The Gold of Naples 1954
7.3 /10
A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.
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Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Sofia (segment Pizza on Credit)
Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
Don Peppino, the widower (segment Pizza on Credit)
Don Nicola (segment "Teresa")
Don Saverio Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Carolina Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Rosario, Sofia's husband (segment Pizza on Credit)
Old woman (segment "Il professore")
Alfredo, Sofia's lover (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Don Peppino's friend (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Don Carmine Savarone (segment "Il guappo")
Gennaro Esposito (segment "Il guappo")
Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")
Giovanni - the Butler (segment "I giocatori")
Gennaro (segment "Il professore")
Don Peppino's friend (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Guappo (segment "Il guappo") (uncredited)
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Avengers Age of Ultron is an excellent sequel and a worthy MCU title! There are a lot of good and one thing that feels off in my opinion.
THE GOOD:
First off the action in this movie is amazing, to buildings crumbling, to evil blue eyed robots tearing stuff up, this movie has the action perfectly handled. And with that action comes visuals. The visuals are really good, even though you can see clearly where they are through the movie, but that doesn't detract from the experience. While all the CGI glory is taking place, there are lovable characters that are in the mix. First off the original characters, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye, are just as brilliant as they are always. And Joss Whedon fixed my main problem in the first Avengers by putting in more Hawkeye and him more fleshed out. Then there is the new Avengers, Quicksilver, Scarletwich, and Vision, they are pretty cool in my opinion. Vision in particular is pretty amazing in all his scenes.
THE BAD:
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Bottemline: It's boring...
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"Avengers: Age of Ultron" is an entertaining adventure with impressive special effects and cast. The storyline might be better, since most of the characters do not show any chemistry. However, it is worthwhile watching this film since the amazing special effects are not possible to be described in words. Why Pietro has to die is also not possible to be explained. My vote is eight.
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The Gold of Naples
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Cast
Sofia (segment Pizza on Credit)
Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
Don Peppino, the widower (segment Pizza on Credit)
Don Nicola (segment "Teresa")
Don Saverio Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Carolina Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Rosario, Sofia's husband (segment Pizza on Credit)
Old woman (segment "Il professore")
Alfredo, Sofia's lover (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Don Peppino's friend (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Don Carmine Savarone (segment "Il guappo")
Gennaro Esposito (segment "Il guappo")
Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")
Giovanni - the Butler (segment "I giocatori")
Gennaro (segment "Il professore")
Don Peppino's friend (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Guappo (segment "Il guappo") (uncredited)
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