Paola Scola

Two neighbours — a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife — forge a strong bond on the day of Adolf Hitler's historic 1938 visit to Rome.

A collection of dark-humoured vignettes, including tales of a cardinal with a liberal congregation, a motorist and a hitchhiker, mentally challenged tramps, parents contemplating their daughter's participation in a pornographic film, and a conniving husband.

In 1860s Italy, Giorgio is a young soldier is sent to a remote post, far from his lover, Clara. Lodged with the colonel, he befriends the colonel and the local doctor. Among the inhabitants are a strange young woman, both unattractive and mad; however, she's got a passion that Giorgio will have to cope with.

An American businessman returns to Italy for the first time in four decades, only to discover that an old girlfriend of his, along with her brother, have involved him in a massive hoax.

Eight Italian politicians from the communist party gather on a terrace in Rome for a get-together. They discuss about their past, present and future.

Speaking of serious things by making you laugh has always been the characteristic of Ettore Scola’s cinematic style. With the same intent, his daughters Paola and Silvia, using Pif’s verve as an interviewer, retrace their father’s career.

The incorruptible judge Annibale Salvemini, starts investigating over a classic Italian business/politics/corruption affair. He start to operate, as usual, very strongly. He orders numberless arrests. But the reaction of counterparts won't take long. In fact his strong energetic manners, drive him unintentionally on the opposite situation. Who is the real guilty the judge or the corrupted Italian society?

Pietro Marchetti, a mature Roman taxi driver, has countless and interesting meetings while he is on duty with his car "Zara 87".