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Italian cinema: All genres
Due lettere anonime (1945)
Mario Camerini
Rome, 1943. Returning home on leave after serving on the Russian front, Bruno has made up his mind to marry his girlfriend Gina...
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Mario Camerini
L'Eclisse (1962)
Michelangelo Antonioni
In Rome, Vittoria has grown tired of her tepid love affair with Ricardo, a strait-laced ambassadorial aide, and suddenly decides to end the affair after three years of living together...
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Michelangelo Antonioni
Embrassez qui vous voudrez (2002)
Michel Blanc
After a stressful year, Elizabeth Lannier is looking forward to her holiday in Le Touquet. When she learns that her best friend Véro will be staying in the same town, she suggests they spend their holiday together...
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Michel Blanc
Fabiola (1949)
Alessandro Blasetti
In the fourth century AD, the Roman Empire is crumbling and the growing cult of Christianity is to blame. A young Gaul, Rhual, is a Christian, but he must keep this a secret if he is to realise his dream of becoming a gladiator in Rome...
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Alessandro Blasetti
Fantasma d'amore (1981)
Dino Risi
Whilst travelling in a bus in his home town of Pavia, Nino Monti, a successful lawyer, encounters an old woman who bears a striking resemblance to Anna Brigatti, a woman he was once madly in love with...
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Dino Risi
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
Mario Bava
Whilst on holiday in Rome, a young American, Nora Davis, visits her bedridden elderly aunt. When her aunt suddenly dies that night, Nora rushes out into the street to fetch her doctor, Marcello Bassi, but is attacked by a mugger... [More...]
Mario Bava
Whilst on holiday in Rome, a young American, Nora Davis, visits her bedridden elderly aunt. When her aunt suddenly dies that night, Nora rushes out into the street to fetch her doctor, Marcello Bassi, but is attacked by a mugger... [More...]
Le Grand bleu (1988)
Luc Besson
Jacques Mayol and and Enzo Molinari are two men who have shared an intense passion for the sea since their childhood. Molinari, the current world free diving champion, coerces Mayol into competing against him in the next tournament... [More...]
Luc Besson
Jacques Mayol and and Enzo Molinari are two men who have shared an intense passion for the sea since their childhood. Molinari, the current world free diving champion, coerces Mayol into competing against him in the next tournament... [More...]
I Guappi (1974)
Pasquale Squitieri
In 1891, Nicola Bellizzi arrives in Naples with ambitions of becoming a lawyer but his plans change when his path crosses that of the feared racketeer Don Gaetano Frungillo... [More...]
Pasquale Squitieri
In 1891, Nicola Bellizzi arrives in Naples with ambitions of becoming a lawyer but his plans change when his path crosses that of the feared racketeer Don Gaetano Frungillo... [More...]
I nostri sogni (1943)
Vittorio Cottafavi
Leo is small-time swindler who ekes out a meagre existence with his small-time scams, which include peddling razor blades that last forever... [More...]
Vittorio Cottafavi
Leo is small-time swindler who ekes out a meagre existence with his small-time scams, which include peddling razor blades that last forever... [More...]
I Vitelloni (1953)
Federico Fellini
In the seaside town of Rimini, five young men spend their days amusing themselves, living off their parents, and doing everything possible to avoid adult responsibility... [More...]
Federico Fellini
In the seaside town of Rimini, five young men spend their days amusing themselves, living off their parents, and doing everything possible to avoid adult responsibility... [More...]
I'm Not Scared (2003)
Gabriele Salvatores
In 1978, 10-year-old Michele Amitrano lives with his impoverished family in a small town in Southern Italy. The acres of wheat fields in the surrounding countryside provide a happy playground for Michele and his gang... [More...]
Gabriele Salvatores
In 1978, 10-year-old Michele Amitrano lives with his impoverished family in a small town in Southern Italy. The acres of wheat fields in the surrounding countryside provide a happy playground for Michele and his gang... [More...]
Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (1976)
Federico Fellini
The debauched life of Giacomo Casanova is legendary, a succession of erotic adventures with women who are no more to him than instruments of pleasure... [More...]
