Violante Placido

In her early forties, Sofia lives in the mountains, isolated from the world, a place where even basic Internet technology seems to be an unknown entity. She runs an old farmhouse, located at the highest point outside the village, an age-old structure that she has converted into a holiday farm, whilst taking tending to her cows, her curative herbs and producing special milk used for the making top-quality Parmesan. One day, a foreigner from a well-known telecommunications company shows up. He considers that particular location the ideal spot to erect a cellphone repeater, a tower that will bring progress not only to Sofia, but to the whole area… How can ancient customs, peaceful silence and recipes coexist with the inevitable approach of new technologies which can improve our lives?

Aurelio inherited the wedding-planner trade from his father: he runs the family business, "The Most Beautiful Day," and all his life he has sacrificed his dreams in the name of a mission: to give happiness. Today, however, complicit with the crisis and a divorce behind him, he feels the need for a radical change. He is in love with Serena, an associate of his, and with her he dreams of starting a new life, dropping everything to sail the oceans. Before he can taste freedom, however, Aurelio must resolve two no small matters: selling "The Most Beautiful Day" and convincing Serena to divorce Giorgio, who has been Aurelio's fraternal friend since high school.

Federica locked herself in her bedroom because vulgar text messages keep coming to her.

Cuando su negocio está a punto de quebrar, al empresario Enrico Piaggio se le ocurre un nuevo invento que cambia el mundo. Vida de Enrico Piaggio y la historia del scooter más famoso del mundo, la "Vespa".

Alessandro, a forty-year-old widower pediatrician, lives with his teenage son, leading a monotonous and insipid existence. After a call from an old friend in Brazil, the man has his tired stability tested.

Diego is a successful entrepreneur. Rich and not caring for the good of others, no scruples to belittle the next. His attitude turns against him when he forgets in his airport bathroom his latest-generation mobile phone with social profiles, contacts and credit cards.

Las mujeres en una fábrica de seda que está fallando, luchan por encontrar una manera de mantener sus trabajos.

Cuando el inspector Mattei está a punto de detener a una célebre banda de atracadores de bancos, un tirador de élite apostado en un tejado diezma a un ejército de policías, facilitando así la huida de sus cómplices. Sin embargo, uno de ellos resulta gravemente herido, lo que compromete el plan de los ladrones.

Nueva adaptación del cómic "El motorista fantasma". Con el fin de controlar sus deseos de venganza, Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage), que ve sus poderes como una maldición, vive apartado del mundo y sin relacionarse con nadie, pero acaba siendo localizado por el monje Moreau, que necesita su ayuda para buscar a Nadya y a su hijo Danny antes de que los encuentre Roarke, un viejo conocido de Blaze.

Jack es un mercenario solitario, un auténtico maestro entre asesinos. Pero, cuando un trabajo en Suecia no acaba tan bien como estaba previsto para este estadounidense en el extranjero, Jack le deja claro a su contacto que su próxima misión será la última. Se traslada entonces a Italia, donde se refugia en un pueblecito y empieza a disfrutar lejos de la muerte. Una mujer belga, Mathilde, le comunica que su próxima misión tiene que ver con la fabricación de un arma. Jack se sorprende a sí mismo trabando amistad con el párroco del pueblo y teniendo un romance. Pero al salir de las sombras, puede que Jack esté tentando al destino.

The life story of Italian iconic pornographic actress Moana Pozzi. The actress Ilona Staller sued the production of the film for the unauthorized use of the character "Cicciolina", of which she owned the rights.

A pesar del sufrimiento que le causa a Geppetto, Pinocho emprende un viaje para conocerse a sí mismo, durante el cual tendrá que enfrentarse a diversos peligros: lo perseguirán unos asesinos, se verá convertido en un burro, formará parte de un circo ambulante y será engullido por un inmenso tiburón. Finalmente, los remordimientos y el sentimiento de culpa harán que vuelva con Geppetto, aunque quizá ya sea demasiado tarde. Pinocho es la eterna y emotiva historia de un niño que aprende a ser hijo y de un hombre que aprende a ser padre.

Barah Aana is a comedy of real life set in today's Mumbai. The story revolves around three unlikely friends: a driver (Naseeruddin Shah), a watchman (Vijay Raaz) and a waiter (Arjun Mathur). The driver is an older man, stoic but dependable. The watchman, in his 30's, is a pushover at work but otherwise mischievous. The waiter is a young, swaggering chap, brimming with ambition. Living together, their different attitudes make for an interesting banter.At some point, misfortune befalls the watchman, and due to a series of chance events, he stumbles into a crime. Striking upon a seemingly low-risk way to make good money, and discovering a new sense of self-confidence, he tries to entice the others to join him in a series of such crimes. Cat and mouse games ensue between the three as personalities change, but events soon spiral out of control, leading them in a direction that none of them had ever wanted to take...

