, 2h25 Directed byLucio Fulci GenresThriller, Horror ThemesSerial killer films ActorsJennifer O'Neill, Gianni Garko, Bruno Corazzari, Gabriele Ferzetti, Marc Porel, Ida Galli Roles Art Gallery Owner Rating68% In 1959, a woman commits suicide by leaping from a cliff. At the same time, her daughter Virginia sees her mother's death in a vision. Years later, an adult Virginia (Jennifer O'Neill) has married rich businessman Francesco Ducci (Gianni Garko). Ducci leaves on a business trip, and Virginia experiences more visions—she sees an old woman murdered, a wall being torn down and a letter hidden beneath a statue.
, 1h51 Directed byFranco Brusati OriginItalie GenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy-drama ThemesFilms about immigration, La précarité ActorsAnna Karina, Nino Manfredi, Tano Cimarosa, Ugo D'Alessio, Gianfranco Barra, Giorgio Cerioni Roles Pietro Rating74% Like many southern Europeans of the period (1960s to early 1970s), Nino Garofalo (Nino Manfredi) is a migrant "guest worker" from Ciociaria, working as a waiter in Switzerland. He loses his work permit when he is caught urinating in public, so he begins to lead a clandestine life in Switzerland. At first he is supported by Elena, a Greek woman. Then he befriends an Italian industrialist, relocated to Switzerland because of financial problems. The industrialist takes him under his wing, only to commit suicide when he squanders his last savings. Nino is constrained to find shelter with a group of clandestine Neapolitans living in a chicken coop, together with the same chickens they tend to in order to survive. Captivated by the idyllic vision of a group of young blonde, Swiss youths, he decides to dye his hair and pass himself off as a local. In a bar, when rooting for the Italian national football team during its transmission, he is found out after celebrating a goal scored by Fabio Capello. He is arrested and deported. He embarks on a train and finds himself in a cabin filled with returning Italian guest workers. Amid the songs of "sun" and "sea", he is seen having second thoughts. He gets off at the first stop: better life as an illegal immigrant than a life of misery.
, 6h Directed byLuigi Comencini GenresDrama, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure ThemesFilms about children, Jeu, Films about magic and magicians, Adaptations de Pinocchio, Films about toys, Children's films ActorsNino Manfredi, Andrea Balestri, Gina Lollobrigida, Lionel Stander, Ciccio Ingrassia, Mario Adorf Roles Mastro Ciliegia Rating77% Mastro Geppetto is a poor carpenter with no wife and no children. The man sis institution very lonely, and when trading a piece of wood with his colleague Mastro Cherry, he decides to build a puppet that faces him company. The puppet is Pinocchio. On night comes the Fairy in the carpenter's shop to visit Pinocchio. The woman makes a deal with the puppet: if he behaves well, giving honor to the father, he will become a human being, otherwise he will remain a piece of wood. Pinocchio promises, and magically becomes a kid. But the temptations of life are many, and Pinocchio runs away from home, not going to school, like his father Geppetto wants, and he enters illegally in the company of puppets of the cruel Mangiafoco. Pinocchio, helped by the Fairy, tries to be kind and respectful, but by his brat character, he always brings himself in the midst of trouble.
, 1h52 Directed byDamiano Damiani OriginItalie GenresDrama, Thriller, Crime ThemesMafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films ActorsClaudia Cardinale, Franco Nero, Lee J. Cobb, Tano Cimarosa, Nehemiah Persoff, Serge Reggiani Roles Mobster #2 at Banquet Rating69% Sicile, 1961. L'officier Bellodi, des Carabiniers doit mener une enquête sur le meurtre de Salvatore Colasberna, un chef d'entreprise de bâtiments assassiné pour avoir refusé de confier un chantier à une entreprise protégée par la mafia. Le meurtre s'est produit près de l'habitation de Rosa Nicolosi, de son mari et de leur petite fille. Le capitaine Bellodi parvient à arracher à Rosa l'aveu que son mari lui a confié avoir vu le long de la route, le jour du crime, un certain « Zecchinetta », nom qui est confirmé par un informateur de la police, « Parrinieddu ». Entre-temps, le boss (chef, capo en italien) local de la mafia, Don Mariano Arena, cherche à déguiser le meurtre de Colasberna en crime passionnel et fait remonter les pistes vers Nicolosi : il a tué le chef d'entreprise en tant qu'amant de sa femme. Le capitaine ne croit pas à cette version et cherche le corps de Nicolosi, dont il pense qu'il a été tué comme témoin gênant ; de corps, il ne trouvera que celui de « Parrinieddu », tué parce que compromis. L'enquête aboutit à l'arrestation de Don Mariano mais, grâce à ses accointances politiques, il est libéré et Bellodi est transféré.
