Riccardo Freda — Director (19)

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The Giants of Thessaly (1960)
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other title: Das Schwert des roten Giganten / Le Géant de Thessalie …
In order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, King Jason takes his Argonauts on a search for the fabled Golden Fleece. Meanwhile, back at home, his scheming regent is plotting to get his hands on the kingdom--and the queen.

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Theodora, Slave Empress (1954)
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里卡尔多·弗里达 actor: 乔治·马沙尔 / 吉安娜·玛丽娅·卡纳勒 …
other title: Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio / 狄奥多拉 …
Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.

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Mexican Slayride (1967)
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里卡尔多·弗里达 actor: 朗杰·弗里斯 / 萨比娜·孙 …
other title: Coplan ouvre le feu à Mexico / 勇战墨西哥城 …
Secret Agent Francis Coplan, is given the task of finding priceless artwork stolen by the Nazis' in 1943. The trail leads to Mexico, where Coplan challenges a "secret" organization in order to re-gain the paintings.

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Puzzle of Horrors (1969)
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other title: 欲海杀机 / A doppia faccia …
John Alexander’s wife, Helen, has left him for her lesbian lover. As she speeds away from their mansion for the last time, her Jaguar explodes and she is killed. As the weeks pass, police detectives begin to suspect Helen’s death to be murder with John as a prime suspect. Still devastated by the loss, John slips into a deep depression until he views a recently made lesbian porn film that appears to feature his dead wife! He becomes obsessed with finding the woman in the film and his search propels him into the sleazy porno underworld of drugs and mobsters, with the police detectives one step behind him.

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罗密欧与朱丽叶 (1964)
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other title: Giulietta e Romeo
故事梗概: 在意大利的维罗那,有两个互相敌对的家庭。它们是以朱丽叶父亲为首的卡普莱家族和以罗密欧父亲为首的蒙特格家族。两个家族之间不断发生暴力冲突,为城市笼罩上了一层阴影。市警察局长为维护城市秩序,命令禁止决斗寻仇,否则严惩不贷。罗密欧是蒙塔格家族族长之子,是一个整天沉溺于爱和幻想之中的青年。 他和好友默库肖偷偷混进在卡普莱特家举行的化装舞会,并见到了主人的独生女,维洛那城最美丽的绝色名媛朱丽叶,在罗密欧看来,朱丽叶简直是奇葩在百花中争艳。明星在黑夜中闪现,日月在九天中高悬,不,是仙女将落人间,朱丽叶也一眼看中了英俊非凡、举止优雅的罗密欧,他们都为对方的非凡仪表所吸引,一见钟情,难舍难分。罗密欧不顾朱丽叶是仇家的掌上明珠,爱情的火焰在心中越烧越旺。晚会后,他潜入主人家的花园,来到朱丽叶闺房的阳台下,寻找他的灵魂,朱丽叶也得知,她所爱慕的英俊王子是仇家的儿子罗密欧,她也不顾家族世仇,芳心里燃起了熊熊爱火,心潮如海涛激荡,她来到阳台上,对着夜空吐诉衷情,这对恋人就这样一上一下,一问一答,在狂喜中海誓山盟,私定终身,度过了一个幸福的月夜,并且约定在第二天就请人商量决定结婚的时间和地点。 卡普莱特家的迪博特在舞会上发现了罗密欧,非常生气。一日,迪博特偶遇默库肖,便故意挑衅,两人眼看就要动手。这时,罗密欧来了,他努力劝说迪博特不要动武,但无济于事,结果默库肖被迪博特暗算杀死。罗密欧义愤填膺,开枪杀死了迪博特。警察局长闻讯赶来,见此惨状,十分震怒,当场宣布永远放逐罗密欧。 罗密欧来到朱丽叶处,两人共浴爱河。为逃避追捕,罗密欧暂时离开了维罗那。朱丽叶的父亲不顾她的反对,硬要把她嫁给一个贵族。劳仑斯修士把一剂药水给了朱丽叶,让她在次日临出嫁前服下,就会跟真的死了一样,一直到42小时后醒来为止。劳仑斯生怕罗密欧误会,用特快邮递给他发了通知。不料通知没能送到罗密欧手里,而朱丽叶已死的消息却立刻传来。绝望的罗密欧买好了见血封喉的毒药,赶回了维罗那。 罗密欧在朱丽叶的灵柩前倾诉了自己的爱情,最后一次亲吻爱人,然后服下了毒药。正在这一霎那,42小时已到,朱丽叶醒来了。看到爱人出现在眼前,朱丽叶惊喜交集。然而此时的罗密欧已经没有了呼吸。朱丽叶万念俱灰,从容殉情。 满怀悲伤痛惜之情的劳仑斯修士,向在这怪诞惨相面前目瞪口呆的人们讲述了一切。蒙塔格和卡普莱特两家的手,终于握在了一起。 精彩视点: 莎士比亚的著名悲剧《罗密欧与朱丽叶》,数百年来不断地以各种演出方式打动所有人的心。而维多利奥·德·西卡1964年完成的这版电影,无论在结构规模,人物个性,以及故事深度,都可以算是众多版本之佼佼者,它的知名度最高,其艺术价值亦最属突出。 维多利奥·德·西卡是一位能很巧妙将复杂的人性纠结渗入视听艺术之中的电影大师,他所导演的作品,总是摆脱了肤浅庸俗的层面,运用视听语言来呈现最深刻的内在。本片由两大实力派巨星杰罗尼莫·梅尼尔、罗斯玛莉·蒂克斯特担当主角,被誉为意大利电影史上的经典之作。 4月3日 23:27 CCTV-6播出 文艺复兴时期天才剧作家莎士比亚的名剧《罗密欧与朱丽叶》自诞生以来,历经几个世纪,其魅力在艺术界仍然焕发着耀眼的光芒。文学版、剧场版、电影版,各式各样的版本纷至沓来,为这部名剧提供了一个又一个的艺术空间。该片根据莎士比亚著名剧作改编,电影曾有多个版本,该片摄于1964年,曾获过多项国际大奖。 莎剧最新演绎 莎士比亚的这部名剧已多次被搬上银幕,这次,意大利导演以全新的视角来表现这个传育已久的浪漫故事,背景设定在既性感又充满暴力的凡尼隆海滩。蒙特格家族和卡普莱家族是维洛那市的两大世仇家族,两个仇家的年轻人罗密欧和朱丽叶虽爱却难以结合,因为一代又一代结下的怨恨,令他们付出惨痛的代价。由于时空的变幻,人物和故事都突破传统的窠臼,被赋予强烈的现代意识。 此片之所以杰出,除了剧情之外,还有它在小细节上的精心与考究。当两家世仇展开决斗时,从粗暴的弄刀舞剑,变成了真实而致命的交战;还有小两口第一次邂逅的那场华丽舞会,也呈现出意大利乡间丰富的色彩、与奢华的气势。 青春派演员倾情出演 导演维多利奥·德·西卡继《落日浴血记》之后,再度放手让演员带动整部电影,不过这一回并不是什么重量级的大明星,这一对莎翁笔下最命运多舛的情侣,是由两位新进的年轻演员来诠释:杰罗尼莫·梅尼尔和罗斯玛莉·蒂克斯特 这两位小明星在台词中注入的真挚感情,与他们稚嫩的语调互相共鸣,当他们快乐的时候,看起来就是那么兴高采烈,当他们要分手时,看起来就像是被哀伤所撕裂。 为了平衡片中这一对小儿女的炽热恋情,导演弗朗哥·泽菲莱利安排了陶妮·苏勒演出茱丽叶的保姆,乌姆伯托·哈胡饰演神父,他们是小俩口偷情的桥梁,但是最后也导致了他们悲剧性的死亡。 绝美音乐 经典绝配 该片配乐有意大利人尼克赖创作, 这个意大利人可以用一个词来描述:教父。这不仅仅是因为他为多部电影谱写了令人动容的音乐,更是他在电影配乐界尊崇地位的真实评价。早在进军好莱坞之前,他在意大利电影界的地位就非同一般(11岁就写了第一部宗教剧配乐),后来担任了19部费里尼电影的配乐,被后者称为“就像是上帝派来帮我完成电影的人”。1968年,由他创作的《罗密欧与朱丽叶》电影配乐原声带发行,创下了300万美元以上的利润,使得电影原声带成为唱片市场上一种很赚钱的重要品种。这个故事的感人之处已不在话下了,再加上尼克赖的配乐,更是催人泪下。

