Franco Interlenghi

"Shoeshine 70" is a documentary directed by Mimmo Verdesca that celebrates an important anniversary. This years marks the 70th anniversary of the release of the film helmed by Vittorio De Sica "Shoeshine", a masterpiece of Neorealism, and the first Italian film ever to win an Oscar and the first recipient of a Nastro d'argento, a prizeigiven by Italian journalists. The film will revolve around the filming of that masterpiece in the 1946. Therefore it will be a report of those events but a film where memories will come to life thanks to the candid stories of the protagonists, that will take the spectator on an emotional and enticing journey.

Reunites the same cast, reprising their characters from the 2006 original film, but transplants them from the 1980s to the Italy of 2006. This leap allows the filmmaker to compare and contrast youth culture across generations, from the era of the call box to the era of cell phones, text messages and onli

Actors Franco Interlenghi and Rinaldo Smordoni (who played Pasquale and Giuseppe respectively) recall how they landed the roles in the film Shoeshine and their experiences as young actors in post-war Rome.

Looks back at the Sciuscià, its success abroad, its influence on later filmmakers, its Oscar win, and the social conditions at the time of its production.

After serving prison time for a juvenile offense, Freddo gathers his old buddies Libano and Dandi and embarks on a crime spree that makes the trio the most powerful gangsters in Rome. Libano loves their new status, and seeks to spread their influence throughout the underworld, while the other two pursue more fleshly desires. For decades, their gang perpetrates extravagant crimes, until paranoia threatens to split the friends apart.

A look at the making of Federico Fellini's "I Vitelloni".

This is a two-part Italian television mini-series directed by Giorgio Capitani and broadcasted in April 2002 on Rai Uno. It is the life story of Pope John XXIII, nicknamed "the good Pope".

Reporter Marcello has a brief encounter with Irene while waiting for a train. A young woman who has lost her sight finds herself falling for the voice of a ship's captain she hears over a radio broadcast. Egle, a massage therapist who is soon to be married, finds herself pursuing one last fling with Gabriele -- though the odds are not in her favor, since he happens to be gay. Elena is a young woman with a child who wants to abandon her husband. And Carla wonders if she has any future at all with her lover -- who is married to someone else.

A man and a woman meet and decide to leave everything behind. They leave for Malta and it is great happiness, ecstasy, but the past soon resurfaces.

The people of Jerusalem are suffering under the reign of HEROD, and are hoping to be delivered from the Roman occupiers by the Messiah whose arrival, it is rumored, is to take place very soon. Unlike his nephew JUDAS, who wants to join the zealots (freedom fighters), the 35-year-old widower JOSEPH is not interested in participating in any fighting against the Romans.

A young recruit to the Italian army discovers and rejects the seedy world of soldiers who prostitute themselves to supplement their income. But before leaving this world he is raped by a highly-respected senior officer and must decide whether to risk bringing proceedings against him.

Victor Derval is returning home after a performance when he is hailed by Lisa, a young Hungarian woman. Her motives are mysterious; is she simply a star-struck peasant girl, or an ambitious, manipulative aspiring star?

Doctors at a rejuvenation clinic discover a formula that will prevent aging.

Carlo, an elderly widowed farmer, is about to marry Elena, a young Brazilian woman, and calls his children to his country home for a family gathering.

Fifteen-year-old Sabrina has lived with her father since he split with her mother. As the film unfolds it gradually becomes clear that Sabrina is a victim of incest.

Misery money-lender Arpagone is looking to arrange three weddings simultaneously - to cut down on costs. One for himself and the others for his two children. Of course he doesn't approve of the choices his son and daughter have made and conspires to arrange more well to do spouses against their will. However, fate will prove itself to be on the side of true love, not of the greedy.

Kwaku, a young African medical student, arrives in Italy where he is to meet his brother Job (nicknamed Pummarò.) This one is a tomato picker in the Naples region and works in extreme conditions to be able to pay his brother's studies. But to Kwaku's dismay, Job has disappeared. The young student then decides to do everything he can to trace missing Pummarò.

The film attempts to fill in the "missing years" of Jesus, from ages 3 through 12. When King Herod fearing that the Messiah has indeed been born, orders that all Hebrew male children under the age of three be slain, Joseph moves his family near Egypt. Here, Jesus, sensing His divinity, expresses a desire to return to Nazareth. Travelling homeward with His mother Mary, Jesus flashes forward to events that will unfold in his adult life.

Vaguely inspired to the real story of boss of the Camorra's bosses Raffaele Cutolo, this is the story of the criminal career of "Il professore" (the professor). He is in prison, and by there he is able to build, step by step, an empire founded on murders and drugs. He starts a war to destroy all the old Camorra bosses and becoming the new "boss of the bosses". With his sister's help he manages to evade from prison and escape in New York. Here he starts immediately a new relationship with "Cosa Nostra" (Italian American Mafia). He is going to seat on the peak of the most powerful criminal organization, and the Italian authorities are almost impotent.

