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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Sistemo l'America e torno [a.k.a. Black Is Beautiful] (1974)

























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The film is primarily in Italian with English in various parts of the film. I done my best to translate the storyline of the film. The film offers an interesting perspective on Blaxploitation as this film was not made for American release, but filmed in urban areas across the United States while showing the political fight for African-American rights and justice. 

Storyline
John Bonfiglio (Paolo Villaggio) was sent to attend to some business in the United States by his employer, a wealthy industrialist from Busto Arsizio. Already located there, John is also in charge of hiring a promising American basketball player of color, Ben Ferguson (Sterling St. Jacques, the son of famed blaxploitation actor Raymond St. Jacques) for the Corporate basketball team, which is in need of a player that makes them invincible. Ferguson is immediately available, but before leaving for Italy, he forces Bonfiglio to accompany him on a tour across the United States to settle some personal matters. During the journey, John discovers that the basketball champion actually has not only the interest of the sport, but also politics...

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Quadroon [a.k.a. The Color of Truth] (1971)




















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Storyline
1832 New Orleans, a New Yorker, Caleb (Tim Kincaid) visits his aunt only to encounter local Land Baron Dupree (George Lupo) who offers to gamble his Black Mandingo Warrior (Bill McGhee). Caleb loses the bet, only to land a job teaching a beautiful female quadroon (Kathrine McKee) who happens to be Dupree's #1 sex slave.  Caleb must now find a way to escape with Coral before she falls victim to Dupree's nasty intentions.