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Mariangela Melato has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1980s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by The Working Class Goes to Heaven.
1974
Drama
After losing a finger in a work accident, an Italian worker becomes increasingly involved in political and revolutionary groups.
Dir. Elio Petri · With Gian Maria Volonté, Mariangela Melato, Salvo Randone
When his anarchist friend is killed trying to assassinate Mussolini, Tunin decides it's up to him to finish the job. While visiting a brothel, he meets a prostitute named Salome, who agrees to help, as her former boyfriend was also killed by Mussolini. They enlist the aid of another prostitute and hatch an elaborate plan, but as the fateful day quickly approaches, the women have second thoughts.
Dir. Lina Wertmüller · With Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Lina Polito
A wealthy woman's yachting holiday with friends in the Mediterranean Sea takes an unexpected turn when she and one of the boat's crew are stranded on a desert island. Her capitalist beliefs and his communist convictions clash, but during their struggle to survive, social roles are reversed and heated passions come alive.
Dir. Lina Wertmüller · With Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Riccardo Salvino
Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.
Dir. Elio Petri · With Gian Maria Volonté, Marcello Mastroianni, Mariangela Melato
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 football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
Dir. Mike Hodges · With Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow
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