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The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971)
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other title: 火舌鬣鳞蜥 / L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco …
Set in Dublin (a rather surprising giallo setting), Iguana opens audaciously with an acid-throwing, razor-wielding maniac brutally slaying a woman in her own home. The victim's mangled corpse is discovered in a limousine owned by Swiss Ambassador Sobiesky (Anton Diffring, Where Eagles Dare) and a police investigation is launched, but when the murdering continues and the ambassador claims diplomatic immunity, tough ex-cop John Norton (Luigi Pistilli, A Bay of Blood) is brought in to find the killer…

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Murder Obsession (1981)
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里卡尔多·弗里达 actor: 斯蒂法诺·帕特里兹 / Martine Brochard …
other title: 热衷谋杀 / Angoisse …
Michael is a successful actor, but he has a scandal in his past: at a tender age he knifed his father to death. He and his girlfriend Deborah go to his mother's for the weekend, and are joined by the director and others from a recent film project, who are given a rather cool reception by the superstitious housekeeper Oliver. Soon rude things begin happening to some of the guests, and Michael fears a repeat of his nightmare past is in progress

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Tragic Ceremony (1972)
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other title: 悲剧仪式 / Estratto dagli archivi segreti della polizia di una capitale europea …
Four young people are enjoying the easy life, cruising on a yacht in the sun. Returning to land their car runs out of fuel and they find themselves outside a large manor belonging to Lord and Lady Alexander. Hoping to find fuel they are invited in to stay the night and shelter from a heavy storm. The three men are put up in the servant's quarters while Jane gets a room in the house. Hearing a strange noise she heads down stairs, finding the Alexanders performing a black mass and she is put onto the altar to become the sacrifice

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The Two Orphans (1965)
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other title: 两个孤女 / Les Deux orphelines
本故事通过两个孤女的命运和不同遭遇,展现了十八世纪末期法国社会的真实面貌,揭露了贵族荒淫无耻的生活,歌颂了善良正直的人们。 车辚辚、马萧萧。驿车内的乘客中有两个年轻貌美的孤女——一个叫亨丽叶,另一个叫路易丝。她们是因父亲死后,无依无靠,才乘这驿车到巴黎投奔亲戚去的,眼看巴黎就要到了,可谁知偏在这途中碰上了不测的意外。这天,普莱斯勒侯爵和侍从拉弗勒在林中策马奔驰,巧遇驿车停歇林中,亨丽叶随众下车休......

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Spartaco (1953)
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里卡尔多·弗里达 actor: 马西莫·吉洛蒂 / 露德米拉.车娜 …
other title: 斯巴达克斯 / sins of Rome …
74 B.C. Somewhere in the Roman Empire, Spartacus, a young officer, is condemned to be a slave because he hit a superior. Brought back to Roma in a gladiators' school, he escapes and stirs up all the slaves in a revolt against the Roman Empire.