Federico Fellini
The debauched life of Giacomo Casanova is legendary, a succession of erotic adventures with women who are no more to him than instruments of pleasure... [More...]
Il Conformista (1970)
Bernardo Bertolucci
In 1930s Italy, Marcello Clerici makes the decision to join the Fascist secret police. Eager to prove himself, Clerici agrees to assassinate his former teacher Professor Quadri, an anti-Fascist intellectual who is now living in exile in Paris... [More...]
Bernardo Bertolucci
In 1930s Italy, Marcello Clerici makes the decision to join the Fascist secret police. Eager to prove himself, Clerici agrees to assassinate his former teacher Professor Quadri, an anti-Fascist intellectual who is now living in exile in Paris... [More...]
Il Gattopardo (1963)
Luchino Visconti
In the 1860s, Sicily is in the vanguard of huge social and political changes that are sweeping across a fragmented Italy, changes that will result in the country's eventual unification after much loss of blood... [More...]
Luchino Visconti
In the 1860s, Sicily is in the vanguard of huge social and political changes that are sweeping across a fragmented Italy, changes that will result in the country's eventual unification after much loss of blood... [More...]
L'Innocente (1976)
Luchino Visconti
In Italy towards the end of the 19th century, the wealthy Tullio Hermil pursues a passionate love affair with his aristocratic mistress Teresa Raffo whilst keeping up the impression that he is happily married... [More...]
Luchino Visconti
In Italy towards the end of the 19th century, the wealthy Tullio Hermil pursues a passionate love affair with his aristocratic mistress Teresa Raffo whilst keeping up the impression that he is happily married... [More...]
Kill Baby, Kill (1966)
Mario Bava
Dr Eswai arrives in a remote Transylvanian village to perform an autopsy on a young woman who has recently died, apparently by impaling herself on railing spikes... [More...]
Mario Bava
Dr Eswai arrives in a remote Transylvanian village to perform an autopsy on a young woman who has recently died, apparently by impaling herself on railing spikes... [More...]
Ladri di biciclette (1948)
Vittorio De Sica
In post-war Rome, jobs are scarce and families are starving. When he is offered a job putting up posters for the town council, Antonio Ricci willingly accepts, even though it requires him to provide his own bicycle... [More...]
Vittorio De Sica
In post-war Rome, jobs are scarce and families are starving. When he is offered a job putting up posters for the town council, Antonio Ricci willingly accepts, even though it requires him to provide his own bicycle... [More...]
Ludwig (1972)
Luchino Visconti
Ludwig II is a mere youth of nineteen when he ascends to the throne of Bavaria in 1864. A sensitive and idealistic young man, he shows far more interest in the arts and architecture than he does in matters of state... [More...]
Luchino Visconti
Ludwig II is a mere youth of nineteen when he ascends to the throne of Bavaria in 1864. A sensitive and idealistic young man, he shows far more interest in the arts and architecture than he does in matters of state... [More...]
Mamma Roma (1962)
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Now that she is in her forties and fast losing her good looks, Mamma Roma has made up her mind to give up her life as a prostitute and try to make a respectable living, for the sake of her 16-year-old son Ettore... [More...]
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Now that she is in her forties and fast losing her good looks, Mamma Roma has made up her mind to give up her life as a prostitute and try to make a respectable living, for the sake of her 16-year-old son Ettore... [More...]
La Marcia su Roma (1963)
Dino Risi
In 1922, Domenico Rochetti, an unemployed First World War veteran living in Milan, enlists in the newly formed Fascist party, at the advice of his former captain... [More...]
Dino Risi
In 1922, Domenico Rochetti, an unemployed First World War veteran living in Milan, enlists in the newly formed Fascist party, at the advice of his former captain... [More...]
The Mask of Satan (1960)
Mario Bava
Moldavia, in the early 1600s. Princess Asa Vajda is sentenced to death, along with her lover Javuto, for consorting with the Devil... [More...]
