Gabriele Lavia

A train station in Sicily. There are two people in the waiting room: one is “the man with the flower in his mouth” in the film's title, who has confronted and threatened a mysterious woman outside the station. The other is “the peaceful customer,” who missed his train because of presents for the women in his family which hindered him as he ran and made him trip on the train tracks. The man with the flower in his mouth has helped the peaceful customer and immediately establishes a relationship of trust and empathy with him. The two recount their lives, but whereas the peaceful man talks about his frustrations, the man with the flower in his mouth keeps steering the conversation toward just one topic: death. Everything seems wrapped in mystery, starting with the identity of the woman outside the station...

A train station in Sicily. There are two people in the waiting room: one is “the man with the flower in his mouth” in the film's title, who has confronted and threatened a mysterious woman outside the station. The other is “the peaceful customer,” who missed his train because of presents for the women in his family which hindered him as he ran and made him trip on the train tracks. The man with the flower in his mouth has helped the peaceful customer and immediately establishes a relationship of trust and empathy with him. The two recount their lives, but whereas the peaceful man talks about his frustrations, the man with the flower in his mouth keeps steering the conversation toward just one topic: death. Everything seems wrapped in mystery, starting with the identity of the woman outside the station...

A train station in Sicily. There are two people in the waiting room: one is “the man with the flower in his mouth” in the film's title, who has confronted and threatened a mysterious woman outside the station. The other is “the peaceful customer,” who missed his train because of presents for the women in his family which hindered him as he ran and made him trip on the train tracks. The man with the flower in his mouth has helped the peaceful customer and immediately establishes a relationship of trust and empathy with him. The two recount their lives, but whereas the peaceful man talks about his frustrations, the man with the flower in his mouth keeps steering the conversation toward just one topic: death. Everything seems wrapped in mystery, starting with the identity of the woman outside the station...

An eulogy to Giorgio Strehler, the first real director in the italian theatre. He was a master, knowing all aspects of the show, from the set techniques up to narrative influences. The documentary tells the personal life and the artistic career: it starts from that Christmas day in 1997, when the news broadcasts opened with the news of Strehler's death, to summarize the story of the Piccolo Teatro, the first municipal theatre in Italy.

In Gabriele Lavia's triumphant 2010 Bologna production, the linking of Salome's naive insouciance, sexual obsession and cruelty as portrayed by Erika Sunnegårdh is also subtly reflected in the scenic representation. Under the musical direction of internationally acclaimed conductor Nicola Luisotti, the stellar cast of experienced singers including Mark S. Doss as Jochanaan, Robert Brubaker as Herodes and Dalia Schaechter as Herodias give an energetic performance of Strauss' early masterpiece.

Part of Tutto Verdi series - I masnadieri (2012) Naples. 'I masnadieri' ('The Bandits' or 'The Robbers') is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Andrea Maffei, based on 'Die Räuber' by Friedrich von Schiller. As Verdi became more successful in Italy, he began to receive offers from other opera houses outside the country. The London impresario Benjamin Lumley had presented Ernani in 1845 and, as a result of its success, commissioned an opera from the composer which became 'I masnadieri'. It was given its first performance at Her Majesty's Theatre on 22 July 1847 with Verdi conducting the first two performances.

Giuseppe Tornatore traces three generations of a Sicilian family in in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (known as Baarìa in the local Sicilian dialect), from the 1930s to the 1980s, to tell the story of the loves, dreams and delusions of an unusual community.

Giuseppe Tornatore traces three generations of a Sicilian family in in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (known as Baarìa in the local Sicilian dialect), from the 1930s to the 1980s, to tell the story of the loves, dreams and delusions of an unusual community.

Modern transposition of Shakespeare 's "Othello" : Iago, Nicolas Vaporidis, is an architecture student in love with Desdemona, Laura Chiatti.

