, 2h33 Directed byLuchino Visconti OriginItalie GenresDrama, Historical, Romance ThemesSeafaring films, Transport films, Children's films ActorsBurt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, Serge Reggiani, Terence Hill, Paolo Stoppa Roles Generale Rating78% Sicily, 1860. The corpse of a Royalist soldier is found in the garden of the villa of Don Fabrizio Corbera, Prince of Salina (the gardener quips that these soldiers stink as much in death as they do in life). As the Prince's large family enjoys the customary comforts and privileges of an ancient and noble name, including private services with their Jesuit priest, war has broken out between the King's army and the insurgent volunteer redshirts of Giuseppe Garibaldi. Among the rebels is the Prince's remarkably handsome and dashing nephew, Tancredi, with whose romantic politics the Prince shares some whimsical sympathy (and a good deal of material support—Tancredi is a notorious spendthrift).
, 1h25 Directed byFederico Fellini OriginItalie GenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance ThemesLa bande dessinée ActorsAlberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Giulietta Masina, Brunella Bovo, Ernesto Almirante, Lilia Landi Roles Dottore Fortuna, the Photonovel's Director Rating71% Two young newlyweds from a provincial town, Wanda (Brunella Bovo) and Ivan Cavalli (Leopoldo Trieste), arrive in Rome for their honeymoon. Wanda is obsessed with the "White Sheik" (Alberto Sordi), the hero of a soap opera photo strip and sneaks off to find him, leaving her conventional, petit bourgeois husband in hysterics as he tries to hide his wife's disappearance from his strait-laced relatives who are waiting to go with them to visit the Pope. The plotline was re-used by Woody Allen in his film To Rome with Love.
, 1h37 Directed byDomenico Paolella OriginItalie GenresComedy ActorsTotò, Gino Cervi, Gianna Maria Canale, Irène Galter, Gabriele Tinti, Paola Barbara Roles Salvatore Esposito Rating65% Commendatore Aristide Paoloni is a man all of a piece, strong and brave, who prides himself on saving lives. His specialty is to avoid drowning suicides that are thrown into the Tiber from the Milvian Bridge in Rome, and so one day Aristide saves the poor Gennaro. Gennaro, realizing the situation, pretends to Aristide Paoloni a job, but the man ignores him. So, Gennaro begins to disturb the quiet family life of the Commendatore, who soon begins to look for a way to kill the poor Gennaro.
, 1h29 Directed byDomenico Paolella GenresComedy ActorsTotò, Marisa Merlini, Irene Cefaro, Arnoldo Foà, Tina Pica, Paolo Stoppa Roles Ernesto Rating68% In 1922, during Fascism, Antonio La Quaglia accepts the assignment to the station master in a remote town called Piovarolo, because that's where it always rains. Antonio soon realizes that life in the small village is sad, because the inhabitants are all old, deluded, dying, without hope. Antonio so hopefully he will be moved to a larger city; but the years pass and Antonio helds the same job. One day he sees off the train a beautiful lady, who does the primary school teacher. Soon the two get married and start a family, but always Antonio wants to get away from Piovarolo, but politics and the ministry do not care at all about him.
, 1h18 Directed byGiorgio Bianchi GenresDrama, Comedy ActorsPeppino De Filippo, Alberto Sordi, Giulietta Masina, Arlette Poirier, Ernesto Almirante, Leopoldo Trieste Roles Cesare Rating61% À Rome, dans les premières années de l'après-guerre. L'employé Arduino Buongiorno mène une vie monotone et répétitive entre une femme hypocondriaque, une belle-sœur autoritaire, un beau-frère aspirant inventeur. Au travail, cela ne va guère mieux : il est prix entre un directeur soupçonneux et un collègue vaniteux.
, 1h44 Directed byMario Monicelli, Steno OriginItalie GenresComedy ActorsTotò, Pietro Carloni, Alberto Sordi, Lilia Landi, Gianni Musy, Ernesto Almirante Roles il Padreterno Rating65% The film's title alludes playfully to the politicians who rule the town of Rome, since the laws that are in their favor and the tricks that make for years to stay in office. In fact the whole film as a kind of political satire and Italy was also censored.
, 1h30 Directed byLuigi Capuano GenresDrama ThemesPrison films ActorsFranco Interlenghi, Sandro Ruffini, Marisa Merlini, Leda Gloria, Leopoldo Valentini, Tina Pica Roles professor Arlotta Rating56% Rosa Lulli, has an illegitimate 20-year-old son, named Stefano, who lives with her in the house of Professor Arlotta. Stefano is in love with Lydia, the granddaughter of the professor. The couple has a gambling addiction: the need to obtain a large sum to meet gambling debts, which pushes him to accept the loving invitation of Jeannette, owner of a dance school, where Stefano goes to play. But Jeannette is the lover of Pasquale Anitra, head of a criminal gang. When he is killed in Jeannette's home, Stefano is framed and arrested and tried for the murder. Stefano is sentenced to life in prison. Lydia, attending dance school, later hears a conversation in which Jeannette confesses to the murder. She tells the police, but is kidnapped by the criminal gang. During the chase, Jeannette is wounded and before dying, confesses to the authorities. Stefano is freed and marries Lydia.
, 1h49 Directed byMario Monicelli, Steno OriginItalie GenresDrama, Comedy ActorsTotò, Aldo Fabrizi, Ernesto Almirante, Ave Ninchi, Pietro Carloni, Pina Piovani Roles Il padre di Esposito Rating76% The film is set in Rome during the Marshall Plan.
Ferdinando Esposito (Totò) is a small villain who tries to support his family with his tricks. With his accomplice Amilcare (Aldo Giuffrè) pretends to have found an ancient coin in the Roman Forum and an American tourist cheats: Mr. Locuzzo that, unfortunately for him, is the chairman of a committee of the American charity. During the distribution of some gift-packs, also Esposito, these recognize and denounce the spot.
, 1h25 Directed byAlessandro Blasetti OriginItalie GenresComedy ActorsAldo Fabrizi, Gaby Morlay, Enrico Viarisio, Lucien Baroux, Jean Tissier, Carlo Romano Roles L'invitato anziano Rating68% Riche confiseur romain, M. Dupont est fier d'exhiber sa voiture neuve. Il rêve de la conduire avec, à ses côtés, la belle locataire du premier étage. L'occasion lui en est donnée par la nécessité d'aller chercher la robe de première communion de sa fille, qui n'est toujours pas livrée. Mais la ravissante voisine refuse cette offre. C'est donc seul que M. Dupont fonce dans les rues, attrape une contravention et arrive chez la couturière. Mais au moment de repartir, la voiture tombe en panne. Course aux taxis. Impossible d'en avoir un. Reste le trolleybus. Cris, bousculades, injures. Pour être plus libre de ses mouvements, il confie le paquet contenant la robe à un passant pour quelques instants. Mais la dispute terminée, le passant a disparu et la robe avec. Que faire ? C'est finalement la belle du premier qui offre une de ses robes de soirée pour y tailler la robe de communiante. Tout le monde s'affaire. Le cardinal doit arriver d'une minute à l'autre pour présider la cérémonie. M. Dupont tente vainement de retarder celle-ci. Grâce à l'adresse brodée par la couturière, la vraie robe est ramenée par le passant. Soulagement. Sonnent les cloches de ce jour de Pâques.