One of the most charming films of the 80's. It's a happy, sad, tragic, comic and glorious film about an Italian immigrant family living in England, filled with the kind of characters that used to be so common in 30's and 40's films when we had character actors who played outrageous, over-the-top parts.
The story opens in Italy where Danilo steals Rosa away on her wedding day from the man her mother had chosen for her. Their escape plays with the action of a Republic serial but with a totally unexpected comic ending. The two flee to London where Danilo is given the secret to winning at cards from a talking stuffed pig on a meat platter. But his success is short lived and he and his family soon turn to running a coffee shop that is only marginally successful.
The rest of the film is taken up with marriage and family and the adventures of life that happened while they wait for that lucky break-----------and it happens with an extraordinary event that pulls joy from tragedy. I'll only tell you that for the men in her life, Rosa remains the Queen of Hearts.
The film has all the sweetness and heartache of FORREST GUMP------------and all the love and inspiration, too--------backed my lush romantic music that parallels the emotion of the characters.
If you buy only one film from the MGM Vault Classics, I'd recommend this one.

Is the Monster - a serial killer - at work again in Bolzano? Discredited cop Paolo and inexperienced assistant prosecutor Eva must find out.

　　在返回罗马的飞机上，一位著名记者沉迷于一场肆无忌惮、有点夸张的情色幻想，涉及他疏远的妻子和继女。Livia是一个试图重新获得丈夫Alberto感情的女人，他的新闻事业故意让他一次离开几个月。她不知道的是，他对他们的女儿莫妮卡有着不可否认的吸引力。Livia自己的性怪癖导致她雇佣年轻女性与Alberto发生性关系，而她则躲起来听。当莫妮卡也想参与进来时，她父母身份的真实真相就暴露了。导演乔瓦尼·索尔达蒂（Giovanni Soldati）决定让现实生活中的母女组合斯特凡妮娅（Stefania）和阿曼达·桑德雷利（Amanda Sandrelli）出演，从而将这一怪癖进一步提升一个档次。考虑到他的长期伴侣是斯特凡妮娅·桑德雷利，这部电影真的是一个家庭事务。