Massimo Sarchielli

O alemão Jan e a italiana Sara resolveram se casar, mas essa decisão pode significar o fim da relação. Isso porque a felicidade dos dois depende da aprovação do pai de Sara, que parece não estar disposto a ajudar, assim como toda a família, por causa das diferenças culturais entre o casal.

Collective film for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with 30 directors each helming a segment about one of the 30 articles of the Declaration.

Adaptação do romance de James McBride, ambientado durante a Segunda Guerra, que conta a história de quatro soldados americanos que fazem parte da 92º Divisão Buffalo Soldier - formada apenas por negros. Baseados na Toscana, Itália, em 1944, esses quatro homens caem numa armadilha preparada pelos nazistas. E acabam se separando quando um deles decide arriscar sua própria vida para salvar um garotinho italiano.

The story of two renowned actors of Fascist cinema, Luisa Ferida and Osvaldo Valenti, who were supporters of the regime until the very end. Accused of collaborationism and torture, they were summarily executed by Partisans during the Liberation.

A mystery-thriller about an Italian woman who moves to Davenport to open a restaurant. After her husband commits suicide, she spends fifteen years recovering at a Minnesota mental hospital. When she builds herself up enough to begin another restaurant, she discovers that a murder took place there fifty years earlier. She decides to investigate and finds a secret plot.

Em Roma, uma bruxa demoníaca, a Mãe das Lágrimas, é acidentalmente liberta. Bruxas de todo mundo vão prestar-lhe homenagem e a jovem Sarah deve usar seus poderes paranormais para impedir que o mundo seja dominado.

Rome 2003, the camera follows citizens of Rome. Night, in a flat, a woman prepares her husband's lunch. The man takes a bus, but the camera follow another bus ... a woman cleans the mayor's office... A man interviews passengers on a bus about immigration...... the owner of a bar is racist person... a survivor woman of Holocaust remembers the Ghetto deportation... deportation that is filmed by a director... Stefania Sandrelli plays with her grand daughter in a park a man tries to seduce the bus driver...gay night life... sunrise at Piazza Navona, a noble man and a tramp are sitting together. - - - Gente di Roma is a 2003 Italian comedy mockumentary film directed by Ettore Scola. It is close to Federico Fellini's Roma. The film is dedicated to Alberto Sordi, who Scola wanted to close the film, as a noble man, but he could not film him because he died. Scola's daughters helped to co-write the script. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Uma comédia romântica em torno da personagem de Frances Mayes (e da sua obra autobiográfica com o mesmo nome), uma escritora recém divorciada que compra uma casa na Toscânia à espera de começar uma nova vida e ultrapassar o bloqueio criativo a que a conduziu o trauma do divórcio. E as coisas correm-lhe bem...

The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants -- a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.

On October 9th, 1963, at 10:39 pm, 260 million cubic meters of rock fell down from Mount Toc to the artificial lake formed by the Vajont dam, the higher dam in the world. The landslide formed a 250-meters wave and 50 million cubic meters of water completely destroied all the below towns, killing more than 2000 people. Planned by engineer Semenza, Vajont dam (263 meters) had to carry the electricity in all the houses of the country. Tina Merlin, a journalist from 'L'Unitá', tried for years to denounce the danger to build a dam near the Mount Toc and expecially to denounce all the omissions by the corrupted politicians and workers in charge of the dam construction. They preferred to trust in old geologist Dal Piaz instead to hear engineer Semenza young son's alarming analysis. No one seemed to understand the high danger until that October fatal night.

A história começa com uma prostituta encontrando acidentalmente alguns recortes de jornais, que aparentemente revela que seu cliente é responsável por uma série de crimes não solucionados, cometidos 20 anos atrás. Localizada e morta, a pobre coitada também desperta o desejo de matar do sujeito, que volta a deixar uma trilha de sangue através da Itália.

