I thought Archibugi wrote La cintura but didn't direct it (?) I thought it was pretty trashy esp w/ James Russo. There's also l'albero delle pere, mignon e' partita, and il grande cocomero. I rented Con gli occhi chiusi in Italy years ago so I know it exists on video, but I've never been able to buy it. At 07:56 PM 12/19/2001 -0500, you wrote: >>I am designing a course on French and Italian women directors (1920-present) >>and am having trouble finding much about Italian women directors. Can anyone >>recommend names of films that are actually available on VHS or DVD for use >>in the classroom? (other than L. Wertmueller) > > Liliana Cavani > Available on DVD&VHS: *Interno Berlinese* (1985) *Francesco* >(1989), which would make a great double bill w/her earlier film on >Francesco from 1966. Available on 16mm. *Il Portiere di Notte* >(1974). VHS only: *Oltre la Porta* (1982). > > Francesca Archibugi > On PAL only: *La Cintura* (1989). Unfortunately, her *Verso >Sera* (w/another awesome performance by Mastroianni) was never >released in the US. > > Gloria Monti > "Born to Be Bad: Trash Cinema from the 1960s and 70s" Conference and Film Series http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~tamao/Trash.htm Tamao Nakahara Department of Italian Studies 6303 Dwinelle, #2620 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-2620 phone: 510-527-6915 ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html