Diane Fleri

The stories of four girls who live in and around Rome.

Biasutti and Perbellini have the same name, Fausto, and they both hate life in the big city. They meet by chance during a trip for amateur photographers, become friends and begin to cultivate together the dream of going to live in the countryside, keeping with the fruit of their efforts. When Biasutti inherits his grandmother’s old house in Valvana, in the hills of the north east, the dream can finally become reality: the welcome in the village, however, proves less warm than expected.

The trip aboard a luxury yacht of three couples that will turn from an exciting experience to a terrible nightmare.

Denis is a musician and womanizer who works in the neomelodico musical industry run by the local criminal scene. He carries on with his life without self inquiry right up to the moment he accidentally finds in between of a settling of scores, realising that no future is possible without breaking the circle of omertà. Thanks to his passionate love for Marian, Denis will find the strength to risk everything and break the silence with no heroism nor tragedy only through pure instinct and pure power of love.

The contemporary architecture of Rome are at the heart of the beautifully shot and winsomely appealing Nina, which charts the oddball escapades of a young woman in a depopulated Rome during one hot summer. This heartwarming tale of a lonesome girl who teaches singing and dog-sits during her holidays on the outskirts of Rome. Its striking cinematography evokes Nina's indefinable anxiety. By opening herself up to life she conquers a vision of her future full of imagination and beauty.

Ulisse, Fulvio and Domenico decide to rent an apartment together in order to live with their modest work. However the three encounter any difficulties that have forced them to always be one step away from starvation. Ulisse has to maintain his wife and daughter selling recordings of important foreign singers, Fulvio has the task of reviewing silly scandals of celebrities instead of writing articles for major artists, while Domenico must keep his wife and children going to make love with old single pensioners.

Salvo and Valentino are two Sicilian friends who have moved to Turin, and now run a small business together. They drive foreign tourists around in a double-decker bus, and Salvo always tries to approach the pretty girls.

A holiday in Sicily tests the relationship between Germana and Elisabetta, two friends in the grip of a sentimental crisis.

A group of Roman misfits spend the fall minding a vintage shop called Twinkled, a business that is failing in every way but in spirit. The owner strives to keep the store afloat, even as his wife insists that he sell the place and get a real job. One day a beautiful young woman named Camilla takes a job cleaning the store, and her presence has a profound effect on the lives of everyone, including Stefano, the well-meaning but unorganized shopkeeper, and Gigio, Camilla's loving younger brother who has Down's syndrome.

La familia Recchi pertenece a la gran burguesía industrial lombarda. Viven en Milán, en una lujosa casa, llena de espejos, flores, cortinajes, pero las relaciones entre ellos son frías y distantes. Eduardo Tancredi, su mujer Emma (Tilda Swinton), una inmigrante rusa plenamente integrada en la cultura milanesa, sus hijos Elisabetta, Edoardo y Gianluca, los compañeros y prometidos de éstos y los abuelos componen el círculo familiar. Entre lujosos salones y espaciosos jardines tiene lugar la sucesión y entrega del negocio familiar y su consolidación. El joven cocinero Antonio, completamente ajeno a este mundo, condensa sus emociones en platos que no pertenecen a la tradición culinaria de la familia. Tanto él como Emma son personajes que no encajan en este universo, y la pasión que surge entre ellos los llevará a romper todas las ataduras, pero será a costa de pagar un precio muy alto.

Rome, Paris and Helsinki right after the Madrid bombings. Three stories about people who, for different reasons, are afraid of others – the eponymous "thy neighbor." A humanity full of differences, but at the same time, with very similar feelings. So similar that their stories appear almost parallel and complementary.

Carlo is a doctor that has recently lost his wife. Affected by the loss, he is supported by his family and friends, and, above all, for the love he feels towards his little daughter. And then, one day, he meets Camille.

En 1961, Italia vive una revolución social y económica que no parece afectar a Accio, un adolescente rebelde y problemático que vive en Sabaudia, una pequeña ciudad del Lacio. Sólo por irritar a sus padres, Accio se une a un partido neofascista. Mientras tanto, Manrico, su hermano mayor, es el líder local de la izquierda. La actitud política de Accio avergüenza tanto a Manrico que deja de hablarle a su hermano. La única vía de comunicación entre ellos es Francesca, la novia de Manrico, de la que Accio se enamora perdidamente. Las diferencias y enfrentamientos entre ambos hermanos son el reflejo de una sociedad dividida entre dos formas de entender la política.

La vida de Silvio, un adolescente de dieciséis años, sufre un vuelco cuando el colegio al que asiste es ocupado por un comité estudiantil. Más interesado por las chicas que por la política, Silvio sueña con encontrar el amor. A pesar de los cambios políticos y de la incomprensión de sus padres, conseguirá por fin encontrar a la chica de su vida.