, 1h40 Directed byEduardo De Filippo OriginItalie GenresComedy, Fantasy, Crime ThemesThéâtre, Films based on plays ActorsMarcello Mastroianni, Raquel Welch, Eduardo De Filippo, Regina Bianchi, Leopoldo Trieste, Tecla Scarano Rating48% Alberto is a sculptor who sometimes has trouble separating his fantasies from reality. He shares a home in Naples with his Uncle Nicola. One night after meeting the beautiful Tania, he dreams that his neighbour, Amitrano, has been murdered by his family. He reports it to the police. Later he tells the police that he may have just imagined it but the police refuse to believe him, knowing that Amitrano was a gangster, and arrest him. Then Amitrano appears and demands Alberto's passport so he can escape to South America. Eventually Alberto and Tania flee from Naples.
, 1h50 Directed byGiorgio Simonelli OriginItalie GenresComedy ThemesBuddy films ActorsCiccio Ingrassia, Fernando Sancho, Rossella Como, Carlo Romano, Nino Terzo, Gino Buzzanca Roles Don Calogero Rating57% In Sicily Franco and Ciccio are empowered by a local mafia man to guard for a wide range of salad. In reality however this is not simple salad vegetables but marijuana; the two bungling fools and friends do not realize it at first. Indeed, seeing that with this delicious salad could make us profits, steal it and are discovered by the police. The policemen, discovering the marijuana, would stop Franco and Ciccio which however manage admirably to escape and to embark for Spain. There are exchanged for two famous bullfighters and sent to compete with ferocious bulls in bullfights.
, 1h34 Directed bySteno GenresComedy ActorsTotò, Peppino De Filippo, Aldo Fabrizi, Nino Taranto, Erminio Macario, Ugo D'Alessio Roles Di Sabato Rating65% At the Commissioner Antonio is stolen the car during a night. He needs to find her first address four cases of thievery in the city of Rome. The defendants are Peppino De Filippo, Aldo Fabrizi, Nino Taranto and Erminio Macario.
, 1h46 Directed byCamillo Mastrocinque OriginItalie GenresComedy ActorsTotò, Nino Taranto, Estella Blain, Ernesto Calindri, Geronimo Meynier, Lia Zoppelli Roles Decio Cavallo, turista italo-americano Rating73% Antonio is a poor man who has to support his daughter and especially he should pay her stay at a prestigious boarding school to study dance. Antonio so starts with his friend Camillo to deceive the poor people of Rome stealing many sums of money with various confidence tricks. Among the various scams that famous are the receipt of a billion dollars for the prince of Turkey (Antonio masked by black) and the sale of the Fontana di Trevi by a foolish entrepreneur.
, 1h50 Directed byCarlo Lizzani OriginItalie GenresDrama, Historical ThemesFilms about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism ActorsGérard Blain, Anna Maria Ferrero, Jean Sorel, Miranda Campa, Andrea Checchi, Dina De Santis Rating66% En octobre 1943, le commandement allemand de la place de Rome ordonne que la communauté juive de la ville lui livre, dans un délai de vingt-quatre heures, cinquante kilos d'or : faute de quoi deux cents otages seront fusillés. La collecte des bijoux s'effectue, sans éviter de provoquer des remous dans la communauté juive. Bien qu'à la fin, la rançon soit effectivement livrée, l'autorité militaire ne tient nullement ses promesses. Une rafle est organisée autour du Portico d'Ottavia, dans laquelle deux mille juifs seront capturés et dirigés vers les camps d'extermination nazis. Le film conte, en parallèle, une intrigue amoureuse entre Giulia, fille d'un professeur juif, et Massimo, étudiant de confession catholique. Giulia n'ignore pas qu'un mariage pourrait lui éviter la déportation et lui sauver la vie.