John Francis Lane

Movies

Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
Self
Francesco
The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.
Black Tunnel
The attempt to kill a guy connected to the mob fails when he and his assassins get trapped in a mountain tunnel.
Another Time, Another Place
Screenplay
Set in 1943 in Scotland during World War II. Janie is a young housewife married to a man named Dougal, 15 years her senior. As part of a war rehabilitation program, Janie and Dougal welcome three Italian POWs to work on their farm. Soon, Janie falls in love with one of them...
Moses the Lawgiver
Bote
Story of Moses. Originally a TV Miniseries recut for theaters
The Antichrist
Party guest
An Italian nobleman seeks help after his paralyzed daughter becomes possessed by the spirit of a malevolent ancestress.
The Canterbury Tales
Greedy Friar
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
Don Giovanni
Narrator (voice)
Spectacular Italian comedy-drama directed by Carmelo Bene. The narrative follows how Don Giovanni tries to seduce a young woman who is manically searching for Christian icons. The film is loosely based on Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly's short story "The Greatest Love of Don Juan", from the collection Les Diaboliques. The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival.
L'oro di Londra
The boss has come up with something: Ed, outwardly a brave London citizen, attacks with a well-trained accomplice a van of the British Central Bank. The gangsters capture a million pounds sterling and can escape unrecognized. Scotland Yard is the target of the mockery, it comes to a government crisis. Only the hint of a child, who happened to witness the coup, brings the genre law enforcers on the right track.
The Rover
comandante del porto
A former counterrevolutionary pirate befriends a mentally ill young woman and this in turn leads to tragedy when she falls in love with a French naval officer.
The Conjugal Bed
A forty-year-old employee marries a seemingly quiet girl who turns into a mantis after the wedding.
I 4 moschettieri
Bonacieux
4 con men take the place of the real musketeers and manage to steal the Queen's necklace but then give it back to her, moved by her tears.
Il Sorpasso
Alfredo - avvocato cugino di Roberto
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.
The Passionate Thief
On New Year's Eve, a young woman and an out-of-work actor complicate a pickpocket's plans to ply his trade.
Run with the Devil
Stefano is a talented painter, devoted to his art but not interested in promoting himself, while many of his fellow artists are far more adept at selling their persona than creating art.
La Dolce Vita
Reporter (uncredited)
Journalist and man-about-town Marcello struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.