One of Luis Buñuel landmark films, Tristana was adapted from Benito Pérez Galdós’ novel and stars the hypnotic Catherine Deneuve and Fernando Rey. Full of erotic manipulation and symbolic actions, this in an idiosyncratic assault on bourgeois moralism, set in the conservative Spain of the 1930s.
After an iconic turn as the original Django, Franco Nero starred in this late spaghetti western as a hirsute hero who knows water can hold more power than blood. Swirling with family feuds and pyrrhic victories, Keoma honors guerrilla alliances in a spectacular sandstorm of spirit, sound and vision.
He may not have the brand recognition of Dario Argento, but Luigi Bazzoni was every bit the giallo master. With a score by Ennio Morricone, cinematography by the legendary Vittorio Storaro, and a cast of genre stalwarts led by Franco Nero (Django), this alluring murder mystery has style to spare.