G.R. Aldo

Durante a primavera de 1866, a Itália está ocupada pela Áustria e prepara seu principal movimento de libertação. Em meio ao caos de Veneza, a Condessa Serpieri (Alida Valli), que participa da resistência, começa a nutrir um amor proibido: o tenente autríaco Franz Mahler (Farley Granger).

A bored civil servant accepts an invitation to visit a glamorous young lady. When she doesn't answer the door, then is later found murdered he panics!

An American woman tries to break off her relationship with her Italian lover at Rome's Stazione Termini train station. This is Vittorio De Sica's original 89-minute "Terminal Station" which was released first in April 1953 as "Stazione Termini," the Italian title of Cesare Zavattini's story. A year later in May 1954, Columbia Pictures released a different version with the alternative title "Indiscretion of an American Wife" which producer David O. Selznick had re-edited and cut to a shortened 64 minutes, dramatically altering characterization by removing its establishing shots and neorealist touches.

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.

While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni Doria. As she prepares to leave Italy, Giovanni confesses his love for her; he doesn't want her to go. Together they wander the railroad station where Mary is to take the train to Paris, then ultimately reunite with her husband and daughter in Philadelphia. Will she throw away her old life for this passionate new romance?

While recuperating from their injuries in a hospital, three young women flash back to the events leading up to the catastrophe. Remata (Lia Amando) has spent her entire life trying to overcome a childhood rape. Annamaria (Antonella Lualdi) has recently come out of an unfortunate marriage to a wealthy but insensitive boor. And Gianna (Eleanore Rossi Drago), the daughter of a college professor, has ruined her life with narcotics.

Na Itália do início dos anos 1950, enquanto a economia do país renasce, os idosos sofrem com as miseráveis pensões dadas pelo governo. Em Roma, Umberto Domenico Ferrari, um funcionário público aposentado, é despejado por não conseguir pagar o aluguel de seu quarto. Na companhia de seu único amigo, o cachorrinho Flik, Umberto vaga pelas ruas, buscando apenas um objetivo: viver com dignidade.

A tragédia envolvendo fúria, ciúme e assassinato em torno de Othello, Iago e Desdemona. Esta estranha e magnífica visão de Welles para o clássico de Shakespeare, já era a 12ª versão levada para as telas. Filmada na Itália e Marrocos, teve sérios problemas de produção, levando mais de dois anos para finalizar. Mesmo assim, Welles teve controle absoluto sob a obra, dos diálogos à montagem final. Com todas estas dificuldades para a realização de Othello e vendo o impressionante resultado final, o filme ganhou status de CultMovie. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)

Era uma vez uma velha que descobre um bebê em seu canteiro de repolhos. Ela acolhe a criança e, quando ela morre, o menino, Totó, vai para um orfanato. Totó deixa o orfanato um jovem feliz, e procura por trabalho em Milão da pós-guerra. Ele acaba com os sem-teto e os organiza para construir uma favela em um terreno baldio. Os invasores descobrem petróleo na terra e Totó tem uma visão da antiga mulher que lhe dá uma pomba mágica que irá conceder-lhe qualquer coisa que ele quiser.

A doctor saves a woman who was planning to commit suicide and takes her with him during his night shift.

Unlike most Italian films of the 1940s, Augusto Genina's Cielo Sulla Palude opened in Venice rather than Rome. The film's American title was Heaven Over the Marshes, and indeed most of the story is set in the disease-ridden Pontine Marshes on the outskirts of Rome. This was the home of Maria Goretti, a pious young girl who was murdered by her would-be seducer. For reasons elucidated in the course of the film, Maria's short time on earth made her worthy of Sainthood, which was actually bestowed upon her shortly after the release of this film. Maria Goretti is well-played by Ines Orsini. Cielo Sulla Palude served as the comeback feature for director Augusto Genina, whose previous pro-fascist films had caused him to be blacklisted after WW II.

Pescadores são explorados pelos comerciantes locais. Uma das famílias tenta escapar da situação fundando seu próprio comércio, mas não consegue ajuda.

The film is biographical, telling the story of the life and artistic struggles of the French composer Hector Berlioz. Berlioz is shown as a recalcitrant medical student in an anatomy class dreaming of becoming a composer; at a demonstration during a performance at the Paris Opéra conducted by Habeneck; at supper with other young artists (Hugo, Janin, Dumas, Mérimée, Delacroix); and chasing after his future wife Harriet Smithson, after a performance of Hamlet. Also depicted are his life in a garret, while suffering from an illness due to an abscess in the throat; a visit from his mother who curses him; and the composition of the Symphonie fantastique. The film then shows his marital breakdown, the premiere of his opera Benvenuto Cellini, his travels throughout Europe, his second marriage to Marie Recio (called "Marie Martin" in the film), public acceptance in old age and reconciliation with his son.