This work predates Thchaikowsly’s for almost 4 years, and it is base don the Schiller play I have previously criticized for its lack of historical accuracy. It is essentially focused on three major voices, soprano, tenor and baritone, with a basso to spice it up. New Yorker Evan Bowers may not be a matinee idol, but he sails into the role with a bright, focused lyrico spinto tenor voice. Renato Bruson was 72 years old in 2008, when he took this role (first sung by him in1989) and it shows, with quite a wobble on many passages; yet his voice commands the stage and rises majestically in the ensembles. And then, Bulgarian Svetla Vassileva, who is not burned at the stake, as in “Maid”, but dies heroically in battle.

Period giallo about a young cook who's accused of killing her wealthy husband.

The story of a normal Italian family in which come out the dreams of those who have lost their possibilities and of those who want to realize them. Carlo and Giulia are a married couple who have each given up their aspirations in order to live an average life. Their 19-year-old son, Paolo, is having trouble finding an identity, while their 18-year-old daughter, Valentina, has already figured out how to use sex to her advantage. The family goes through a crisis when Carlo begins having an affair, Giulia attempt to seduce the director of a local stage production she is in, and Valentina does what she does best to land an audition for a TV show

1983년 이탈리아의 투린. 여자 세 명을 죽인 난쟁이 연쇄살인 사건이 발생한다. 공포소설 작가인 난쟁이 빈센조는 그의 소설에 나오는 자장가대로 연쇄사건이 발생한다는 사실 때문에 범인으로 지목된다. 빈센조는 형사 모레티에게 체포되기 직전에 도망을 치고 그 후 강가에서 시체로 발견되어 사람들의 기억에서 잊혀지게 된다. 그로부터 17년이 지난 2000년의 투린에는 또다시 살인이 일어난다. 창녀 안젤라가 손님의 집에서 도망치다 우연히 파란 파일을 겨져오는데 그것이 바로 난쟁이 연쇄살인사건의 증거물이었던 것. 이 때문에 안젤라와 그녀의 친구는 살해당하고 난쟁이 살인사건은 다시 세상에 알려지게 된다. 어린 시절 이 사건으로 어머니를 잃었던 자코모는 친구 로렌조로부터 이 사실을 듣고 투린으로 돌아온다. 그는 은퇴한 모레티와 함께 범인 색출에 나서는데. 이번 살인도 옛날처럼 자장가대로 살인이 진행되고 있었다. 마침내 범인을 알아낸 모레티. 그러나 자코모에게 전화하는 순간 그는 죽음을 맞는다.

An inexperienced journalist tries to discover who murdered her friend.

1900년, 유럽과 미국을 오가는 버지니아 호에서 태어나 평생을 바다 위에서 살아온 천재 피아니스트 ‘나인틴 헌드레드’. 유일한 친구인 트럼펫 연주자 ‘맥스’와 첫사랑이자 마지막 사랑 ‘퍼든’, 그의 소문을 듣고 찾아온 재즈 피아니스트를 만나며 조금씩 바다 밖 세상을 배워가던 그의 인생에 새로운 변화가 찾아오는데...

Contract killer Manuel is in possession of incriminating documents that someone is willing to kill for. He takes refuge at a brothel run by his ex-lover, but when he happens across an intriguing prostitute named Victoria, Manuel's life begins to spiral out of control...

Contract killer Manuel is in possession of incriminating documents that someone is willing to kill for. He takes refuge at a brothel run by his ex-lover, but when he happens across an intriguing prostitute named Victoria, Manuel's life begins to spiral out of control...

Contract killer Manuel is in possession of incriminating documents that someone is willing to kill for. He takes refuge at a brothel run by his ex-lover, but when he happens across an intriguing prostitute named Victoria, Manuel's life begins to spiral out of control...

A woman catches her husband in bed with a much younger lady. Shocked and distraught, the woman leaves her husband. She decides to embark on a road trip of erotic self discovery. The woman meets a cartoonist during her sensual pilgrimage and gets involved in a torrid sexual affair with him.

A woman catches her husband in bed with a much younger lady. Shocked and distraught, the woman leaves her husband. She decides to embark on a road trip of erotic self discovery. The woman meets a cartoonist during her sensual pilgrimage and gets involved in a torrid sexual affair with him.

A woman catches her husband in bed with a much younger lady. Shocked and distraught, the woman leaves her husband. She decides to embark on a road trip of erotic self discovery. The woman meets a cartoonist during her sensual pilgrimage and gets involved in a torrid sexual affair with him.