Esta é a história de Saulo de Tarso, perseguidor de cristãos que se tornou no apóstolo Paulo depois que Jesus lhe apareceu em uma visão. Como um dos primeiros missionários cristãos, Paulo levava uma vida de perigo e aventuras. Ele foi aprisionado, torturado, apedrejado, afundaram seu barco, foi atacado por bandidos e inimigos da fé.

Count Dracula trades Transylvania for Italy in search of fresh blood and Western standards of living, but finds instead his ancient love Zora, reincarnated as a young graffiti artist from the Roman hip-hop scene.

Slice-of-life stories of young Nigerian immigrants living in Turin, Italy at the turn of the millennium.

No fim do século XIX, um bebê é abandonado no esgoto e salvo por ratos. Ele cresce e passa a viver em segredo debaixo do teatro Ópera, onde cuida dos animais e toca órgão. Quando ouve a bela voz da cantora substituta Christine Daaé, ele se apaixona perdidamente e para conquistá-la promete fazer dela a estrela principal. Enquanto Christine se vê dividida entre o Fantasma e o Barão Raoul de Chagny, misteriosos assassinatos começam a acontecer nos subterrâneos do teatro.

Reports of a weeping Madonna in Italy reach Las Vegas, where blackjack dealer Maggie has just learnt she has only weeks to live. With a massive leap of faith she convinces herself that seeing the Madonna with her own eyes could lead to her salvation, and travels to Europe to find it. Hitching through Italy, she meets pianist Mike, who is also en route to what he believes could be a life-changing event - a performance at the Barbarina concert in Naples.

Shunned by his church, a seminary student takes refuge with an excommunicated priest who teaches him wizardry and black magic.

John Reilly e Susan viajam com a filha para a Itália, onde ficarão hospedados num castelo herdado pela família. Quando começam a aparecer corpos mutilados pelos corredores do castelo, John descobre que uma terrível criatura habita o interior da construção e ele terá que lutar para salvar a vida da esposa e da filha.

In the Tuscan countryside at the end of the 19th century, Pietro, the shy son of a tyrannical landowner, falls in love with Ghisola, a peasant girl with no family. His father has her sent away. Years later, the two meet again: still in love with her, Pietro would like to marry her, but she has become the mistress of a married man.

Tommie is the absolute loser in his home district of Cologne-Kalk: no money, no apartment of his own, no girlfriend. In the exhaust workshop where he toils, the foreman is constantly angry with him. But Tommie is in a great mood: The video freak dreams enthusiastically through the fantasy world of film art, preferably with the bust sex star Gianna S. in the leading role. Tommie collects exhaust pipes. When he steals a particularly capital specimen from Jupp's swank Mercedes, he gets into real trouble. He has no choice but to return the exhaust to Jupp, but his deadly ultimatum of procuring a case of the rare beer brand "Ramsdorfer Kölsch" by seven o'clock in the evening proves to be insanely difficult. Because at the very same time, "Gianna S." is expected in town...

Very rare Italian horror anthology from 1994, starring amongst many others, Asia Argento. This Italian movie is an anthology based with no linking material, only that all of the stories have a horror/suspense/surreal theme. The stories are diverse, ranging from routine stories with twist-endings to social satire. The directing styles are equally as eclectic - compare the frenetic Peter Jackson-style opening segment, Our Guys Are Coming to the surrealistic, dreamlike qualities of Outlook.

The life of a rootless insurance agent starts falling apart.

During the Middle Ages, a traveling executioner hires an apprentice to learn the finer points of torture and execution, and a young girl is given by her parents to a Catholic convent.

Two adoptive brothers -- one a mob hit man, the other a Department of Justice investigator -- who are unaware of each other's existence until they become involved with the same woman, end up in a deadly triangle in this thriller.

Comédia romântica na qual o personagem principal, um sonoplasta de desenhos animados, se apaixona por uma mulher que atende clientes com fantasias e preferências bizarras e excêntricas. Sua dificuldade em lidar com a relação faz com que ele comece a virar um cartoon, gerando situações inusitadas.

