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Temptation Channel: a journey into seductive and romantic cinema on The Film Club and Prime Video!

1 October 2024

The brand new Temptation Channel has arrived on The Film Club and Prime Video, dedicated to seductive and romantic cinema, a cult genre in the representation of sensuality and desire. This exclusive selection of films explores universal themes with diverse, contemporary, and engaging languages.

Among the highlight titles are La seduzione (1973) by Fernando Di Leo, featuring music by Bacalov. Staying with Di Leo, Avere vent’anni (1978), a raw story of emancipation with Gloria Guida and Lilli Carati, will also arrive in November. There are also cult classics like Attrazione selvaggia (1986), featuring a young Rocco Siffredi, and a vast selection of films starring iconic actresses such as Gloria Guida, Stefania Sandrelli, Serena Grandi, and Moana Pozzi.

For fans of auteur cinema, the channel includes Abesada – L’abisso dei sensi (1988), Action (1980), and L’uomo che guarda (1994) by Tinto Brass, an undisputed master of the genre. From the same director, there’s also Miranda (1985), starring the magnetic Serena Grandi, and La chiave (1983), featuring the extraordinary performance of Stefania Sandrelli with music by Ennio Morricone.

There are rare gems like Ingrid sulla strada (1973) by Brunello Rondi and Ondata di piacere (1975) by Ruggero Deodato, as well as films with international actors like Helmut Berger, Eva Grimaldi, Adriana Asti, Franco Citti, Monica Guerritore, Giancarlo Giannini, and Michele Placido. Upcoming this fall are also milestones of the genre like Emmanuelle (1974) by Just Jaeckin.

Temptation Channel is the eighth channel in the Minerva Pictures ecosystem on Prime Video Channels, joining The Film Club, Rarovideo Channel, Full Action, Minerva Classic, LaF – Feltrinelli Media Collection, WeShort, and Django Western. Minerva Pictures’ channels on Amazon Prime Video are accessible to Prime Video customers by subscribing to an additional plan, with the option to cancel at any time.

Exclusively for Prime Video subscribers, Temptation Channel is available for a 7-day free trial and then with a subscription of €4.99 per month. Additionally, the channel is also available on The Film Club platform, which is also accessible via TIMVISION.

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“Shadow of Fire” by Tsukamoto inaugurates the 21st edition of the Asian Film Festival

10 April 2024

Kicking off the 21st edition of the Asian Film Festival tonight is Shadow of Fire (2023), the latest film by visionary director Shin’ya Tsukamoto, showcased in the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival 2023.

With this film, Tsukamoto concludes his deeply personal war trilogy, following Fires on the Plain (2014) and Killing (2018), the latter available on Rarovideo Channel of The Film Club and Prime Video.

The film is set in a black market that begins to come to life again after the devastation of World War II. In a small Japanese restaurant almost completely destroyed by fire, a woman makes a living by selling her body. Her entire family died during the conflict. A war orphan sneaks into the woman’s house to steal, while a young demobilized soldier arrives as a client. The three start a strange life together. But it is short-lived: the soldier’s war memories end up destroying all three lives.

“The film tells of a fire and the continuously moving shadows it casts all around, but above all of the people living hidden among these shadows. As the world moves away from peace, I felt it my duty to make this film, as if it were a prayer,” the director commented.

So, the much-anticipated screening of Shadow of Fire at Cinema Farnese in Rome at 7:00 PM tonight is not to be missed.

And there’s more: soon, the film will also be available exclusively for streaming on Rarovideo Channel of The Film Club and Prime Video, along with other must-see titles from the Tsukamoto collection!

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Minerva Pictures presents the 4K restored version of “Steam: The Turkish Bath” by Ferzan Ozpetek

31 January 2024

After 27 years since its debut at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs of the 50th Cannes Film Festival, Minerva Pictures celebrates Ferzan Ozpetek‘s debut film Steam: The Turkish Bath with an exclusive 4K restored version. The restoration, crafted from the original 35mm negative, will premiere on February 12th at Cinema Barberini, Rome, with the director in attendance. The event is organized in collaboration with Moviemov Festival.

Don’t miss the spring release of the restored version of Steam: The Turkish Bath, exclusively streaming on Rarovideo Channel, the channel dedicated to rare, experimental, and auteur cinema available on Prime Video and The Film Club.

February 12, 2024, 9:00 PM | Cinema Barberini, Rome