Trio

Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema

A documentary about the Italian cinema as art form and industry.

La Dolce Vita

Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who 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.

Tobia al caffè

The film is set in the elegant café "Il Quattro Palme" traditionally frequented by intellectuals, lovers of lyric music and poetry.

Con il cuore fermo, Sicilia

Gli ultimi tre giorni

The drama narrates the events that occurred in October 1926 , when there was the last attack on Benito Mussolini . The film, without ever mentioning the names of the real protagonists of the story (the attacker was the sixteen-year-old Anteo Zamboni , who died on 31 October 1926 after having shot at the Duce, only touching his clothes, stabbed to death and then hanged by fascists of the militia), narrates the events that led to that last attack, then taken as a pretext for the acceleration of the approval of the special law establishing the special tribunal for the defense of the State, the restoration of the death penalty for the crimes of attack on state institutions, and the outlawing of opposition parties with the arrest of their respective militants and leaders.

Le finestre

Short fiction with clear influence from Pasolini’s films about a boy waiting in a room for the Juvenile Court verdict announcement in an hot summer day in Rome.

Latin Lovers

An episodic film based on letters to agony columns, showing the effect of sex on the lives of women.

La vita in gioco

A filmmaker of committed films, together with his lover, plans to commit suicide within a few days.

Li mali mistieri

Documentary on Palermo people.

Il putto

A short film by Gianfranco Mingozzi.

The Istambul Train

Set on the Orient Express train, which traveled from Ostend, Belgium, to Istanbul, Turkey, it features several characters whose destinies intertwine, each bearing their own burden of torment: race, sexual frustration, political failure, poverty. Among them are Carlston Myatt, a Jewish businessman, and Dr. Czinner, a Slavic politician who escaped a death sentence five years earlier and is intent on returning to Belgrade.

Ferdinand I King of Naples

The story of "King Lazzarone" Ferdinand I of Bourbon whose pastime was to neglect the government and disguise himself as a poor man and turn to the infamous city premises in search of love adventures. With the De Filippo brothers to complete.

Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials

A behind-the-scenes documentary about director Michelangelo Antonioni as he's shooting his segment of The Three Faces, a vehicle for Soraya, the former empress of Persia. Featuring interviews with Monica Vitti, Tonino Guerra and more.

The Joy of Living

1821 Rome: Ulysses enrolls in the Italian Fascist party because he cannot find any employment. The first task entrusted to him leads Ulysses to the printer Fossati, where he's hired as an apprentice.

Exploits of a Young Don Juan

In 1914, sixteen year old Roger returned home from boarding school during vacation to find his puberty hit hard in a house filled with beautiful women. These women have previous engagements with other men who are away, and during this time, Roger impregnates them all, including his aunt and sister, then devises plans to cuckold the men.

La vita provvisoria

A film made up of a series of eight episodes.