A man with a past gets married and it seems that he will be able to start a new life, but an unexpected inheritance gets in the way and deteriorates the relationship with his wife. Read More »
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L’uomo dalla croce / Man with a Cross (1943) Roberto Rossellini, Alberto Tavazzi, Roswita Schmidt, Attilio Dottesio, War, Drama
An extremely rare film by Roberto Rossellini, his third feature, made under the Fascist control of Italy. Read More »
Anima persa / Lost Soul (1977) Dino Risi, Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Deneuve, Danilo Mattei, Drama, Mystery
Bizarre events keep occurring in an old mansion, and it’s soon obvious that something mysterious is up in the attic.
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Il Viale della Speranza (1953) Dino Risi, Cosetta Greco, Liliana Bonfatti, Maria Pia Casilio, Drama
Joys and disappointments of three young men who aspire to fame: Luisa has talent and triumphs Read More »
Il commissario Lo Gatto (1986) Dino Risi, Lino Banfi, Maurizio Ferrini, Maurizio Micheli, Comedy
Police commissioner Lo Gatto is in charge of the local Italian police station within Vatican State. Read More »
Padri e figli / Fathers and Sons (1957) Mario Monicelli, Vittorio De Sica, Lorella De Luca, Riccardo Garrone, Comedy
Set in the weeks just prior to Christmas, the story focuses on the Yuletide preparations made by five different families. Read More »
Afrodite, dea dell’amore / Aphrodite, Goddess of Love (1958) Mario Bonnard, Isabelle Corey, Anthony Steffen, Irène Tunc, Drama, History
Year 67 A.D. the ruler of Corinth is a fan of Nero. Fails to set fire to his hometown, dedicated to the worship of Aphrodite, goddess of love Read More »
La signora di tutti / Everybody’s Woman (1934) Max Ophüls, Isa Miranda, Memo Benassi, Tatyana Pavlova, Drama
Gaby is expelled from school after a married teacher commits suicide after telling her he can’t live without her. Though she has done nothing, she is punished for his act.
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Necropolis (1970) Franco Brocani, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Tina Aumont, Pierre Clémenti, Fantasy, Horror
Brocani conjures together all your favourite European cultural and historical myth figures in order to attack the centuries of ‘sublimation’ that have produced our cities and their inhabitants. Read More »
Peccato che sia una canaglia / Too Bad She’s Bad (1954) Alessandro Blasetti, Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Comedy, Romance
Rome Cabbie Paolo (Marcello Mastroianni) almost gets his cab stolen by two punks in the company of knockout Italiana Lina Stroppiani (Sophia Loren). Read More »
Il ragazzo invisibile / The Invisible Boy (2014) Gabriele Salvatores, Ludovico Girardello, Valeria Golino, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
The film features Michele, a teenage boy seemingly like many, who lives in a quiet city by the sea. Read More »
C’era una volta / More Than A Miracle (1967) Francesco Rosi, Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif, Georges Wilson, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A wonderful fairy tale of the misadventures of a beautiful but temperamental Neapolitan peasant, Isabella, when she meets the ill- tempered Spanish Prince Rodrigo Ferrante y Davalos. Read More »
Signori si nasce (1960) Mario Mattoli, Totò, Peppino De Filippo, Delia Scala, Comedy
Early 1900. The knight Pio degli Ulivi (De Filippo) is a respected ecclesiastical tailor, humble and prudent. Read More »
Banat (Il Viaggio) / The Journey (2015) Adriano Valerio, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Elena Radonicich, Stefan Velniciuc, Drama
Bari, a city caught in the relentless economic crisis. Ivo is an agronomist, but the lack of opportunities pushes him to accept a job in the fertile region of Banat in Romania. Read More »
Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti / Once You’re Born You Can No Longer Hide (2005) Marco Tullio Giordana, Alessio Boni, Michela Cescon, Rodolfo Corsato, Adventure, Drama
A young Italian boy accidentally falls overboard while yachting with his father on the Mediterranean. Read More »