세계 2차 대전이 끝난 직후, 이탈리아의 어느 작은 마을. 그곳에는 미란다 라는 젊고 아름다운 여인이 운영하는 지노라는 여관이 있다. 남편 지노는 전쟁 중 행방불명 돼 그녀의 주위엔 그녀의 아름다운 여체를 즐기려는 늑대 같은 남자들이 득실댄다. 마을의 남자들은 서로 정력적인 남성미와 세련된 매너, 이국적인 분위기로 그녀에게 접근해 오지만 오히려 미란다는 자신의 육체를 미끼로 챙길 건 다 챙기면서 남편에 대한 정절만은 굳게 지켜나간다. 결국 주위의 남자들은 하나 둘씩 다 떠나가고 유일하게 그녀 곁에 남아 그녀를 보살피는 토니에게 미란다는 마음이 흔들리는데…

Gunslinger Clayton Drumm (Testi) is about to be hanged when he is given a chance to live if he will agree to murder Matthew (Oates), a miner who has steadfastly refused to sell his land to the railroad company. Matthew’s refusal is a major obstacle to the railroad’s plans for expansion.

After a couple of 'special squad' cops are gunned down while chasing some kidnappers, the head of the squad takes it really personally! His violent path to find the kidnappers leads him to the upper echelons of the government. Now, the powers-that-be don't want to be found out and decide it's time to kill one more cop...

The end of Trajan's Dacian Wars (106 AD), when south western Dacia was transformed into a Roman province: Roman Dacia.

Over the course of one night, a gang of twelve criminals carry out a commando-like raid on a small town.

In this documentary, giants of italian cinema such as Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini and Zavattini talk about the importance of cinema after WW2, and about huge moments of social rebellion. This movie gives the floor to the creators of italian neorealism.

19세기 이탈리아 역사를 대표하는 인물로 국가 통일 운동을 이끌었던 공화주의자 쥬세페 가리발디의 삶을 다루고 있다.

The exploits of three young Roman criminals are chronicled in this socially conscious drama. The young men commit petty crimes all day begin with arms theft, and culminating with a night with three streetwalkers. After their pleasure, the boys try to cheat the hookers, but they ladies are smarter than that and have stolen their cash ahead of time.  It's back to the city for the boys, where they continue their destructive games...

1940년대 이태리의 제노바 항구는 독일의 나치가 장악하고 있었다. 이 항구에 영웅적인 저항군 지도자 로베레 장군이 상륙하다가 뜻하지 않게 사살이 되고, 이에 독일 보안대는 이 사실을 감추고 바르도네(비토리오 데시카)란 사기꾼을 로베레 장군으로 위장시켜 레지스탕스 가담자들을 가둔 감옥에 집어넣게 된다. 평생 남의 불행이나 약점을 이용해 등쳐먹고 살던 사기꾼 바르도네는 로베레 장군 행세를 하면서 죄수들에게서 정보를 얻어내면, 상당한 보상을 약속을 받고 나찌의 가짜 로베레 장군 역할을 해나가는데... 가짜 로베레 장군인 줄 모르는 동지들은 이 영웅적인 지도자에게 절대적인 존경과 신뢰를 바친다. 그 과정에서 이 비열한 사기꾼은 마음에 변화가 생기게 되고, 그들의 존경과 신뢰를 배반하지 않기 위해, 그는 진짜 로베레 장군으로 바뀌어 가게 된다. 동료 죄수들 가운데 다툼이 일어나면 그는 로베레 장군답게 그들을 타이르고 중재도 하고. 죽음의 공포에 떠는 죄수에게는 애국투사로서의 용기를 불어 넣어 주기 까지 한다. 감옥동지들의 구심점인 그는 진정한 로베레 장군으로서 동지들과 함께 의연하게 사형장으로 끌려가, 동지들을 격려하는 연설을 마친 후 결국 함께 총살을 당하게 된다.

The unfortunate journalist Fred falls in love with the young wife of an older business tycoon. Fred's involvement with her involves him in both blackmail and murder.

Martine runs a sports center for women ,but they are short of the readies. To avoid seizure,she turns her health club into a nightclub with plenty of whiskey and wild women.

Married French lawyer Andre defends succesfully the case of Yvette, who committed a robbery. He falls in love with her, but she isn't true to him.

In a small Italian town, the local youngsters realize that their youth is coming to an end and marriage will soon follow. They gather together for one last time in an attempt to revive their younger days, but this comes to a dismal conclusion. Gradually it dawns on the group that childhood is over and the next stage in human growth must be faced.

