Film Index
Italian cinema: Drama
A ciascuno il suo (1967)
Elio Petri
In a small Sicilian town a pharmacist named Manno begins receiving anonymous letters threatening him with death. Because Manno has something of a reputation as a Don Juan no one takes the death threats seriously, until he is shot dead, along with his friend Roscio, during a hunting trip...
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Elio Petri
À ma soeur! (2001)
Catherine Breillat
Whilst on holiday with her family, 15 year old Elena meets an an older Italian student, Fernando. Elena is eager to fall in love and Fernando, a smooth-talking Don Juan type, persaudes her to have sex with him...
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Catherine Breillat
Accattone (1961)
Pier Paolo Pasolini
In the slums outside Rome, a young man nicknamed Accattone passes the time with his friends, all of whom have no prospect or desire to find an honest job...
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Pier Paolo Pasolini
Au-delà des grilles (1949)
René Clément
Pierre is on the run from the police, careful to evade capture after murdering the mistress who dared to be unfaithful to him...
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René Clément
L'Avventura (1960)
Michelangelo Antonioni
A party of wealthy holiday makers from Rome are enjoying a yachting excursion off the coast of Sicily. Soon after they arrive on a deserted volcanic island, one of the group - a young woman named Anna - mysteriously disappears... [More...]
Michelangelo Antonioni
A party of wealthy holiday makers from Rome are enjoying a yachting excursion off the coast of Sicily. Soon after they arrive on a deserted volcanic island, one of the group - a young woman named Anna - mysteriously disappears... [More...]
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
At the funeral of Maria Vargas, the men who fashioned her into a myth remember their part in her tragic life. Burned out film director Harry Dawes recalls how he went to Spain with his rich but artistically ignorant film producer Kirk Edwards to persuade the unknown Maria, a cabaret dancer, to take up a career in the movie business... [More...]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
At the funeral of Maria Vargas, the men who fashioned her into a myth remember their part in her tragic life. Burned out film director Harry Dawes recalls how he went to Spain with his rich but artistically ignorant film producer Kirk Edwards to persuade the unknown Maria, a cabaret dancer, to take up a career in the movie business... [More...]
La Bataille d'Alger (1966)
Gillo Pontecorvo
In 1957, Algeria is a divided country, with an ever-growing fraction of the population wanting to gain independence from France... [More...]
Gillo Pontecorvo
In 1957, Algeria is a divided country, with an ever-growing fraction of the population wanting to gain independence from France... [More...]
Blaise Pascal (1972)
Roberto Rossellini
Blaise Pascal is 16 years old when his family moves to Rouen in 1639 so that his father Étienne can take up his new position as the king's commissioner of taxes... [More...]
Roberto Rossellini
Blaise Pascal is 16 years old when his family moves to Rouen in 1639 so that his father Étienne can take up his new position as the king's commissioner of taxes... [More...]
Borsalino (1970)
Jacques Deray
Marseille, 1930. After completing a six month stretch in prison, Roch Siffredi returns to his girlfriend to find her in the company of another man, François Capella... [More...]
Jacques Deray
Marseille, 1930. After completing a six month stretch in prison, Roch Siffredi returns to his girlfriend to find her in the company of another man, François Capella... [More...]
La Caduta degli dei (1969)
Luchino Visconti
Germany, 1933. As the Nazis' grip on their country increases, a family of wealthy industrialists strive to turn the situation to their advantage... [More...]
Luchino Visconti
Germany, 1933. As the Nazis' grip on their country increases, a family of wealthy industrialists strive to turn the situation to their advantage... [More...]
Cartesius [TV] (1974)
Roberto Rossellini
By the time he leaves the Jesuit school he has attended since childhood, René Descartes has a keen fascination for mathematics and philosophy... [More...]
Roberto Rossellini
By the time he leaves the Jesuit school he has attended since childhood, René Descartes has a keen fascination for mathematics and philosophy... [More...]
Catene (1949)
Raffaello Matarazzo
In Naples, Rosa leads a contented family life with her husband Guglielmo, the owner of a garage, and two young children. One day, her world is thrown into a turmoil when her former fiancée Emilio appears from nowhere and reminds her of their idyllic romance before the war... [More...]
Raffaello Matarazzo
In Naples, Rosa leads a contented family life with her husband Guglielmo, the owner of a garage, and two young children. One day, her world is thrown into a turmoil when her former fiancée Emilio appears from nowhere and reminds her of their idyllic romance before the war... [More...]
Cento giorni a Palermo (1984)
Giuseppe Ferrara
In the spring of 1982, General Dalla Chiesa gives up his plans of early retirement and instead assumes the responsibilities of police chief in one of the most crime-ridden places in Europe, the Sicilian town of Palermo... [More...]
Giuseppe Ferrara
In the spring of 1982, General Dalla Chiesa gives up his plans of early retirement and instead assumes the responsibilities of police chief in one of the most crime-ridden places in Europe, the Sicilian town of Palermo... [More...]
