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More Than a Miracle – Now on VOD! Enter a world of romance, adventure, and pure magic with epoch-making super-stars Sophia Loren and Omar Sharif in the captivating “More Than a Miracle.” This enchanting fairy tale – which has just been revived after a painstaking 4K restoration -whisks us away to 17th-century Naples, where a spirited young peasant (Sophia Loren) embarks […]

  Today CultFilms honours a cinematic visionary, the Carpigian director Liliana Cavani who celebrates her 90th birthday on this day. Transgressive, bold and full of unbridled conviction, Cavani made her mark on the cinematic landscape evolving from astute documentarian to fearless filmmaker in an illustrious career that spans over seven decades, Cavani, a female director […]

A member of the CultFilms team was fortunate enough to visit Dario Argento – The Exhibit at the National Museum of Cinema in Turin so we thought we’d share an insight into the exhibition for those who are unable to make the pilgrimage but would like to know more about this impressive testament to the […]

We have learnt of the Passing of Senator Saadi Yacef, whose autobiographical story is the source of Gillo Pontecorvo’s masterpiece THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS. Yacef wrote his experience as leader of the Liberation Front fighting for the independence of Algeria from the French whilst on death-row. Reprieved, and soon after with Algeria a nascent sovereign […]

We are proud to present director Liliana Cavani’s open letter in heartfelt reaction to certain articles published in the national press upon our release of her film “The Night Porter”.

It is a pleasure to present this new original piece on THE NIGHT PORTER, written by Kat Ellinger, the editor-in-chief of Diabolique Magazine especially to inaugurate the launch of CultFilms new 4k-restored edition of Liliana Cavani’s beautiful yet confounding, controversial film. The Night Porter: Sex & Death in the Realm of Fatalist Romance. Described by […]

The Maestro of Horror appears deeply moved as he salutes Michelangelo Antonioni

Gillo Pontecorvo recounts how a then young Ennio Morricone played a practical joke on him…

We are excited to announce our next release on Bluray: Michelangelo Antonioni ‘s first feature film –Story of a Love Affair – a noir-tinged masterpiece. To celebrate this release, we’re offering the chance of watching it online at the discounted price of £2.75 by following this link https://bit.ly/2WiAERW (offer ends the 8th of July at midnight). Released for the […]

This week, we are delighted to present the UK online Premiere Screening of “Let me speak: I am Vittorio! Gassman King of Comedy” an award-winning, insightful documentary on the films, life and career of the actor Vittorio Gassman, one of the most cherished Italian national treasures. Awarded the Nastro D’Argento for Best Documentary in 2019,  […]