세계1차대전, 온 나라가 승리와 재난을 겪은 가운데, 빛나는 두 이름이 있었다. 마르네와 피아브 전투(The Marne and The Piave.) 작가가 되려는 프레드릭 헨리는 전쟁이 나자 이탈리아군의 의료병으로 자원하여 근무하다 임시 간호원으로 온 영국인 캐서린은 그 사람을 잊지 못하여 헨리중위와의 만남을 쉽게 받아들이지 못한다. 첫 날 만남을 혼돈 속에서 어색한 헤어짐으로 마무리한 캐서린은 그 다음날 이동하게 된 헨리중위를 환송하며 서로의 사랑을 확인한다. 캐서린으로부터 멀리 떨어진 헨리중위는 전투 중 부상을 당하여 후송되는데 친한 의사 리날디 소령에게 부탁하여 캐서린을 자신이 있는 병원으로 오게 한다. 부상으로 입원하여 있는 동안 꿈같은 시간을 함께 보내던 어느 날 캐서린은 자신의 임신 사실을 헨리에게 알리나 유부녀는 전방에 있을 수 없다는 규율 때문에 결혼은 불가하다고 하는데...

The adventures of a young couple of high school students: her father is not opposed to their love, but the other, a doctor of prestige, is not at all happy about it.

Antonio and Peppino live in a small town in central Italy: Peppino is the barber, Totò is maintained by the rich but avaricious wife Teresa.

In the military academy of the Nisida Air Force a new course begins which sees among the new recruits called "chicks": Giorgio, forced by his father after he squandered millions at the gaming table; De Montel son of a general, Mario who wants to follow in the footsteps of his father who died in combat; Antonio who declares himself Neapolitan while coming from the province and Ugo who comes from the north.

While her new husband is away looking for work, the wife loses the child she was expecting and uses another woman's baby as a substitute so she won't have to upset her spouse when he returns.

Despite of (or perhaps because of ) its sparse production values and unpretentiousness, the Italian Gli Innamorati was feted at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. The bulk of the story takes place in a single Roman neighborhood. In the manner of the 1925 German classic A Joyless Street, director Mauro Bolognini studies the hopes, dreams, successes and failures of the neighborhood's various and sundry denizens. No one subplot dominates the proceedings, though a bit of extra time is afforded the story of a fickle seamstress and her seemingly meek-and-mild boyfriend. The cast is dotted with such reassuringly familiar faces as Nino Manfredi and Gino Cervi. Released in the US as Wild Love, Gli Innamorati was instrumental in bringing international fame to director Bolognini, whose career soon shifted into high drive.

In the reign of king Louis XV,a handsome student,Des Grieux, meets his charming cousin,Manon,just when she goes to the convent of Amiens,to take the veil.

트로이 전쟁 이후 정처없이 바다를 항해하며 떠도는 율리시즈의 여정을 그렸다. 전쟁을 끝내고 사랑하는 아내 페네로페가 있는 곳을 찾아 많은 고난과 모험을 겪어 나간다.

한물간 감독 해리는 제작자 커크의 제안에 다시 영화를 찍기로 하고, 신인 여배우를 찾으려 스페인에 간다. 해리는 마드리드의 어느 술집에서 맨발로 춤추는 관능적인 댄서 마리아를 보게 되고, 끈질긴 설득 끝에 그녀를 영화에 출연시킨다. 영화의 흥행으로 마리아는 일약 대스타가 되지만, 그녀는 언제나 진정한 사랑을 꿈꾼다.

Six episodes (adapted from as many short stories: Gozzano, D'Annunzio, Guido Rocca, Marino Moretti, Alba de Céspedes and Oreste Biancoli), six love stories set in different moments in italian recent history.

Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples.

