbing is Villa Sticchi in Santa Cesarea Terme, in the city of Lecce.Watch the full movie on www.movieitalyplus.comPlot:To the protagonist, an intellectual so feverish that he seems pathologically unrecoverable, a confused memory resurfaces of a massacre carried out by the Turks in Otranto. Immersing himself in one of the victims, in the unconscious purpose of eviscerating himself, a woman, Margherita, appears to him, who, under the guise of the Santa Maria d'Otranto, treats him with pitiful loving kindness. In the hallucinating succession of memories intertwined with the events that occurred historically, the protagonist finds himself in contact with his environment, his land, his country. The film was presented in the retrospective section These Ghosts: Italian Cinema Rediscovered (1946 - 1975) of the 65. Venice International Film Festival (2008).
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Our Lady of the Turks: The fall
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Our Lady of the Turks: The fall
The road where the man will fall exhausted on the pedestrian crossings, is called Via Roma, it passes through the center of the town and flows into the coastal road to Otranto. As is common knowledge it is the main road in Santa Cesarea Terme  in the province of Lecce.Watch the full movie on www.movieitalyplus.comPlot:To the protagonist, an intellectual so feverish that he seems pathologically unrecoverable, a confused memory resurfaces of a massacre carried out by the Turks in Otranto. Immersing himself in one of the victims, in the unconscious purpose of eviscerating himself, a woman, Margherita, appears to him, who, under the guise of the Santa Maria d'Otranto, treats him with pitiful loving kindness. In the hallucinating succession of memories intertwined with the events that occurred historically, the protagonist finds himself in contact with his environment, his land, his country. The film was presented in the retrospective section These Ghosts: Italian Cinema Rediscovered (1946 - 1975) of the 65. Venice International Film Festival (2008).
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Getaway of Love: Departures and thoughts
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Getaway of Love: Departures and thoughts
The square where Leonardo (Bocci) sits, wondering about Giuliana (Gerini), in is Piazza dei Cappucciniin Tricase, near Lecce.Watch the full movie on www.movieitalyplus.comPlot:L'esigenza di unirmi ogni volta con te is a 2015 film directed by Tonino Zangardi.In Tricase, a small town in Puglia, Giuliana (Claudia Gerini) continues her humdrum life as a wife and cashier, without any particularly significant moments. Martino (Marc Duret), to whom she has been married for ten years, is a French-born man with an established career in the photovoltaic industry. Meticulous in carrying out his job, he does not seem to care about cultivating his relationship with Giuliana, neglecting intimacy above all. She thus ends up identifying the supermarket where she works as her personal place of escape: it is here that she meets the gaze of Leonardo (Marco Bocci), a policeman assigned to guard the building. The two study each other from a distance but get to know each other better only when, during a robbery, the man saves Giuliana's life. From that moment the passion becomes irrepressible, so much so that it overcomes the initial resistance of Giuliana, until then accustomed to the absence of conflict with her husband. Believing that she is going to freedom, the woman confesses everything, not knowing that her sincerity will have dramatic consequences...
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Il debito coniugale: Abbazia di Calena
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Il debito coniugale: Abbazia di Calena
The complex from which Romolo (Orlando) comes out, after he was believed dead, is the abbey of Santa Maria di Calena in Peschici, in region Puglia. Of the ancient structure we can admire the perimeter walls, the fountain, the cloister and the two churches located in the southern part of the abbey.Watch the full movie on www.movieitalyplus.comPlot:Romolo works as a gas station attendant at the petrol station owned by his wife Ines, who comes from a wealthy family. One day he meets Orazio, a former comrade-in-arms, who convinces him to leave his wife and take up a life of expediency. The two men start travelling around the Peninsula and during their wanderings make the acquaintance of the beautiful Candida, who becomes a permanent member of the company. Following indigestion as a result of a bet, Romolo is left for dead by his friend, who communicates the news to his wife... but the latter is in fact still alive and well, triggering a series of misunderstandings.
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