Mario Bava
Moldavia, in the early 1600s. Princess Asa Vajda is sentenced to death, along with her lover Javuto, for consorting with the Devil... [More...]
Le Mépris (1963)
Jean-Luc Godard
Paul Javal, a crime fiction writer, is engaged by the American film producer Jeremy Prokosch to re-write a film about Homer's Odyssey... [More...]
Jean-Luc Godard
Paul Javal, a crime fiction writer, is engaged by the American film producer Jeremy Prokosch to re-write a film about Homer's Odyssey... [More...]
Miracolo a Milano (1951)
Vittorio De Sica
One day, an old woman finds a baby boy in her cabbage patch and decides to adopt him, christening him Toto. When the old woman later dies, Toto enters an orphanage, where he stays until he is 18... [More...]
Vittorio De Sica
One day, an old woman finds a baby boy in her cabbage patch and decides to adopt him, christening him Toto. When the old woman later dies, Toto enters an orphanage, where he stays until he is 18... [More...]
La Notte brava (1959)
Mauro Bolognini
Scintillone and Ruggeretto, two young drifters from the poor suburbs of Rome, hope to make a tidy sum by selling the car they have stolen with its valuable cargo of weaponry... [More...]
Mauro Bolognini
Scintillone and Ruggeretto, two young drifters from the poor suburbs of Rome, hope to make a tidy sum by selling the car they have stolen with its valuable cargo of weaponry... [More...]
La Notte (1961)
Michelangelo Antonioni
On the way to a reception to celebrate the publication of his latest novel, Giovanni Pontano takes his wife Lidia to visit his friend Tommaso, who is dying from cancer in a private hospital... [More...]
Michelangelo Antonioni
On the way to a reception to celebrate the publication of his latest novel, Giovanni Pontano takes his wife Lidia to visit his friend Tommaso, who is dying from cancer in a private hospital... [More...]
Le Notti bianche (1957)
Luchino Visconti
One evening, as he wanders the streets of a town he has recently been transferred to, Mario encounters a solitary young woman named Maria... [More...]
Luchino Visconti
One evening, as he wanders the streets of a town he has recently been transferred to, Mario encounters a solitary young woman named Maria... [More...]
Le Notti di Cabiria (1957)
Federico Fellini
In a poor district on the outskirts of Rome, a middle-aged woman, Cabiria, earns a living as a prostitute. She has fared better than most: she has her own house (a modest stone-walled shack) and a good income... [More...]
Federico Fellini
In a poor district on the outskirts of Rome, a middle-aged woman, Cabiria, earns a living as a prostitute. She has fared better than most: she has her own house (a modest stone-walled shack) and a good income... [More...]
La Nuit de Varennes (1982)
Ettore Scola
June 1791. When the controversial writer and printer Restif de la Bretonne sees Queen Marie-Antoinette's lady-in-waiting secretly leaving Paris one evening, he concludes that King Louis XVI and his family have already fled the capital... [More...]
Ettore Scola
June 1791. When the controversial writer and printer Restif de la Bretonne sees Queen Marie-Antoinette's lady-in-waiting secretly leaving Paris one evening, he concludes that King Louis XVI and his family have already fled the capital... [More...]
Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1989)
Giuseppe Tornatore
A successful film maker, Salvatore, receives a telephone call from his estranged mother, informing him that his childhood friend, Alfredo, has just died... [More...]
Giuseppe Tornatore
A successful film maker, Salvatore, receives a telephone call from his estranged mother, informing him that his childhood friend, Alfredo, has just died... [More...]
Ossessione (1943)
Luchino Visconti
Gino Costa, an itinerant labourer, arrives at a roadside café-cum-petrol station. The owner, Giuseppe Bragana, offers him temporary work, which he accepts - because he is attracted to his employer's wife, Giovanna... [More...]
Luchino Visconti
Gino Costa, an itinerant labourer, arrives at a roadside café-cum-petrol station. The owner, Giuseppe Bragana, offers him temporary work, which he accepts - because he is attracted to his employer's wife, Giovanna... [More...]