Le Château de verre (1950)
René Clément
Evelyne Bertal could not be happier, living the kind of life most people would envy in Berne with her devoted husband Laurent, a lawyer... [More...]
René Clément
Evelyne Bertal could not be happier, living the kind of life most people would envy in Berne with her devoted husband Laurent, a lawyer... [More...]
La Ciociara (1960)
Vittorio De Sica
In the summer of 1943, Rome is under constant bombardment. A young widow named Cesira flees the capital with her 13-year-old daughter, Rosetta, and returns to her home village in the mountainous Ciociaria region of Italy... [More...]
Vittorio De Sica
In the summer of 1943, Rome is under constant bombardment. A young widow named Cesira flees the capital with her 13-year-old daughter, Rosetta, and returns to her home village in the mountainous Ciociaria region of Italy... [More...]
Classe tous risques (1960)
Claude Sautet
Doggedly pursued by the police, seasoned gangster Abel Davos evades capture by fleeing to Italy with his wife Thérèse and their two young sons... [More...]
Claude Sautet
Doggedly pursued by the police, seasoned gangster Abel Davos evades capture by fleeing to Italy with his wife Thérèse and their two young sons... [More...]
Copie conforme (2010)
Abbas Kiarostami
A middle-aged French woman travels to Italy to attend a conference at which an English writer, James, is to promote his new book... [More...]
Abbas Kiarostami
A middle-aged French woman travels to Italy to attend a conference at which an English writer, James, is to promote his new book... [More...]
Les Derniers jours de Pompei (1950)
Marcel L'Herbier
The location is Pompeii, 79 AD, just a few weeks before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius will devastate the entire town, killing most of its population... [More...]
Marcel L'Herbier
The location is Pompeii, 79 AD, just a few weeks before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius will devastate the entire town, killing most of its population... [More...]
Le Désert des Tartares (1976)
Valerio Zurlini
A young soldier, Lieutenant Drogo, is assigned to a remote desert fortress, which is manned by a small army against the possibility of an invasion from Tartar nomads... [More...]
Valerio Zurlini
A young soldier, Lieutenant Drogo, is assigned to a remote desert fortress, which is manned by a small army against the possibility of an invasion from Tartar nomads... [More...]
Desiderio (1946)
Marcello Pagliero
Paola Previtali is a young woman from the country who makes a living as a prostitute in Rome. One day, she is badly shaken when she arrives at a spot where a desperate woman has recently fallen to her death, a suicide... [More...]
Marcello Pagliero
Paola Previtali is a young woman from the country who makes a living as a prostitute in Rome. One day, she is badly shaken when she arrives at a spot where a desperate woman has recently fallen to her death, a suicide... [More...]
Les Deux verités (1951)
Antonio Leonviola
In Milan, a young Italian man, Loris, is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Marie-Louise. The prosecution portrays him as an outright scoundrel who forced the young woman, a homeless orphan, to live with him in a boarding house against her will and then drove her to her death when she tried to escape from him... [More...]
Antonio Leonviola
In Milan, a young Italian man, Loris, is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Marie-Louise. The prosecution portrays him as an outright scoundrel who forced the young woman, a homeless orphan, to live with him in a boarding house against her will and then drove her to her death when she tried to escape from him... [More...]
Don't Look Now (1973)
Nicolas Roeg
John and Laura Baxter are a young couple who are both profoundly traumatised when their five-year-old daughter Christine drowns accidentally at their home... [More...]
Nicolas Roeg
John and Laura Baxter are a young couple who are both profoundly traumatised when their five-year-old daughter Christine drowns accidentally at their home... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
La Fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo (1965)
Denys de La Patellière
In the 13th century, Marco Polo's dreams of adventure in distant lands look set to become reality when his father, a once great merchant now fallen on hard times, delivers a letter to Pope Gregory... [More...]
Denys de La Patellière
In the 13th century, Marco Polo's dreams of adventure in distant lands look set to become reality when his father, a once great merchant now fallen on hard times, delivers a letter to Pope Gregory... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
Farinelli (1994)
Gérard Corbiau
In the 18th century, under the sobriquet Farinelli, Carlo Broschi became the world's most famous castrato. Accompanied by his older brother Riccardo, who writes his music and helps to consummate his amorous entanglements, he is received by the courts of Europe... [More...]
Gérard Corbiau
In the 18th century, under the sobriquet Farinelli, Carlo Broschi became the world's most famous castrato. Accompanied by his older brother Riccardo, who writes his music and helps to consummate his amorous entanglements, he is received by the courts of Europe... [More...]
Il Fornaretto di Venezia (1963)
Duccio Tessari
Venice in the 15th century. As he does every morning, the young baker Pietro walks through the streets of Venice to deliver bread to his customers... [More...]
Duccio Tessari
Venice in the 15th century. As he does every morning, the young baker Pietro walks through the streets of Venice to deliver bread to his customers... [More...]