Al Cliver — Actor (15)

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Laure (1976)
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Emmanuelle Arsan / 奥维德·G·阿索尼蒂 actor: Homer Adams / Annie Belle …
other title: Forever Emmanuelle / 卒业生 …
马达民族是世界上最古老的民族之一,他们拥有自己的独特的民族文化,生活方式和意义理念,摩根教授一次关于马达族的讲座引起人们对马达族人民的浓厚兴趣。劳拉,尼古拉斯,摩根和妮可四个年轻人由于不同原因走到一起,他们决定结伴通行去考察马达人,一路上由于此行的目的不尽相同,并且存在意识上的差异,他们看起来快快乐乐,实则并不同心,就在他们到达马达人内部围绕着要不要深入马达人内部考察的问题,四人的观念的差异终于暴发…

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Apache Woman (1976)
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other title: Una mujer llamada Apache / Una donna chiamata Apache …
Tommy is an innocent cavalry officer who falls in love with a beautiful Apache woman after rescuing her from a nasty gun smuggler named Honest Jeremy. When Jeremy and his gang find Tommy, gruesome violence ensues.

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The Profiteer (1974)
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other title: Il saprofita / 腐食者
In the city of Ostuni in Puglia, the mute seminarian Ercole is designated to be the driver and nurse of Parsifal, the paraplegic son in a rich and sanctimonious family of landowners. Ercole soon becomes the lover of his master's wife, the beautiful Baroness Clotilde. In a familial and social context where only money, sex and power count, everyone tries to take advantage of everyone, but the real saprophyte turns out to be Ercole.

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The Alcove (1985)
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other title: 알코바 / A Alcova …
In 1936 Italy, Elio returns home from Africa with a present for his wife in the form of Zerbal, the daughter of a tribal king. Unbeknown to him, his neglected wife Alessandra has formed a relationship with Elio’s otherwise frigid secretary Velma who is less than pleased at Elio’s return.

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Lussuria (1986)
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other title: 心中的欲望 / A Lustful Mind
Alessio, a young man from a well to do family, has been mute since the death of his mother two years ago. His father, who has subsequently remarried, sends him to his sister-in-law's house in the country to recuperate. While staying there Alessio has erotic fantasies concerning his stepmother, his aunt and a young art restorer working on the estate, all of whom his father is sexually involved with.

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Death Hunt (1977)
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other title: No alla violenza
The real star of this very rare italian crime film is Messina and its harbour area. This is very low budget shot in the street by the same director as "reflections in Black". its very brutal and also rather sleazy with several plots,not always connected,the principal one been a fathers revenge,played by the director, of his daughters killing. Messinna looks really well as does the mountains of Calabri in the backround. Out of 10 i would give it a six for its sheer jest in spite of no budget.

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Waves of Lust (1975)
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other title: 快乐的波波 / Una ondata di piacere …
A few years before he went on to make a big splash in the cannibal sub-genre, Ruggero Deodato directed this successful rip-off of Roman Polanski's brilliant Knife in the Water. Naturally, being an Italian film - there's more of a focus on sex than the relationship between the central couples, but the claustrophobic atmosphere and entertaining characters help to keep the tension bubbling over, which ensures that the movie is interesting for the duration. The film doesn't have nearly as much 'bite' as Cannibal Holocaust and most of the rest of Ruggero Deodato's filmography, but it's obvious that even with this early film; Deodato is a director with the potential to make a mark on cinema. The plot is simple in that it just focuses on two couples. George and Silvia invite Irem and Barbara for a weekend cruise on their yacht. It soon transpires that George isn't the most sensitive man to ever live, and Silvia doesn't seem to mind him treating her badly. The situation escalates, and Irem and Barbara join forces with Silvia for vengeance against George...and three way sex, of course. The film is set aboard a yacht for the majority of its duration, and this makes for a great setting for the movie to take place in. The isolated setting means that Deodato can keep the focus on the characters, which is definitely a good thing for the film. As is the case with a lot of trashy Italian films, some of the characters actions are a bit fishy and the dialogue is largely inane - but these sorts of things don't bother me too much, and Waves of Lust is lots of fun to watch. There are plenty of sex scenes, and while the film features very little blood, it's not important as it's clear where the focus is meant to be. The film doesn't feature any particularly well known performers, although the four central actors would all go on to star in better known Italian films. John Steiner is the biggest standout in acting terms and delivers a good performance alongside eye candy Elizabeth Turner and Silvia Dionisio. Al Cliver (from Zombie Flesh-Eaters) rounds off the central foursome. Overall, Waves of Lust is definitely worth seeing. The atmosphere and tension are good and it all boils down to a satisfying conclusion.