Ricky is released from a mental hospital, and knows exactly what he wants to do. He hunts down Marina, a porn film star he once had sex with, and tries to convince her to be his wife. She is a bit reluctant, so he ties her up. Will this approach endear him to her? (Here)

从三岁起里奇就成了孤儿，他曾经在各种各样的社会机构中呆过。当二十三岁从精神病院里放出来，他只有三个愿望：找一个妻子，组成一个家庭，以及有一份工作——过普通人的生活。尽管尚不成熟，他知道对他来说，一份普通的生活是一种奢侈，必须经由努力去获得。里奇爱上了色情片中的女明星玛丽安，于是绑架了她。他在绑架了玛丽安后马上告诉她，“我绑架你是为了让你有机会了解我，因为我敢肯定你会爱上我，正如我已爱上了你。”看着面前这个震惊得目瞪口呆的女人，里奇继续讲述他的人生大计：“我今年二十三岁，有五万比塞塔（西班牙货币单位），在这世上我孤身一人。我愿意作你的好丈夫，你孩子的好父亲。”最后，玛丽安竟然真的不可思议地爱上了里奇....

During the Vietnam war, a girl is taken from her village by five American soldiers. Four of the soldiers rape her, but the fifth refuses. The young girl is killed. The fifth soldier is determined that justice will be done. The film is more about the realities of war, rather than this single event.(Here)

Casualties of War was based on a New Yorker article by Daniel Lang. This, in turn, was inspired by a true incident which illustrated the dehumanizing aspects of the Vietnam experience. Michael J. Fox plays Eriksson, a member of an American squadron stationed in the deepest jungles of Southeast Asia. Sean Penn co-stars as Meserve, the squadron sergeant, who vows revenge after his best friend is killed. He orders his men to invade a village and "requisition" a young Vietnamese girl (Thuy Thu Lee), who is repeatedly tied, gagged and gang-raped. The horrified Eriksson refuses to participate in these atrocities, and he does his best to console the girl and to attempt to free her. Before this can happen, however, Meserve orders another man to kill the girl. Once he returns to camp, Eriksson attempts to file a report on the tragedy and to bring Meserve and the others to justice, but he is stonewalled by the brass and threatened with death by his fellow soldiers. Eventually Meserve and his co-conspirators are jailed for their crimes, but Eriksson can never forget his "compliance" in the incident by failing to save the girl. The script is by well-known playwright David Rabe. (Here)

In real life, Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific head of the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built. General Leslie Groves was in overall command of it. This film reenacts the project with an emphasis on their relationship.(Here)

"Fat Man" and "Little Boy" were the nicknames given the atomic bombs that were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the waning days of World War II. This elaborately assembled film is the story of the events leading up to the dawn of the atomic age. Paul Newman plays General Leslie Groves, a hard-nosed career soldier who in 1942 finds himself the reluctant "nursemaid" to a group of idealistic scientists in Los Alamos, New Mexico. As the military head of the top-secret Manhattan Project, Groves intends to have the operation run by the book--and failing that, to have things his way at all costs. The film's storyline narrows down to a battle of egos between Groves and atomic scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Dwight Schultz), in his own way as contentious and childishly single-purposed as the general.(Here)

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The Betrothed (orig. Italian: I Promessi Sposi) is an Italian historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni, first published in 1827, in three volumes. It has been called the most famous and widely read novel of the Italian language.

Set in northern Italy in 1628, during the terrible, oppressive years under Spanish rule, it is sometimes seen as a veiled attack on Austria, which controlled the region at the time the novel was written. (The definitive version was published in 1842). It is also noted for the extraordinary description of the plague that struck Milan around 1630.

The Betrothed was inspired by Walter Scott's Ivanhoe and was the first Italian historical novel. It deals with a variety of themes, from the cowardly, hypocritical nature of a priest (Don Abbondio) and the heroic sainthood of others (Padre Cristoforo, Federico Borromeo), to the unwavering strength of love (the relationship between Renzo and Lucia and the struggle of these betrothed to finally meet again and get married), and offers some keen insights into the meanderings of the human mind.

Although not fully appreciated abroad, in Italy the novel is considered a true masterpiece of world literature and a basis for the modern Italian language, and as such is widely studied in Italian secondary schools (usually in the second year, when students are 15). Many expressions, quotes and names from the novel are still commonly used in Italian, such as Perpetua (meaning a priest's house worker) or Questo matrimonio non s'ha da fare ("This marriage is not to be performed", used ironically).

I promessi sposi was made into an opera of the same name by Amilcare Ponchielli in 1856 and by Errico Petrella in 1869. There have been many film versions of I promessi sposi, including I Promessi Sposi, 1908, The Spirit and the Flesh, 1941, The Betrothed, 1990, and Renzo and Lucia, made for TV in 2004.(Here)

La Piovra (Italian: The Octopus, referring to "The Mafia") is an acclaimed Italian Television drama miniseries about the Mafia.

