Francesco Brandi

「息子の部屋」でカンヌ国際映画祭パルムドール、「親愛なる日記」で同監督賞を受賞しているイタリアの名匠ナンニ・モレッティが、同じアパートに住む3つの家族の素顔が、ひとつの事故をきっかけに次第に露わになっていく様子をスリリングに描いた人間ドラマ。 ローマの高級住宅地にあるアパートに暮らす、3つの家族。それぞれが顔見知り程度で、各家庭の扉の向こう側にある本当の顔は知らない。ある夜、3階に住むジョバンニとドーラの裁判官夫婦の息子アンドレアの運転する車が建物に衝突し、ひとりの女性が亡くなる。同じ夜、2階に住む妊婦のモニカは陣痛が始まり、夫が出張中のためひとりで病院に向かう。1階のルーチョとサラの夫婦は、仕事場で起こったトラブルのため娘を朝まで向かいの老夫婦に預けるが、認知症の老夫と娘が一緒に行方不明になってしまう。 イスラエルの作家エシュコル・ネボの「Three floors up」が原作で、デビュー以来オリジナル作品を手がけてきたモレッティ監督にとっては初の原作ものとなった。出演はマルゲリータ・ブイ、リッカルド・スカマルチョ、アルバ・ロルバケルら。

1860, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. While Garibaldi's troops are invading this lawless territory, four female bandits nicknamed the "Drudes" are looking for their own personal revenge.

Although Pippo Genuardi seems to have cleared his mind by marrying Taninè Schilirò, daughter of the richest man in Vigàta, he is in fact someone who is not satisfied with his life…

Three families end up in the same rented house. Throughout the summer, they become friends and rediscover how to enjoy life.

A ne'er-do-well who's married to a millionnaire realizes his financial trouble might be solved if his wife was dead - and sets out a plot to achieve just that. A remake of Dino Risi's "il vedovo".

Now in the Far North (i.e. Milan!), Alberto has accepted to manage a program for efficiency improvement in the Italian Post. He devotes all his time and all his energy to this noble task and neglects his wife Silvia, which of course annoys her beyond limits. Things do not fare much better in Castellabate where it is rather Maria, Matta's wife, who gets on his nerves by always blaming him for his lack of ambition. One day, due to a misunderstanding, Mattia is transferred to... Milan! And on whose doorstep does he land? Alberto's of course!

The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to see him. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, call on a renowned therapist who also happens to be an atheist. But the Pope's fear of his newfound responsibility is one he must face alone. Winner Best Film at the Italian Golden Globes.

To avoid being sued, a film director reluctantly agrees to set up and direct the Good Friday celebrations in a small Tuscan town.

During a séance with some friends, divorced carny Gualtiero successfully conjures the spirit of Marilyn Monroe — although he's the only one who can see her. With Marilyn's help, he tries to win back his wife, who left him for a lion tamer, and his teen daughter.

Born of a chance meeting in Venice, Silvestro and Camilla's rocky romance unfolds over 10 winters as new lovers come and go but they are eternally thrust back into one another's arms.

In Milan, Matteo is an underemployed physicist, giving the occasional lecture at a university while working at a PR firm where he knows he'll be fired. Without his really trying, two women are attracted to him, a blond and a brunette. The blond is Angelica; they meet smoking on the office rooftop. To his surprise, she has clout in the company and soon has him flying off (with her) to make presentations. The brunette is Beatrice, a new flatmate, hoping for a teaching job in the national service. Angelica dangles a posting with her in Barcelona; Beatrice is simply Beatrice. Will Matteo figure out what he wants - and decide before opportunity passes him by?

Now 25, brilliant Marta seems to have her whole life ahead after majoring in philosophy, but she has to face the ugly truth for young graduates in Italy: a complete lack of work opportunities outside of temp jobs. While babysitting for single mother Sonia, she starts to work at the call center of a company selling junk to housewives, quickly rising through its ranks and experiencing first-hand the fanatical and exploitative competition culture pushed on young employees. Around her revolve other people, like delusional supervisor Daniela, her boss Claudio, fragile coworker Lucio, and well-meaning but inconsistent union official Giorgio.