A gang of ruthless thugs intent on robbery prey upon a seemingly harmless elderly couple, Vittorio and Sara. The simple plan turns into a terrifying nightmare, as Vittorio's antique clock collection mysteriously turns back time. Now the hunters become the hunted and the old couple becomes a vengeful, malevolent force.

A handful of young geologists are unlucky enough to be forced to stay at a rundown hotel in the middle of nowhere. What they don't know is that the hotel has been abandoned for twenty years because the owner of the hotel had killed his family and all the guests two decades ago. Strange things begin to happen, and suddenly murders are committed...

A young man falls in love with extra-liberated Giulia. Their relationship becomes very passionate, but Giulia has no limits in her sexual fantasies and games. Poor guy, will soon discover he'll have to pay a price for Giulia. He'll have to put up with all her strange and pervert desires, until of course he reaches his limits.

A newly-elected Pope Leo XIV finds himself accidentally locked out of the Vatican. Unknown to the outside world, he winds up in an impoverished Italian village, where his adventures ultimately teach the Pope and his new friends some important lessons about friendship and self-esteem. Written by Chris DeSantis

John the Baptist, the prophet of Israel, is imprisoned by Herod, governor of Judea for protesting Herod's marriage to his brother's wife. Jealousies rage and Herod's step-daughter and niece Salome seduces Herod by means of a torrid dance to give her the head of the prophet - but then tries to save the life of the man she has thus condemned. Updated to a WWII setting

A parody of the French Revolution, on Arabian Nights background. Bagdad Calif is in Paris in 1789, where he decides to visit the Executionner equipment exhibition.

Based on the story of the woman recently brought to trial on charges of moral plagiarism and witchcraft.

This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.

Dois amantes na França medieval são transformados por um feitiço maligno onde ela é um falcão durante o dia, e ele é um lobo durante a noite. Logo eles recorrem à ajuda de um jovem ladrão para ajudá-los a quebrar o feitiço.

Pietro Marchetti, a mature Roman taxi driver, has countless and interesting meetings while he is on duty with his car "Zara 87".

The real story of a French man who was able to control his own farts.

Clumsy public security officer helps an adventurer (Laura Antonelli) to escape from Italy. In order not to undergo a punitive transfer to Barbagia, he goes back on the woman's trail to take her to prison.

When a stage artist is send to fight he met a lovely girl.

A Noite de São Lourenço é a obra-prima dos talentosos Paolo e Vittorio Taviani (Bom Dia, Babiolônia). Esta edição apresenta o filme no formato widescreen, que preserva o aspecto de cinema. Na Itália, a noite de 10 de agosto é conhecida como "a noite de São Lourenço", quando se vê o maior número de estrelas cadentes no céu. Em 1944, esse evento assume uma dimensão trágica no vilarejo de San Miniato, na Toscana, quando os ocupadores nazistas pretendem massacrar a população local. A única esperança de todos é lutar pela liberdade.

Maurizio Merli takes up a familiar role as Commissioner Berni; a cop who puts his life on the line to transport a witness from Corleone to New York City in order to testify against a mob boss on trial for murder. Along the way, Berni and his prisoner face a series of traps set up by the Mafia.

A documentary ostensibly about Anna, a young drug addict taken off the streets by one of the filmmakers. Through her they attempt to explore the social issues from their hippie perspective, instead they create a revealing, uncomfortable self-portrait and inadvertently raise questions about documentary film-making.

A documentary ostensibly about Anna, a young drug addict taken off the streets by one of the filmmakers. Through her they attempt to explore the social issues from their hippie perspective, instead they create a revealing, uncomfortable self-portrait and inadvertently raise questions about documentary film-making.

Luc Merenda gives the performance of his career as a highly regarded police detective who is taking syndicate money in exchange for departmental favors. His father, a simple man, also works for the department but on a lower rung; he isn't jealous of his son, but rather proud of him, little knowing that he's a crooked cop. A series of events leads the young detective to ask his father for a favor (he wants a certain police report that is desired by the syndicate) and it doesn't take long for the detective's father to realize his son is on the take... which leads to numerous complications.

