djtoell

Where's the sex on the Boccaccio 70 cover? And the cover to Story of a Love Affair is about as sexy as my grandparents' 1933 wedding album.

DJ

baracine

The whole marketing ploy of Boccaccio 70, especialy in the US, where the only non-salacious episode was cut, was based on the participation of three major sex symbols, as much as on its four important Italian directors: Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider and Sophia Loren.

As for Story of a Love Affair, if the title doesn't convince you, it stars Massimo Girotti, whose very mention was enough to propulse women into spontaneous orgasms in post-war Europe.

djtoell

But you referred to the current DVD cover (at least, you did before you edited your post), not the original marketing. Either way, the original marketing of the film != No Shame "appealing to a certain prurient interest".

We aren't living in "post-war Europe", either temporally or geographically. No Shame is doing little in the here and now to "appeal to a certain prurient interest" with these films if all they're doing is hoping someone can remember what the marketing impact of a film was in post-war Europe.

DJ

baracine

I never referred to the Boccaccio 70 DVD cover per se, only to other covers in the collection, which border on the lurid. The Boccaccio cover if anything, is atypical in that it is extremley boring and utilitarian in simply driving home the major selling point that it stars four major European (i.e. sexy) female actresses.

And like I said before: There is nothing wrong with sex, whether real, imagined or merely remembered... There should be more of it and I intend to buy every serious title put out by Noshame.

baracine

Story of a Love Affair was Antonioni's first commercial film. It's a mixture of film noir, fumetti (Harlequin Romance type Italian photo novella) and whodunit. It is highly entertaining and supremely elegant. Because it was a commercial film (Antonioni seemed to know which way his bread was buttered at the time), it is still very far from the marshmallow bogs of existential introspection of his later films. Very recommended.

P.S.: I just got the Boccaccio 70 2-disc set and I think the Technicolor transfer is just amazing, as is the sound. It's very hard to tell whether there is a 1-frame speed-up or not. I didn't notice it. It's chock-full of wonderful extras, including a priceless American press book (that barely fits in the snap case, folded in half) suggesting incredible tie-in promotions, like inviting local milk producers to use Anita Ekberg's posters from the Fellini sketch in their "Drink More Milk" campaigns...

seymouru

Turner Classic Movies has a great interview on their website with Joyce Shen and Michele De Angelis, who founded the company...

http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/M...,94474,00.html

The most encouraging quote in the piece:Sounds good to me!!

logboy

i cant see it on their site, but a suitable release thats coming up which could be noshame is "gang war in milan" ... listed on some sites as june 7th 2005 on R1.

pro-bassoonist

Updates:

No Shame have acqured the rights to Bertolucci's PARTNER.

Straight from the horse's M....

"NoShame Films is pleased to announce that we have acquired DVD rights to Academy Award-winner Bernardo Bertolucci's 1968 film PARTNER. Expect a special edition DVD of this film in the fall of 2005"

...AND..

"Following the success of BOCCACCIO 70, NoShame Films is proud to announce that we will be releasing the classic 1969 anthology LOVE AND ANGER, with segments directed by such film legends as Marco Bellocchio, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jean Luc Godard, Carlo Lizzani and Pier Paolo Pasolini. We are hoping to release this DVD in the U.S. some time this fall."


Ciao,
Pro-B

pro-bassoonist

update:




After having consoled himself for the loss of his wife by taking up with the undertaker’s wife, super wealthy aging widower count Leonida (Mario Pisu of Fellini’s JULIET OF THE SPIRITS) has now suffered a near-fatal heart attack. Hoping that the old Casanova will pass by at a faster speed due to his lusty desires, he’s been assigned the incredibly sexy and sensuous nurse Anna (Bond girl Ursula Andress of DR. NO and WHAT’S NEW, PUSSYCAT?) by his potential heir, the scheming Benito. But Anna has other ideas and the plans of Benito and the rest of the old man’s heirs go completely astray when the sensuous nurse falls for the decrepit old count!

