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.

Uma retrospectiva histórica da Itália do início do século XX até o fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial a partir das vidas de Olmo, filho bastardo de camponeses, e Alfredo, herdeiro de uma rica família de latifundiários. O pano de fundo é o intenso cenário político da época, com o fortalecimento do fascismo e, em oposição, as lutas trabalhistas ligadas ao socialismo.

Egito, ano de 1300 A.C. Sob o reinado do Faraó Ramsés II, ordenou-se a morte de todos os recéns nascidos varões. Porém, um deles sobreviveu ao ser recolhido das águas do rio pela família do Faraó. Seu nome era Moisés, salvo das águas. Ao crescer, Moisés se converteria no emissário de Deus, e seria o encarregado de guiar o povo de Israel ao seu destino prometido.

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.

Paronzini aos 50 anos, decide se casar e ele acha as três irmãs Tettamanzi. Emerenziano (Ugo Tognazzi) é o inspetor de impostos de meia idade que está em busca de uma esposa rica. Ele viaja para o norte da Itália, onde conhece três irmãs, que, apesar de ricas, não são tão jovens ou lindas. Ele decide casar com uma delas e então leva as outras duas como amantes. As irmãs virgens são lentamente transformadas em pessoas vorazes, cada uma possuindo seus próprios talentos sexuais individuais. Tudo parece estar bem para ele até encontrar uma jovem garçonete com quem ele se enreda e, como resultado, se torna um prisioneiro indefeso submetido aos caprichos das fêmeas famintas do amor. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)

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