In 1945, the dictator of fascist Italy and Hitler's close ally Benito Mussolini faces defeat. In a desperate attempt to avoid capture, he tries to flee the country with his lover Claretta Petacci, but Italian partisans are on their tail.

In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders of SS-Lieutenant Colonel Kappler.

Stefano, son of the Mafia Don Angelino Ferrante, is killed by Gaspare Ardizzone (John Saxon) for refusing to sell some valuable land. The old don sends for Ferrante Santino Billeci from America, in the hope that he'll be able to help in getting revenge. But Gaspar, meanwhile, is becoming the most powerful and ruthless boss of the area...

Released from the orphanage at the age of thirty, a man dreams of finding his mother.

Rome, 1870. Opponents of the church power are being sent to prison. Some of the exhausted prisoners are asking for the mercy of Pope. Others, like Augusto Parenti, prefer to fight for their rights until the end. His wife, Teresa is a simple woman, who gets involved with the rebels.

Comedy about a boy tutored in the ways of sex

Um italiano é atraído para o partido fascista quando é instruído a assassinar seu antigo professor universitário, um antifascista vocal exilado na França durante os anos 30. Baseado no romance homônimo de 1951, de Alberto Moravia.

In 1599 Italy, Beatrice Cenci is the teenage daughter of the crazed landowner and nobleman Francesco Cenci who keeps his daughter locked up in the dungeon of his castle and sexually abuses her as well. Beatrice then plots with her stepmother, her besotted servant Olimpio, as well as a local bandit, named Catalano, to plan Francesco’s murder.

Young student runs away from a 1984-esque dictatorship, lives for a while with a crazy girl in a surrealistic “igloo” in snowy wilderness and then returns to lead a revolution against the oppressive system. Sci-fi tale consistent with the political climate of May 68.

In all of his work, Bussotti makes frequent reference to the body, to sexuality. This to remind musicians — especially classically trained ones — that they are not body-less angels, that they are not just their musical thoughts, that they are still, in the last analysis, flesh and bones. Thus the erotic is not for shocking, but to stress that making music involves the body in a very direct way.

O corpo do jovem Alvise está paralisado, ou pelo menos ele assim pensa. Ele está apaixonado por sua bela tia Lea. O que começa como terapia e cuidados inocentes logo se desenvolve em estranhas batalhas eróticas e psicológicas entre eles.

O fora da lei Billy Kane (Venantini) lidera uma quadrilha de bandidos que resolve assaltar um trem em movimento. O saldo é trágico, um verdadeiro massacre. Kane não quer deixar testemunhas e por essa razão manda matar todos os passageiros e tripulantes. Excessivamente cruel, ele não quer deixar ninguém vivo que o possa prejudicar. Porém uma pessoa sobrevive, Richard Martin (Enrico Maria Salerno) que está disposto a acertar contas com Kane e seu bando.

O único sobrevivente do massacre de sua família e seu povo, por um predador itinerante e sua ambiciosa mulher, um menino ferido carregará por toda sua vida marcas profundas que jamais irão apagar de sua memória. Anos mais tarde, já homem e com muita sede de vingança, Réquiem sai em busca de Fergusson, o exterminador de sua família. Ele terá a oportunidade de ficar face a face com aquele que deverá lhe prestar contas.

Um famoso caçador de recompensas Django (Gary Hudson) recebe uma proposta de um rico fazendeiro para capturar Manoel, um perigoso pistoleiro que havia lhe roubado todo seu dinheiro e sequestrado sua filha. Mas o preço acertado com o fazendeiro e a recompensa pela captura do bandido ainda não são suficientes para pagar o trabalho de Django, que decide esperar o valor da recompensa aumentar. O que eles não faziam idéia é que as consequencias pela demora na captura de Manoel podiam causar em suas vidas. Um filme repleto de aventura e perseguição.