Nero is on holiday at the seaside. Poppea, Seneca and many other guests are with him. Read More »
Tag Archives: Vittorio De Sica
Marriage Italian Style AKA Matrimonio all’italiana (1964) Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Puglisi
Domenico, a successful businessman, with an eye for the girls Read More »
Bread, Love and Dreams AKA Pane, amore e fantasia (1953) Luigi Comencini, Vittorio De Sica, Gina Lollobrigida, Marisa Merlini
Marshal Antonio Carotenuto is sent to Sagliena, an imaginary little village Read More »
Heart and Soul AKA Cuore (1948) Duilio Coletti, Vittorio De Sica, María Mercader, Giorgio De Lullo
A young student of an upper-class background who is surrounded by classmates Read More »
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis AKA Il giardino dei Finzi Contini (1970) Vittorio De Sica, Dominique Sanda, Lino Capolicchio, Helmut Berger
Mussolini’s Italy, late 1930s: the Finzi-Contini are one of the leading wealthy Jewish families. Read More »
The Moralist AKA Il moralista (1959) Giorgio Bianchi, Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Franco Fabrizi
Augustino works as the General Secretary of Social Morality Union Read More »
Full Speed AKA Tempo massimo (1934) Mario Mattoli, Vittorio De Sica, Milly, Camillo Pilotto
A meek professor is swept over his feet by a very vivacious girl. Read More »
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow AKA Ieri oggi domani (1963) Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Giuffrè
Three different stories of Italian social mores are presented. In “Adelina”, unemployed Carmine Sbaratti Read More »
The Anatomy of Love AKA Tempi nostri – Zibaldone n. 2 (1954) Alessandro Blasetti, Paul Paviot, Vittorio De Sica, Dany Robin, François Périer
A five-part compilation film. in “The Baby,” a poverty-ridden couple with children decides Read More »
Boccaccio ’70 (1962) Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Anita Ekberg, Sophia Loren, Romy Schneider
Four directors tell tales of Eros fit for a 1970s Decameron. Working-class lovers, Renzo and Luciana, marry but must hide Read More »
Montecarlo (1956) Samuel A. Taylor, Marlene Dietrich, Vittorio De Sica, Arthur O’Connell
A gambler very much in debt, sets his cap for a beautiful woman, not knowing that she is also penniless. Read More »
The Gold of Naples AKA L’oro di Napoli (1954) Vittorio De Sica, Silvana Mangano, Sophia Loren, Eduardo De Filippo
Tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, this is a collection of 6 Neapolitan episodes Read More »
Christmas at Camp 119 AKA Natale al campo 119 (1947) Pietro Francisci, Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica, Peppino De Filippo
Second World War. Field 119 in California (USA). War is long over, but the Italian prisoners are still waiting to return home Read More »
Mister Max (1937) Mario Camerini, Vittorio De Sica, Assia Noris, Rubi D’Alma
Vittorio De Sica, heir to a large sum of money and owner of a newspaper vending stall Read More »
The Earrings of Madame De… (1953) Max Ophüls, Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica
In the Paris of the late 19th century, Louise, wife of a general, sells the earrings her husband gave her as a wedding gift: she needs money to cover her debts. Read More »