Antonio Piovanelli

The 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists

The 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists

1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to surveil aging national poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, whose increasingly restless behavior Mussolini fears could damage his alliance with Nazi Germany. However, after spending time with D'Annunzio, Comini finds himself torn between loyalty to the Party and his fascination with the poet, who will put his burgeoning career at risk.

Dafne has recently lost her mother – and Luigi his wife – in an accident. But whilst this 30-year-old, who was born with Down’s syndrome, is still managing to master her life with verve after the terrible disaster, her father sinks into a depression. It will take all the energy Dafne can muster to help him get back on his feet. Fortunately, headstrong Dafne happens to have a lot of it up her sleeve.

Loose adaptation of Italy's national epic, Alessandro Manzoni's “The Betrothed”. In war-torn 17th century Italy, shady feudal lord Don Rodrigo eyes young and beautiful Lucia, who loves—and is reciprocated by—commoner Renzo. The two lovers plan to marry in secret, but Rodrigo discovers it and they are forced to flee their village, becoming separated and each facing many dangers, includine the Plague.

Defend me from the Night

A rich Italian's shocking suicide means different things to his twin brother, mother and pregnant lover.

Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship and tries to get Giovanni arrested.

A group of pilgrims in the Vatican is trapped in an enclosed elevator. Then chaos erupts, and repressed urges come to the surface.

A young writer is trapped between his awful actress mother and the knowledge that he has only a mediocre talent as a playwright and almost no force of character.

1차 대전이 일어나기 전인 1901년, 이탈리아의 작은 마을에서는 두 아이가 태어난다. 같은 날에 태어난 지주의 아들 알프레도와 소작농의 아들 올모는 서로 너무 다른 환경에 속하지만, 라이벌이자 가장 친한 친구로 함께 자란다. 하지만 알프레도의 아버지가 가업을 이어받으면서 지주와 소작농들 사이의 갈등은 심화되고, 알프레도와 올모도 점점 서로 대립하기 시작한다. 알프레도와 올모의 얽히고설킨 삶을 통해 이탈리아 현대사를 꿰뚫고 있는 베르나르도 베르톨루치의 대작으로, 사랑과 질투, 계급 갈등과 역사적 고난이 웅장한 화면에 펼쳐지는 감동적인 서사극이다. 러닝 타임이 5시간이 넘어 미국 개봉 당시 축약본으로 상영되는 수모를 겪기도 했다.

Story of Moses. Originally a TV Miniseries recut for theaters

The real story of the partisan Silvio Corbari. He starts his career killing publicly one of his friends that was a fascist. Than, he set up a band of partisans in north Italy, completely independent from the Italian organized resistance (CLN). Ines, leave his husband to join the band and became Silvio's lover. Silvio Corbari succeeded also to set up a free-zone, his personal republic, independent from the Nazi occupied Italy, in a little village called Tregnano. But the opponent Nazi-Fascist army is too much for any kind of resistance, especially if not included in the organized CNL. All his partisan friends are captured and sentenced to death, Ines, close to be captured, suicides. Corbari, even if survives to a first hanging, can't escape to a second one. After WWII he deserved a gold medal to the memory from the Italian Republic.

At age 50, tax inspector Emerenziano decides to settle down and aims to the three Tettamanzi sisters, who, though not young or pretty by any means, have recently inherited a large amount of money.

Ciccio loves very much the novel Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter, although his friend Franco does not understand him.