Featuring an international cast including Academy Award®-winner Jack Palance (CITY SLICKERS, SHANE), THE SENSUOUS NURSE is both a biting social satire and an erotic comedy of the highest order. Starring one of the filmdom’s sexiest women at her most revealing, THE SENSUOUS NURSE is considered by many to be one of the best Italian erotic comedies of its era. A staple of late night cable television airings throughout the 70s and 80s, anyone who remembers this erotic gem will find it as sexy today as it was when you first saw it… and that’s pretty damn sexy!

NoShame Films is proud to present THE SENSUOUS NURSE for the first time on DVD in its original widescreen aspect ratio, digitally re-mastered from the original negative, uncut and uncensored, the only way it should be!




nternational sex symbol Edwige Fenech (THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH, FIVE DOLLS FOR AN AUGUST MOON) stars as Anna, a girl as beautiful as she is naïve, who falls into an abusive relationship with international crime boss Guido (Corrado Pani of GAMBLING CITY). He soon forces Anna deep into the abyss of depravity, violence and prostitution and, looking to start a new life, she escapes from Guido and seeks the help of Lorenzo (John Richardson of BLACK SUNDAY and ONE MILLION YEARS B.C.), a sensitive doctor. But Guido finds her and wants revenge on the woman whose life he has so ruthlessly controlled for so long. In the end, Anna has no choice left but to face her wicked tormenter and fight him with all her strength.

Directed by Giuliano Carnimeo (THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS) and co-scripted by the Ernesto Gastaldi (MY NAME IS NOBODY, ALMOST HUMAN), SECRETS OF A CALL GIRL is a tough and sexy Eurocult classic that showcases the many charms and the extraordinary beauty of Edwige Fenech and features a supporting cast that features Richard Conte (THE GODFATHER, OCEAN’S ELEVEN). Ravishingly shot, it also features a sensual score composed by Luciano Michelini that features the magnificent voice of Edda Dell’Orso. If you’re a fan of classic Italian exploitation films, then SECRETS OF A CALL GIRL is one scorcher of a film that is not to be missed!

NoShame Films is proud to present SECRETS OF A CALL GIRL for the first time on DVD in its original widescreen aspect ratio, digitally re-mastered from the original negative, uncut and uncensored, the only way it should be!
• Memories of a Call Girl – interviews with director Giuliano Carnimeo, star Edwige Fenech, and writer Ernesto Gastaldi
• Original Italian Theatrical Trailer (with optional English track)
• Poster & Still Gallery
• Collectible booklet – including talent bios




One of the most controversial Italian film of the 80s, DEVIL IN THE FLESH takes Raymond Radiguet’s classic novel and updates it to modern times. Dealing with the legacy of Italy’s “leaden years” and the aftermath of the social struggles headed by the extreme left wing revolutionary groups, DEVIL IN THE FLESH caused a critical uproar upon it’s release due to its highly-charged political and sexually frank subject matter. Marushka Detmers (THE MAMBO KINGS) stars as Giulia, a young woman engaged to marry Giacomo, her fiancée who’s sitting behind bars because of his political activity. Restless in her appetites and inner turmoil, she meets a young student named Andrea and a passionate affair quickly ensues. But when the day arrives in which she has to face whether she wants to share her life with Giacomo or not, Giulia takes a surprising decision…

Boldly directed by Marco Bellocchio (GOOD MORNING, NIGHT) and featuring superb cinematography by Giuseppe Lanci, DEVIL IN THE FLESH is a powerfully erotic film that deserves to be discovered and appreciated without preconceptions. With it’s mixing of political and sexual issues, Bellocchio retains the strength and relevancy of the classic text and makes a strong contemporary statement in favour of absolute artistic and political freedom. As controversial as films get, DEVIL IN THE FLESH remains one of the most important Italian films of our time.

NoShame Films is proud to present DEVIL IN THE FLESH for the first time on DVD in its original widescreen aspect ratio, digitally re-mastered from the original negative, uncut and uncensored.
• Stolen Years, Hidden Lives – interview with former real life Red Brigaders Adriana Faranda and Mara Nanni
• In Bellocchio’s Flesh – Interview with director Marco Bellocchio
• Original theatrical trailer
• Poster and still gallery
• Collectible booklet – Including liner notes, talent bio and essay on Red Brigades’ history


All info above courtesy of NOSHAME FILMS.

