Acting
Ave Ninchi
Born December 14, 1915 · Ancona, Italy
Died November 10, 1997 · aged 81
Ave Maria Ninchi (14 December 1914 – 10 November 1997) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage, television, and in over 98 feature films that included Tomorrow Is Too Late (1949) and Louis Malle's Murmur of the Heart (1971) and Lacombe Lucien (1974). Ninchi has worked with some of Italy's top movie stars, including Sophia Loren, Anna Magnani, Marcello Mastroianni, Al…
Known For
Purple Noon · 1960Purple Noon
★ 7.61960
MovieCrimeDrama
Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.
Murmur of the Heart · 1971Murmur of the Heart
★ 7.01971
MovieDramaComedy
This loosely plotted coming-of-age tale follows the life of 15-year-old Laurent Chevalier as he stumbles his way over the burgeoning swell of adolescence in 1950s France. After having his first sexual experience with a prostitute and dodging the lips of a priest, Chevalier contracts a case of scarlet fever. When the fever leaves him with a heart murmur, Chevalier is placed in a sanatorium, along with his over-attentive and adulterous mother.
The Nun's Story · 1959The Nun's Story
★ 7.21959
MovieDrama
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?... · 1971Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...
★ 5.21971
MovieComedy
Libero Sbardelloni, newly married, cannot find work in Rome, so he moves to Naples, where Baron Gaetano Gargiulo, his wife Marcella's uncle, lives. The baron, however, is a penniless nobleman who lives by swindling and petty theft, constantly going in and out of prison.
Pulp · 1972Pulp
★ 5.81972
MovieMysteryCrime
A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.
Lacombe, Lucien · 1974Lacombe, Lucien
★ 7.01974
MovieDramaWar
In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
Toto and the Women · 1952Toto and the Women
★ 6.81952
MovieComedy
Antonio Scaparro (Toto) is obsessed for women. He invents his own way to hide from them - in the attic of his house.
Les Bonnes Femmes · 1960Les Bonnes Femmes
★ 6.31960
MovieDrama
Four Parisian women navigate the world of romance and daily life looking to fulfill their dreams.
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The Nun's Story · 1959The Nun's Story
★ 7.21959
MovieDrama
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
Sister Bernard (uncredited)
I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully · 1964I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully
★ 8.01964
MovieComedyMusic
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