모랄도(프랑코 인테르렝기 분), 리카르도(리카르도 펠리니 분), 레오폴도(레오폴도 트리에스테 분), 파우스토(프랑코 파브리치 분)와 알베르토(알베르토 소르디 분)는 리미니에 사는 다섯 명의 ‘청춘군상’들이다. 매일 할 일 없이 바에 모여 사소한 농담이나, 여자 이야기, 혹은 놀면서도 사치스럽게 돈을 쓰며 사는 꿈에 대한 이야기를 하며 바에서 시간을 때우는 삼십대의 친구들이다. 그런데 이들에게 변화가 생기기 시작한다. 어느 여름 맞이 축제에서 파우스토는 모랄도의 누이인 산드라에게 아이가 있다는 것을 알게 되고, 내키지는 않지만 자신의 책임임을 받아들이고 성구(聖句)를 파는 상점에서 일하기 시작한다. 한편, 파우스토의 친구들은 여전히 백수 생활을 하며 새 생활을 찾지 못한다. 특히 이들 중 가장 무모한 성격을 가진 알베르토는 누이가 벌어오는 돈에 빌붙어 살면서, 잘 살아보겠다고 발버둥치는 사람들을 비난한다. 모랄도는 자신이 살고 있는 곳이 너무도 촌스러워 더 이상 그곳에 동화되고 싶지 않다는 생각에 친구들을 멀리하기 시작한다. 한편, 못된 습성을 버리지 못한 파우스토는 사장의 부인과 위험한 관계를 맺는다. 다섯 친구들 모두 참석한 한 카니발의 야간 무도회에서 산드라는 파우스토의 부정을 알게 되고 눈물을 흘리며 아들을 데리고 달아난다. 파우스토는 자신의 무능력함과 잘못을 깨닫고 아내에게 용서를 빌러 가지만, 분노에 차 그를 기다리고 있던 산드라의 아버지가 혁대로 때리며 벌을 준다. 다음 날, 두 친구는 새로운 삶을 다시 시작하려 하고, 나머지는 또 다시 자포자기 하고, 꿈도 없고 희망도 없는 일상 속으로 돌아간다. 모랄도만이 새로운 삶을 찾아야 한다는 생각으로 등돌리고 떠나온 사람들을 생각하며 아침 일찍 조용히 기차에 오른다.

프랑스, 이탈리아, 영국을 배경으로 벌어지는 세 젊은이들의 이야기. 첫 번째 에피소드에서는 돈 때문에 친구를 살해할 계획을 세우는 고등학생들을 다루고, 두 번째 에피소드에서는 담배 밀수와 얽힌 대학생들의 이야기를 다룬다. 그리고 세 번째 에피소드는 살인 사건의 이야기를 신문사에 팔려고 하는 가난한 시인의 이야기를 그린다.

Forced by her lover to sell her body, Renata is saved from a suicide attempt by Paolo Martelli, an engineer. She asks him to help her find a job. When Paolo's wife humiliates her, Renata gains revenge by seducing the woman's husband.

The ever-growing popularity of Gina Lollobrigida was a decided box-office asset when the Italian La Provinciale was distributed to the U.S. as The Wayward Wife. Lollobrigida acquits herself quite nicely in the tensely dramatic role of a much-put-upon small-town girl named Cemma. Seduced by a lad who turns out to be a relative, Cemma is tossed out of her home. Seeking security, she impulsively marries bookish science professor Franco Vagnuzzi (Gabriele Ferzetti). Bored by her marriage, Cemma doesn't realize the true value of her loving husband until it's almost too late. The original 118-minute run time was reduced for U.S. release.

Gino Bardi is a centre-forward in a football team which is about to be relegated to the second division. Just before a very important match a girl he has a relationship with proposes him to rig it. He refuses the offer but he actually begins playing like an amateur and the crowd begin to smell something fishy going on.

Turn-of-the-century Naples. Salvatore Ruotolo and his wife are murdered and their bodies are found in different locations. Since the evidence points to a crime by the Neapolitan crime organization, the Camorra, fear and corruption cause serious hindrances to the investigation by police authorities. In charge is a young and courageous judge who, using evidence discovered by chance, tries to reconstruct the story of the double murder. The plot that the judge must unravel is very complicated.

Rosa Lulli, has an illegitimate 20-year-old son, named Stefano, who lives with her in the house of Professor Arlotta. Stefano is in love with Lydia, the granddaughter of the professor. The couple has a gambling addiction: the need to obtain a large sum to meet gambling debts, which pushes him to accept the loving invitation of Jeannette, owner of a dance school, where Stefano goes to play.

In a village of the Po valley where the earth is hard and life miserly, the priest and the communist mayor are always fighting to be the head of the community. If in secret, they admired and liked each other, politics still divided them as it is dividing the country. And when the mayor wants his "People's House"; the priest wants his "Garden City" for the poor. Division exist between the richest and the poorest, the pious and the atheists and even between lovers. But if the people are hard as the country, they are good in the bottom of there heart.

Through a series of scenes inspired by famous songs, various episodes of Italian life in the last fifty years are recalled.

A group of Italian soccer fans arrive in Paris for a match, but most of them go their separate ways to explore the sights, have a bit of an adventure, and maybe even find some romance.

An Italian war bride has problems dealing with her husband's possessive mother.

The plot weaves several episodes with several groups of people, Roman families, youth gangs and young love couples, who spend a Sunday at the beach of Ostia.

군인들의 구두를 닦고 뚜장이질을 하고 암시장에서 미국 담배와 사탕, 담요를 매매함으로 근근히 살아가는 이태리 소년들을 다룬 영화.