, 1h56 Directed byRoberto Benigni OriginItalie GenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy-drama ThemesFilms about children, Films about families, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism ActorsRoberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Horst Buchholz, Pietro De Silva Roles Signora Guicciardini Rating85% In 1939 Italy, Guido Orefice is a young Jewish man who is leaving his old life and going to work in the city where his uncle lives. Guido is comical and sharp, making the best from each situation he encounters. From the start he falls in love with a girl Dora. Later he sees her again in the city where she is a teacher. Dora is set to be engaged to a rich but arrogant man. He is a local government official with whom Guido has run-ins from the beginning. Guido is still in love with Dora and performs many stunts in order to see her. Guido sets up many "coincidental" incidents to show his interest. Finally Dora sees Guido's affection and promise and gives in against her better judgement. He steals her from her engagement party on a horse, humiliating her fiancé and mother. Soon they are married and have a son, Giosuè.
, 1h48 Directed bySergio Sollima OriginItalie GenresWestern, Spaghetti Western ThemesBuddy films ActorsGian Maria Volonté, Tomás Milián, William Berger, Carole André, Gianni Rizzo, Lydia Alfonsi Roles Belle de Winton Rating70% Professor Brad Fletcher (Volontè), a teacher from New England, leaves his job and travels to Texas due to his ill health. After arriving in the west, he ends up taken hostage by a wounded outlaw, Solomon "Beauregard" Bennet (Milian). Fletcher helps Bennet regain his health and manages to convince Bennet that he is more valuable to him alive than dead. Through their uneasy friendship, Fletcher takes an interest in the outlaw way of life. Instead of returning home, he decides to join the "Bennet's Raiders".
, 1h32 Directed byFrères Taviani, Valentino Orsini OriginItalie GenresDrama ThemesMafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Political films, Gangster films ActorsGian Maria Volonté, Didi Perego, Spiros Focás, Turi Ferro, Marina Malfatti, Marcella Rovena Roles Francesca (as Lydia Alfonsi) Rating65% Après deux années passées sur le continent, Salvatore retourne dans sa Sicile natale. Alors qu'il rêve d'être accueilli en fils prodigue, il constate que les habitants de son village l'attendent, plutôt impatiemment, afin d'y dénouer un conflit d'ordre social. La question cruciale est celle-ci : faut-il occuper les domaines que la récente loi a expropriés et partagés et que la Mafia empêche qu'on leur distribue ? Les paysans entament une action pacifique, mais Salvatore veut aller plus loin : en labourant et semant, ils doivent provoquer une situation irréversible. Les paysans se mettent au travail, mais la Mafia les attaque à l'aube. Les carabiniers interviennent alors pour empêcher les combats. Ne s'avouant pas vaincue, la Mafia entreprend de contrôler l'affermage des carrières du voisinage. Simultanément, elle cherche à gagner à sa cause Salvatore, en l'achetant si nécessaire. Bien qu'il feigne d'accepter la négociation, Salvatore engage une campagne pour améliorer les conditions de travail dans les carrières. Un matin, Salvatore s'en prend violemment au chef local de la Mafia : celle-ci le liquide physiquement, une heure après. Le village entier, lui rendant hommage, assiste à ses funérailles.
, 1h37 Directed byCarlo Ludovico Bragaglia OriginItalie GenresFantasy, Adventure, Peplum ThemesFilms based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology ActorsJayne Mansfield, Mickey Hargitay, René Dary, Massimo Serato, Moira Orfei, Andrea Aureli Roles Megara Rating32% While Hercules (Mickey Hargitay) is away, his village is plundered and his wife is killed by the army of Ecalia as the first part of a scheme by the treacherous Licos (Massimo Serato) to gain the throne of Ecalia for himself. Licos plans that Hercules will come to Ecalia for vengeance and murders the King himself to save Ecalia from his revenge. Hercules learns of the murder of his wife and seeks vengeance, but is thwarted when the King's daughter and heir to the throne Queen Deianira offers herself rather than her realm of Ecalia as the guilty party. In accordance with the law Deianira must face the wrath of Hercules; she is bound to a wall as Hercules throws axes at her that miss Deianira proving her innocence in the eyes of the gods.
, 2h6 Directed byJules Dassin OriginItalie GenresDrama, Crime ActorsGina Lollobrigida, Pierre Brasseur, Marcello Mastroianni, Yves Montand, Melina Mercouri, Paolo Stoppa Roles Giuseppina Rating67% Beautiful Marietta (Gina Lollobrigida) is a small-town girl who lives in southern Italian fishing village of Porto Manacore, a corrupt village ruled by a petty crook Matteo Brigante (Yves Montand). An engineer, Enrico Tosso (Marcello Mastroianni) comes into town to drain the marshes, and helps the villagers to take back their town.
, 1h48 Directed byMario Monicelli, Steno OriginItalie GenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy-drama ActorsAldo Fabrizi, Gina Lollobrigida, Delia Scala, Tamara Lees, Enzo Maggio, Marcello Mastroianni Rating71% La jeune et jolie Vera, lassée de sa vie provinciale, qu'elle partage entre son travail à l'usine et un ami peu fortuné, décide de faire le grand saut dans l'inconnu. Elle quitte sa région natale en même temps que son fiancé et débarque à Rome, consciente de ses atouts. Son but : trouver un riche amant. Elle fait bientôt la connaissance de Franca, par l'entremise de laquelle elle se fait engager dans une revue douteuse. A la tête du spectacle, un certain Marconi...