This was the 1950 Italian film “Mater Dei” (Mother of God) with Myriam De Mayo in the title role. It was directed by Emilio Cordero. It was the first Italian color film.
“Shamed” (Preludio d'amore) may seem to some as a risqué film to be shown in what was essentially the basement of a church. It is quite a good film (viewable on YouTube) and no more objectionable than the filmed opera story “Pagliacci”.
From Wikipedia: “The basement of the Gesù was converted into an auditorium and is one of the oldest cultural centers in Montreal. It has played an important role in Montreal’s cultural life, welcoming both local and foreign actors, including the Compagnons de Saint-Laurent, under the direction of Father Émile Legault, and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.”
Actually not in Westerly, RI but just across the line in Pawcatuck (Stonington), Connecticut.
This had already played at the Kenmore in late 1947.
The film with Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi had to have been the 1965 “How to Murder Your Wife.”
“Les Otages” by Raymond Bernard, also with Charpin.
This was the 1950 Italian film “Mater Dei” (Mother of God) with Myriam De Mayo in the title role. It was directed by Emilio Cordero. It was the first Italian color film.
French Cinema galore, Old and New Wave, in three Los Angeles area theatres.
Director Mario Lanfranchi passed away in Langhirano, Italy on January 3, 2022.
Viewable complete on YouTube as “Tre storie proibite” with no English subtitles.
This can be seen, complete, on YouTube as “Lo squadrone bianco,” in Italian without English subtitles.
This was also reviewed in The Guardian by writer and film critic Graham Greene.
Looks like a 1919 flyer.
It can be seen complete on YouTube…or you can see just this title song there as a separate clip.
I don’t think this film played much if at all in the US at the time. It was revived in November 2021 by the Roxie in San Francisco.
…and it can be seen, complete, on YouTube without English subtitles.
“Amours de minuit” was a 1931 film directed by Augusto Genina and Marc Allégret.
“La voce del sangue” could be “Catene invisibili,” 1942, which has Alida Valli, Carlo Ninchi and Carlo Campanini together. Chi lo sa?
This was a 1950 16mm film not shown in theatres but instead presented in parish halls, schools, and community buildings. It was shot in California.
“Shamed” (Preludio d'amore) may seem to some as a risqué film to be shown in what was essentially the basement of a church. It is quite a good film (viewable on YouTube) and no more objectionable than the filmed opera story “Pagliacci”.
Entrance to the Gesu Theatre on Bleury Street. The Gesu Church is above.
This theatre was located in a neighborhood with a large Italian-Canadian population.
From Wikipedia: “The basement of the Gesù was converted into an auditorium and is one of the oldest cultural centers in Montreal. It has played an important role in Montreal’s cultural life, welcoming both local and foreign actors, including the Compagnons de Saint-Laurent, under the direction of Father Émile Legault, and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.”
Also known as “Angelo tra la folla,” it was a sequel to “Il mulatto” (Angelo), with the same boy as the central character.
From the Times Union.
Probably the English-dubbed version at the Forum and the English-subtitled Italian version at the Fine Arts.
“The Conjugal Bed” (L'Ape Regina) was day-dating with the Fine Arts on 58th Street in September 1963.