Gianfranco Barra’s Typical Vibe
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Gianfranco Barra has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2000s.
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Sicilian dockworker Mimi inadvertently becomes embroiled in an increasingly complicated array of personal conflicts. When he loses his job after voting against a Mafia kingpin in an allegedly secret election, Mimi leaves his wife to find new employment. He moves to Turin, where he engages in an affair with a Communist organiser. Soon, Mimi finds himself juggling two demanding relationships while plotting revenge against the corrupt forces that ruined his life.
Dir. Lina Wertmüller · With Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Agostina Belli
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
Dir. Billy Wilder · With Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill

Island farmer Banana Joe helps the local community by trading his bananas for goods. When gangsters arrive with plans to construct a banana processing plant, Joe kicks them out, but the mob boss discovers that Joe is operating without a license. After the mob tips off the authorities and Joe's boat is impounded, he ventures into a big city for the first time to seek help.
Dir. Steno · With Bud Spencer, Marina Langner, Mario Scarpetta
Diego Abatantuono in the shoes of three huge fans: the Juventus truck driver Tirzan, the head of the ultra Milanese Donato and the Franco inter.
Dir. Carlo Vanzina · With Diego Abatantuono, Massimo Boldi, Teo Teocoli

A woman takes the law into her own hands after police ignore her pleas to arrest the man responsible for her husband's death, and finds herself not only under arrest for murder but falling in love with an officer.
Dir. Tom Tykwer · With Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Remo Girone