Mattia, a building contractor on a promising career path, is about to close the biggest deal of his professional life, when his illegally-hired worker Kamal falls off some scaffolding, suffers a severe break and threatens to sue and press charges against Mattia unless... Unless Mattia takes his place in an advanced course for pastry makers! This is the reason Kamal came to Italy from his native Egypt and that will allow him to realize his dream of opening his own pastry shop... Mattia has no choice but to take Kamal’s place in the school and pretend to be him. Among laughs and mouth-watering recipes, Mattia will discover a way to bring his and Kamal's disparate cultures together.

Actor Sandro Lanza is experiencing the most painful moment of his existence. After a suicide attempt, his three daughters, scattered throughout Europe, each with a different mother, come to his side. The sisters meet to decide what to do with their father, establishing a genuine tie for the very first time.

Leo and Nina lived happily out of wedlock until one day Nina asked Leo to marry him. Leo, hostile to conformity, had always been opposed to the idea and it looked as though Nina as well. But giving in to his companion's insistence, the young man agrees to an unconventional wedding, without the expensive white gown, without the traditional candy box, with gifts to charities instead of wedding presents, the lot. Nina agrees … or seems to.

Are there two versions of The Mona Lisa? Is the Mona Lisa the world knows so well the original version? Or had Leonardo da Vinci painted an earlier version of the iconic portrait?

En 1948, Orson Welles llega a Roma para protagonizar una película. Su carrera no atraviesa un buen momento y todavía no se ha recuperado de su divorcio de Rita Hayworth. Únicamente Lea, una esquiva actriz, parece darle nuevos ánimos. De repente, un actor muere en sus brazos mientras le susurra unas palabras al oído. La policía intenta demostrar que se trata de un suicidio, pero a Orson esta teoría no le convence.

Miniserie biográfica sobre Juan Pablo II. En su juventud, en Polonia bajo la ocupación nazi, Karol Wojtyla trabajó en una cantera de caliza para poder sobrevivir. La represión nazi causó numerosas víctimas no sólo entre los judíos, sino también entre los católicos. Es entonces cuando Karol decide responder a la llamada divina.

A doctor's life takes a mysterious turn when his ambulance plunges into a river.

A coming-of-age tale about three 18-year-olds just out of high school who go to a Greek island following one of the boys' older girlfriend.

USA, 1951. When a group of Italian immigrants suspected to have connections with the Mafia are sent back to Italy with the brand of "undesirable", a journalist decide to inquire about the story.

2001. David, a university student about to graduate, gets involved in the anti-globalization movement after falling for activist Viola in the months preceding the fateful events of the G8 summit in Genoa.

In a small Southern Italian village, young Tonino is engaged to Teresa, but secretly loves her cousin Maddalena—who reciprocates. After discovering it, Teresa seeks revenge and vows to divide them.

Having recently earned his college degree, Lorenzo Primavera (Eddie Malavarca) leaves his home in Boston to travel to his family's ancestral homeland in Italy -- as was requested by his late grandfather. Upon arriving, Lorenzo is offered a short-term position as coach for an American-style football team by the team's manager, Giulio Fellini (Maurizio Nichetti). As the young American immerses himself in his new duties, he makes the acquaintance of Paola Angelini (Violante Placido) and the two begin a friendship that quickly blossoms into something more. In between spending time with Paola and working with the team, Lorenzo also begins investigating his own family's history and learns the reason for his grandfather's departure from Italy, as well as why his grandfather never returned to visit. As Lorenzo begins to forge an identity for himself in Italy -- not to mention strong romantic attachments to Paola -- he must eventually decide whether or not to return to the States.

En Génova, Anna Merisi, la esposa del profesor no convencional de la universidad local Paolo Merisi, decide contratar a una niñera para su hijo porque ella quiere volver a trabajar para ayudar a pagar sus cuentas. Mientras tanto, la desquiciada Caterina, que acaba de salir de una clínica, obtiene la dirección de la familia Merisi y miente diciendo que fue enviada por la agencia. Cuando Pablo la ve, se acuerda de que Caterina fue su antigua alumna y tuvieron un romance hace dos años, pero su esposa está muy conectada a Caterina y no tiene oportunidad de despedirla. Cuando Caterina pone en peligro su matrimonio y su familia, Paolo da a conocer su pasado a Anna. Pero Caterina no quiere renunciar a Paolo.

Sandra has a great passions, volleyball, and her boyfriend is also a volleyball player. She is transferred to a religious boarding school in order to improve her grades, but she struggles in her new surroundings, but specially misses playing volleyball

Alex, a high-school boy fond of rock and punk music, falls in love with Adelaide, who shares his feelings but doesn't want to get too involved because she will soon leave for studying in America. Alex gets relief in music and his friend Martino who leads what looks to him as a more complete life.

Francesco is an entrepreneur in the building industry. His company is near to collapse if it doesn't win a deal to build a new school complex. It needs at least 60 million liras to participate to the deal, but all the banks refuse to lend the money. A corrupt bank employee introduces him to Claudio, apparently an assistant of Sergio, Francesco's old school friend. Sergio is an accountant available to lend Francesco the money he needs. Francesco wins the deal, but soon he discovers that Claudio is not what he says.