The story was by Sandro Petraglia. The production was designed by Luigi Perelli. The soundtrack was by Riz Ortolani and later by Ennio Morricone, who went on to compose music for several sequels.

All 10 series have been released in Australia on DVD by Aztec International Entertainment, with English subtitles [1], having been originally aired on the Special Broadcasting Service television channel. It was also broadcast on MHz Networks in the United States. The first three series were shown in the UK on Channel 4.

The TV drama was wildly successful in the USSR, where it appeared on state TV in 1986 [2] and in communist Bulgaria, where is also appeared in the end of the 1980s bg:Октопод (сериал), offering to the viewers of both countries thrills and dark drama from beyond the Iron Curtain (Here)

External links
La Piovra at the Internet Movie Database (1984) 402 min
La Piovra 2 at the Internet Movie Database (1985) 384 min
La Piovra 3 at the Internet Movie Database (1987) 430 min
La Piovra 4 at the Internet Movie Database (1989) 600 min
La Piovra 5 - Il cuore del problema (核心问题)at the Internet Movie Database (1990) 400 min
La Piovra 6 - L' ultimo segreto (最后的秘密)at the Internet Movie Database (1992) 420 min
La Piovra 7 (警长死亡调查)at the Internet Movie Database (1994) 600 min
La Piovra 8 - Lo scandalo (诽谤)at the Internet Movie Database (1997) 220 min
La Piovra 9 - Il patto (契约)at the Internet Movie Database (1998) 220 min
La Piovra 10 at the Internet Movie Database (1999) 200 min (Here)

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La Piovra 4 (1989) (mini) (TV mini-series)

A couple of years have passed since Corrado Cattani and Giulia Antinari broke up; during this time, Giulia died in an accident (that might or might not have been planned by Tano) and Corrado has lived alone in a place when he can be guarded 24/7. A new investigation brings him face to face with his old enemy Tano Carridi again: at a reception organized by the Antinari bank, a casino owner named Tindari,someone with close connections to the mafia, is brutally murdered.It turns out that the asassin, Salvatore Frolo,had personal reasons to commit the murder: back in Sicilia, many years ago,Tindari had killed his wife and daughter. While Corrado investigates the case with the help of judge Silvia Conti and journalist Davide Faeti,hoping to find more about the mafia's involvement in Tindari's casino business, Tano has three main points on his agenda: 1.Get Greta Antinari's custody in order to have total control over the Antinari bank; 2. Invest mafia money into a huge corporation called "International Insurances", the first step towards taking over the company being a convenient marriage with the "Insurances" manager's daughter, Ester Rasi; 3. Get rid of Cattani once and for all... (here)

本站简译: 几年以后,卡迪尼和朱丽亚分手.朱丽亚死于一个事故,卡迪尼独居在一个地方.一个新的任务使卡迪尼和他的老冤家塔诺又直面相对,他被要求调查黑手党参与的一家赌场业务和一宗谋杀案...

编者注: 本页右侧提供了CCTV播出的汉语版"出生入死"第4部的录制节目.由于国内和国外的编号不同,所以对于国外编号的La Piovra 4而言,则相当于CCTV版的第26-38集.(总长度585分钟,参见此页说明) 由于它们上传的年代较早,当年曾受视频网站能力的限制,每一集均被分为两部分上传,所以这里共有18个视频链接.而现在的视频网站都已可以接受2G以上的文件,因而也可见网络发展速度之一斑.更多请见此页NA-8504

1936, Italian army is invading Ethiopia. Lieutenant Silvestri suffering toothache decides to reach the nearest camp hospital. But the lorry has an accident and stop near a rock, so Silvestri continues by walk. On his way he meets and rapes a wonderful young Ethiopian. He also wound her when he shot to a wild animal, and later kills her to avoid further pain. When he finally reaches the hospital, he realizes he gets probably leprosy. Trying to escape from Ethiopia Silvestri will kill again. But surprises aren't still over.(Here)

The film is set in 1936, when Ethiopia was an Italian colony. Lieutenant Silvestri suffers a toothache and decides to reach the nearest camp hospital. En route to the dentist his vehicle has an accident, and stops near a rock. Silvestri continues by walking. On his way, he meets and rapes a young Ethiopian woman. Despite this, he and the Ethiopian fall for each other. While taking refuge in a cave Silvestri shoots at a wild animal, but the bullet ricochets and hits the woman. Silvestri continues to the dentist. Upon reaching the hospital, he reads a medical book, leading him to believe he has leprosy. As he tries to escape from Ethiopia, Silvestri must evade his former comrades and reach his wife in Italy.(Here)

The "endless game" is espionage, which goes on and on despite government upheavals and changing international attitudes. Albert Finney plays a retired secret agent called back to active duty. Finney is entrusted with the task of finding out why his fellow retirees are being killed off. One of the victims is a woman who'd once been Finney's lover. Anthony Quayle makes his final screen appearance in this made-for-cable suspenser. Endless Game was written and directed by Bryan Forbes--surprisingly, his first foray into the spy-film genre.(Here)