Regards,
Pro-B

baracine

See DVD Savant's review: http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1646love.html

pro-bassoonist

I can not disagree more about the picture quality...this is indeed a PAL-NTSC port as it is the case with the RAILROAD MAN (my review will be up soon...i am still waiting on the "extras" disc to be sent to me as I only received disc-1). While "Cronaca"...however was somewhat tolerable and I gave NoShame the benefit of the doubt...THE RAILROAD MAN suffers from extremely heavy "ghosting". It is indeed a shame as this is a beautful film.

Regards,
Pro-B

Stromboli

they have other titles coming too, 'the strange vice of mrs.wardh'
Ok, when you say Mrs. Wardh', do you have to pronounce the h ??

pro-bassoonist

UPDATE:

NoShame Films is pleased to announce that we have acquired the following films for DVD release:
Pietro Germi's THE FACTS OF MURDER, starring Germi and Claudia Cardinale
Emilio Miragla's RED QUEEN KILLS 7 TIMES and THE NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE
Luciano Ercoli's DEATH WALKS ON HIGH HEELS (starring Frank Wolff) and DEATH WALKS AT MIDNIGHT

Look for these exciting films to get the NoShame Films DVD treatment in 2006!


Pro-B

dx23

From dvdtimes.co.uk:



http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=60585

pro-bassoonist

The Zurlini boxset is what I am waiting for...should be great!!

Ciao,
Pro-B

pro-bassoonist

...Bella....


Ciao,
Pro-B

baracine

It's coming out on May 30, 2006. Details are here: http://www.noshamefilms.com/catalogu...01.asp?pdno=48 . It is saddled with "Violent Summer" (1959), a film I don't know with Eleanora Rossi-Drago and Jean-Louis Trintignant. I would rather buy "The Girl with the Suitcase" alone but I will probably buy the set as it is the only way to get the Italian original version. It also comes with English dubbing. I would have preferred the French version I saw as a kid, which is just as legitimate as the cast is multinational [Edit here :] and the film is a Franco-Italian production. Little-known fact: Claudia Cardinale's voice was dubbed in Italian by other actresses in her early career, up until "8 1/2" (1963). I don't know if it's because directors thought her voice was too smoky or because she was a bad actress or she had a Tunisian-Italian accent (whatever that is).

jdpatri

I'm planning to get caught up on some of these releases. I somehow completely missed this thread over the last year.

Since I can't find too many to rent, which five or so would you recommend?

gutwrencher

Oh yeah....I'm all over this. I own most of the stateside NoShame releases and it seems the fanboy in me will continue to collect them all.

pro-bassoonist

Do you mean the entire NoShame catalog?

My favorite release so far is Pietro Germi's The Railroad Man. The disc is unfortunately a PAL-port but the film is to die for. Let me know if you meant the entire catalog and I would recommend a few. I own just about all of them but a few of the giallos...

Ciao,
Pro-B

jdpatri

Yep, from the whole NoShame catalog. I might even be inclined to rent some of giallos if someone has a favorite or two there. This is certainly a series I'd be interested in getting into as I've read and heard quite alot about some of these films but never had the opportunity to see any of them.

natevines

Cool, but I'm still waiting on Violent Rome or Violent Naples
Either Noshame or Blue-underground better get on this!

baracine

You can't go wrong with the classics. I own "Boccaccio 70" (for the Fellini segment) and "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" (De Sica) and I rented "The Story of a Love Affair" (Antonioni). I will probably buy "The Girl with a Suitcase".

pro-bassoonist

Sorry for the delay...

Obviously both Boccaccio 70 and Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow are very solid picks (but they also happen to be PAL-NTSC ports, so keep that in mind).
I would strongly recommend:

The Railroad Man (also PAL-NTSC port) but a stunningly beautiful film.
Devil in the Flesh....you probably know enough about it.
I also liked The Desert of the Tartars...many did not like Zurlini's film but I think that it is one of the best in its genre.

The Sensuous Nurse obviously is a guilty pleasure....

Ciao,
Pro-B

jdpatri

thanks baracine, pro-b:

I just added a few new entries in my wish-list.