Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968): Melvin Frank’s Romantic Comedy, Starring Gina Lollobrigida in her Last Successful American Picture

Gina Lollobrigida’s last successful American movie, Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell, was directed by Melvin Frank, who co-wrote the original screenplay with Denis Norden and Sheldon Keller.

Solomon and Sheba (1959): King Vidor’s Final Film, Starring Yul Brynner (Replacing Tyrone Power) and Gina Lollobrigida

King Vidor last film, Solomon and Sheba, was a fictionalized historical epic romance, shot in Technicolor.

Saint Omer: Alice Diop’s Tale of One Murder, Two Women

Inspired by a surreal real-life court case, Alice Diop’s film sees Senegalese immigrant Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanda) accused of abandoning her baby daughter on a beach one night, in the tiny seaside town of Saint Omer.

Story of the Last Chrysanthemums, The (aka The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums (1939): Kenji Mizoguchi’s Drama (Theater, Male-Dominated Society, Women’s Sacrifice)

Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi directed Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (also titled The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums), a work of dazzling elegance and formal discipline about male artistic fame at the cost of female sacrifice.

Oscars Movies: All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)–9 Nominations

“All Quiet on Western Front” was nominated for 9 Oscars, including Best International Feature.