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1) Martin Eden
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Adapted from a 1909 novel by Jack London yet set in a provocatively unspecified moment in Italy’s history, MARTIN EDEN is a passionate and enthralling narrative fresco in the tradition of the great Italian classics. Martin (played by the marvelously committed Luca Marinelli) is a self-taught proletarian with artistic aspirations who hopes that his dreams of becoming a writer will help him rise above his station and marry a wealthy young university...
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Story of a love affair (1950) is the legendary Michelangelo Antonioni's debut feature, a powerful statement on the delusions and violence sparked by a passionate love. This deeply tragic romance already exhibits the astonishing formal control and penetrating insights into the human condition that would later make him famous in films like Il Grido, L'Avventura and Blow-up.
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Di solito non trasformo un appuntamento in un'emergenza medica, ma quando succede, per poco non eviro il mio uomo...
Il primo appuntamento di Shannon e Declan culmina in un viaggio in ambulanza ed un'ulteriore prova per la loro folle relazione. Steve, l'ex-fidanzato di Shannon, insiste con un invito a cena, mentre Declan è via per lavoro. Il suo ritorno inaspettato, però, comporterà una dose generosa di romanticismo, quando Declan decide di...
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Set in a fishing village off Italy's Dalmatian coast, under a brilliant, turquoise sky, Yves Montand plays Squarcio, a rogue fisherman who manages to feed his family (his wife played by the exquisite Alida Valli) by tossing bombs into the water to kill the maximum number of fish. When a new chief of police puts Squarcio's illegal and dangerous exploits under closer scrutiny, his livelihood is threatened. Montand's unforgettable, complex character...
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One of the most controversial Italians films 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 left wing revolutionary groups, DEVIL IN THE FLESH caused a critical uproar upon its release due to its highly-charged political and sexually frank subject matter. Maruschka Detmers (THE MAMBO KINGS)...
7) Ricordi?
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A long love story, seen through the memories of one young couple: recollections altered by moods, their different perspectives, and time itself. The journey through the years of two individuals, united, divided, happy, unhappy, deeply in love, or in love with others, in a single stream of emotions and shades of feeling. Over the course of the film, he learns that love can indeed last, while she learns to live with nostalgia. Their memories, as well,...
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Svetlana, a young Russian woman, reunites Franck, her past love, met one summer in Paris many years earlier. But can love easily be reborn after being plunged into indifference? By retracing its sentimental history, the author evolves his character who, emerging from the cocoon of adolescence, must rebuild himself to assert himself in the world of adults.
In this initiatory and chaotic path made up of numerous sentimental disappointments and questioning,...
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Mexico 1990: a nun walking on the beach finds a stranger reduced to death. From here a poignant story will begin that will explain how fate has brought poor Vivienne back to that shore. Survivor of a shipwreck, Vivienne loses the use of the word . Welcomed in the Convent of Mérida in south-east Mexico; she will begin an introspective journey that will allow her, through writing, to elaborate the loss of Nathan, reviving his memory in the blank pages...
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Kaitlin and Gregory strike an agreement, but each for different reasons. Over time they will realize that the situation is about to get out of hand and that passion will overwhelm them with unstoppable force. Gregory Cain, Earl of Shelby, no longer believes in love : or rather, he is convinced that love is not a thing for him but only for others. He displays with satisfaction a scandalous conduct full of reprehensible actions. However, he carefully...
11) If This Is Love
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A little devil determined to enjoy life to the fullest. Lady Hannah Blakey has no intention of putting Her head is all right. Gambling, horses, and scotch have too powerful a fascination for her, not to say fatal. Therefore, she shuns the will of her brother, who would like her to marry, and hinders him as much as he can. man linked by friendship...Graham Fulton, the Marquess of Ramsbury, could not believe his eyes when he discovered Lady Hannah Blakey,...
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"Sophie Love's ability to impart magic to her readers is exquisitely wrought in powerfully evocative phrases and descriptions….This is the perfect romance or beach read, with a difference: its enthusiasm and beautiful descriptions offer an unexpected attention to the complexity of not just evolving love, but evolving psyches. It's a delightful recommendation for romance readers looking for a touch more complexity from their romance reads."--Midwest...
13) Come Undone
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Anna has everything she thought she could ever need: a respectable career, a caring family, and a loving partner, Alessio. But when she meets Domenico, a handsome, married waiter, her neatly ordered world begins to fall apart. They quickly fall into a heated affair, based on secret meetings, stolen caresses, cell phone fights, and endless lies. Anna's increasingly distant behavior goes unnoticed by Alessio, while Domenico's wife becomes steadily more...
14) Raging Hearts
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Toya would fight all odds to stay by Kyoko's side. His heart and his daggers are hers to take. He only asks that she accept them. Even when the darkness of their enemy threatens what they have fought so hard for, Toya would die for her honor and her love. In a moment of bliss, he finally gains the courage to open his hidden heart and confess the true emotions he keeps within. That moment is forever changed when Kyoko is taken from his world by the...
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Lady Christian Kendal just wanted to feel alive when she welcomed Adam Brighton into her bed. But now, she finds herself the mother of a little girl, and she has no intention of revealing her secret. That is at least until the Duke of Danby summons Adam to the castle for the Christmas holidays, and then the lover knocks on his door again. Thus, she is faced with a choice between the passion she still feels for Adam or the firm intention to protect...
16) Ora e per sempre
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Emily Mitchell, una giovane donna di 35 anni che vive e lavora a New York City, si è lasciata alle spalle una serie di relazioni fallimentari. Quando quello che da ormai sette anni è il suo fidanzato la porta fuori a cena per il loro anniversario a lungo atteso, Emily è certa che stavolta sarà diverso, che stavolta finalmente le verrà offerto l'anello.
Quando però lui le regala una bottiglietta di profumo, Emily capisce che è il giunto il...
17) Olivia's Follies
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William and Olivia engage in a clash of wills, but the more she resists and he pursues her, the more their passion ignites. Once the heart is involved, resisting becomes difficult, but will they be happy forever?
A stubborn girl but insignificant...Lady Olivia Montague's betrothed has ignored her and their contract for years. In the meantime, she has decided to remain single, willingly accepting the life of a spinster. The last thing she expects...
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As Christmas approaches, both of them will find themselves more and more in love, but will they be able to overcome the obstacles that stand between them and to indulge in passion? Disgraced and betrayed by those she trusted, Lady Marina Ellis is near death and is in desperate need of help. Evan Lockhart never expected to find a woman buried in a snowdrift right near his ducal palace, but now that he has found her, he can no longer part with her....
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SEMPRE E PER SEMPRE è il libro #2 della serie rosa LA LOCANDA DI SUNSET HARBOR, che inizia con il libro #1, ORA E PER SEMPRE!
La trentacinquenne Emily Mitchell è fuggita dal suo lavoro, dal suo appartamento e dal suo ex fidanzato di New York City per andare nella casa abbandonata del padre, sulla costa del Maine, per cambiare la propria vita. Usando i suoi risparmi per restaurare la storica casa, e con una relazione in erba con Daniel, il custode,...
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Eloisa, an elderly woman who in her youth was the victim of brutal sexual abuse by three men, remembers in the last day of her life this harsh story that marked her.
He tells it to one of the nurses of the clinic where he is dying, while leafing through a notebook containing all the letters he exchanged at a young age with Abelard, the only love of his life. Maenza reflects on the psychological, ethical and philosophical aspects of ' Western love...
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