Italian film Archives - Desperate Living

Pasolini’s Pigsty

Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Pigsty is a heavy going but ultimately satisfying and provocative look at fascism, violence and the bourgeoisie.

The Kinky, Psychedelic Manipulations Of Femina Ridens

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Piero Schivazappa’s ultra-stylish 1969 film is a subversive look at obsession, desire and the battle of the sexes.

Aldo Lado – The Great Lost Talent Of Italian Horror Cinema

Looking back at the curious career of one of Italy’s most interesting – but lesser-known – film directors.

Gore Blimey: The Zombie Holocaust World Of Dr Butcher

One of the more outrageous films from the Golden Age of Italian exploitation cinema.

Stage Fright – The Last Gasp Of Classic Italian Genre Cinema

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Michele Soavi’s theatrical slasher film feels like an extravagant end-of-an-era production.

The Magnificent Melodrama Of Vittorio de Sica’s Sunflower

Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni star in an epic tale of love and obsession.

Raindance 2022: Marcel!

Jasmine Trinca’s tale of narcissism, mother and daughter bonding and a road trip gone bad is not exactly fun but is nevertheless oddly rewarding.

The Variety Films Catalogue

A Eurotrash sales brochure featuring spectacular artwork for less-than-spectacular films.

Anthropophagous II: An Exercise In Worthless Opportunism

The newly-made follow-up – in name only – to the notorious Video Nasty is not an enjoyable viewing experience.

Blecch Glasses: Dario Argento And The Limitations Of Creativity

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Occhiali Neri has been hailed as Argento’s great comeback movie – but is it too little, too late from a director whose artistic visions seem long exhausted?

The Endless Cycle Of Revenge In Cemetery Without Crosses

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Re-examining one of the bleakest films to emerge from the Euro-Western boom of the 1960s.

In Praise Of Monica Vitti

Remembering the actress who was the epitome of 1960s Euro cool.