A young journalist buys a used typewriter and notices some text still legible on the ribbon; he reconstructs the story of a scientist who discovered that some types of terrain have the power to revive the dead.

뉴욕에 살고 있는 시인 로즈는 어느날, '세 어머니'라는 책을 보게 된다. 바렐리라는 연금술사가 쓴 이 책에 등장하는 마녀의 비밀을 이상하게 생각한 그녀는 책을 구입한 카자니안이라는 골동품 가게에 찾아가 책에 관해 묻지만 주인은 끝내 아무 말도 하지 않는다. 그녀는 누군가 자기를 부르는 환청에 이끌려 지하로 통하는 문으로 들어가고 그곳에서 물에 잠긴 신비하고 음산한 방과 끔찍한 시체를 목격한다. 로즈는 책에 관한 이상한 이야기를 '열쇠는 구두창 밑에 있다'라는 의문의 문구와 함께 이태리에 유학간 동생 마크에게 편지로 전한다. 마크는 누나의 편지를 강의실에 빠뜨리고 가고, 그의 여자 친구 새라가 편지를 전해주려고 가져갔다가 그 편지를 읽게 된다. 편지 속에서 '세 어머니'에 대한 이야기를 읽은 새라는 자신도 모르게 도서관에 가서 그 책을 찾고, 도서관 안에 있는 이상한 방에서 마법사 같은 이상한 남자에게 쫓기다 책을 빼앗긴다. 아파트 승강기에서 카를로스라는 남자를 만난 새라는 겁에 질려 함께 있어주기를 청한다. 집에서 휴식을 취하던 새라. 그러나 갑자기 정전이 되자, 어둠 속에서 불을 고치려던 카를로스와 새라는 누군가에게 참혹한 죽음을 당한다. 누나의 편지를 가지러 새라의 집으로 간 마크는 그 현장을 목격하고 누나도 위험에 처했다는 것을 감지한다. 같은 날, 뉴욕. 로즈 또한 누군가에 의해 잔인하게 살해된다. 누나를 찾아 뉴욕으로 간 마크는 아파트에 들어서자마자 알 수 없는 음산한 기운을 느낀다. 그곳에서 엘리즈라는 여인을 만난 마크는 행방불명된 누나를 찾기 위해 하나씩 단서를 쫓아간다.

다른 사람들의 마음을 읽어낼 줄 아는 한 영매가 사람들이 많은 광장에서 살인자의 생각을 읽어낸다. 그러나 영매는 곧 살해되고 만다. 영국인 재즈 피아니스트 마크 데일리(데이빗 헤밍스)는 그 살인현장을 목격하게 되고 신문기자 자나 브레지(다리아 니콜로디)와 함께 사건의 비밀을 캐기 시작한다. 새로운 살인자들로부터 사건을 풀어내는 실마리를 얻어나가는 동안에도 사건의 열쇠를 쥔 사람들이 한 명씩 살해당한다. 살인자가 그 실마리에 따라 새로운 살인을 저지르는 것이다. 마커스는 살인자가 자기 주위에 있음을 느끼고 주변을 조사해 나가는데...

Fascism has forced the leadership of the Italian Communist Party to settle in Paris. In Italy arrests of militants are decimating the organization, so Emilio is sent on a mission in the area of Turin, to put out of harm whistleblowers.

젊은 나이에 교통 사고로 죽은 디미트리가 떠돌아 다니는 영혼이 됐는데 다시 태어나게 해준다는 악마의 약속을 믿고 그 노예가 된 뒤 샌프란시스코에 사는 젊은 주부인 제시카 배랫이 임신을 한 다음부터 악령이 들린 듯 괴상한 행동을 벌이면서 시작되는 이야기

A young writer is invited to stay in a religious hostel run by a sinister, manipulative nun who plays deadly psychological games with the inhabitants.

In Mussolini's Rome a murderer is targeting young girls. The movie explores how the fascist mind works, how it plays its values off the sentiment of the masses and explores the role of the press in creating a unified narrative.