Salvatore Termini

Ciprì and Maresco's delicious documentary portrays Sicilian super-agent Enzo Castagna, a man with some 20,000 extras on his books, who has worked with the likes of Loren, Pasolini, Rosi, Coppola and Cimino (indeed, virtually anyone who's ever chosen to film in Palermo). It's typically weird, witty and wonderful, partly due to its subject, a self-styled 'little big man' who consents to be described as 'almighty' and 'the greatest contributor to Italian cinema in the last 35 years'. The local favourite has also done time for bribery, but refuses to comment on Cosa Nostra. The film is as astonishing as its subject. Shot in luscious b/w, it's driven forward by an offscreen interrogator who alternates between ludicrously hyperbolic flattery and forthright questions about corruption and crime. It also serves as a study of the way ethics get abandoned in the unending pursuit of fame, wealth and self-esteem.

Scenes from the lives of 7 hookers. Five are women. One is a man, and one is a transvestite.

Tras su salida del reformatorio, los chicos de Palermo afrontan un futuro incierto. A un paso de la mayoría de edad y deambulando por una ciudad casi tercermundista en la que no podrán encontrar ni trabajo, ni futuro, encaminando sus pasos hacia la mas feroz delincuencia.

Un profesor se traslada de Milán a Palermo para trabajar como docente en un reformatorio lleno de jóvenes con un comportamiento agresivo y provocador. Con el tiempo, el profesor aprende que algunas de estas actitudes de los internos no son sino un grito de auxilio y ansia de libertad.