Francesco Scianna

The teenage son of two fathers makes a documentary film about his parents but is surprised when a real-life plot twist occurs in his family.

Vigàta, Sicily, Italy, 1880. Shortly after the return to the village of Fofò La Matina, pharmacist and son of the late Santo La Matina, jealous guardian of the secrets of certain miraculous plants, the noble Peluso family is ravaged by a series of mysterious deaths…

Lorenzo is a lawyer who files a lawsuit against the zoo of his town but after winning it he has to take home a gorilla.

In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.

ユダヤの王子ジュダ＝ベン・ハーは、親友であり養子で弟となったメッサラによって、当時ユダヤの地を支配していたローマ帝国の軍隊に対して反逆行為を行ったという身に覚えのない罪で、終身刑を宣告され、奴隷の身でガレー船の漕ぎ手にされてしまう。さらに、母親と妹もローマの牢獄に投獄され、その獄舎でハンセン病に罹ってしまう。ベン・ハーは悲運と幸運に翻弄されながら、奴隷が漕ぐ死のガレー船から生還し、二輪戦車の乗り手となって、最後には家族を探し求めてユダヤの地に戻り、憎きメッサラへの復讐を誓う。

Intertwined stories from the gladiator/athletes participating to the Calcio Storico Fiorentino yearly championship.

Stefania, a young Sicilian nurse, becomes part of a humanitarian mission committed to helping Iraqi children with a cleft lip, because she wants to meet the family of the man who devastated her life.

Irish architect and furniture designer Eileen Gray (1878–1976) was a leading light in the modern design movement. This graceful portrayal of her later life and work in France focuses on the triangle of tension between Gray (Orla Brady), her lover Badovici (Francesco Scianna) and Le Corbusier (Vincent Perez). Alanis Morrissette also features as chanteuse Marisa Damia, Gray’s other lover, with Dominique Pinon (Delicatessen, Amélie) as artist Fernand Léger.

The five daughters of a famous actor, all from different mothers and different nationalities, get together on the 10th anniversary of his death for a celebration of his career.

Based on a real Italian crime boss and family, their 40-year saga, as seen through their eyes, reflects the history, beauty, and strife of Naples.

アドリア海を臨む、南イタリアの美しい街、レッチェ。カフェで働くエレナは、雨の日のバス停で、アントニオと出会う。アントニオは、偶然にも同僚シルヴィアの恋人だった。性格も生き方もまるで違うのに強く惹かれあった二人は、周囲に波乱を起こした末、その恋を成就させ結ばれる。13年後、カフェの同僚で親友のゲイ、ファビオと独立して始めたカフェが成功し、アントニオとの間に二人の子供をもうけたエレナは、公私共に多忙な日々を送っていた。しかし、あんなに愛し合ったエレナとアントニオの夫婦関係には、綻びが生じ始めていた。そんな時、叔母に付き合ってがん検診を受けたエレナは、思いがけない結果を聞かされる……。

The last few years in the life of Armida Miserere, female jail director who committed suicide

Promotional short film for Lancia.

2012 Italian drama; title is German slang for "Wop"

Set in Italy in the 1970s, VALLANZASCA is the true story of the Italian underworld’s most infamous outlaw. A criminal by age 9, Renato Vallanzasca grew up to become the country’s most notorious mobster before the age of 27. Vallanzasca and his gang wrested control of the Milan underworld with a string of high profile robberies, kidnappings and murders. In the process, he captivated the public and earned the nickname ‘il bel Renè’ – for his devilish charm and handsome face. Arrested multiple times, his daring escapes from prison enraged the government, angered his rivals and fed his legend.

イタリアのシチリア州バーリアで、ペッピーノは牛飼いの次男としてすくすくと育つ。ファシズムの支配も終わり、第2次世界大戦を経て共和国へと移行したころ、ペッピーノ（フランチェスコ・シャンナ）はマンニーナ（マルガレット・マデ）と恋に落ちる。だが、彼女の家族は貧しい彼との交際を許さず……。 『題名のない子守唄』などの巨匠、ジュゼッペ・トルナトーレ監督が故郷シチリアを舞台に描く壮大な人生賛歌。トルナトーレ監督自らの半生を基に、1930年代から1980年代にかけてのある家族の喜怒哀楽を生き生きと映し出す。主役を務めるのは、期待の新星フランチェスコ・シャンナ。トップモデルとして活躍するマルガレット・マデがその妻役で出演を飾る。3世代にわたる一家の物語や、たくましく生きるシチリアの人々の生命力に驚嘆する。

A couple of bourgeois intellectuals, Carlo and Silvia, have been married for twenty years. While she lives in their flat in Rome, he spends most of his time in the country house where he writes his books, openly living with his younger lover, Lù. In return, Carlo has long accepted that her wife may have lovers, but her volatile relationship with a young neo-fascist suddenly rekindles his jealousy.

The lively goings-on of a modern family seen trough the eyes of a young girl just about to receive her first Communion.