Franco Ferrini

Spaghetti westerns, giallo, mondo... are the legacy of a golden age in Italian genre filmmaking, which began in the sixties and came to an end in the eighties, but not without leaving behind a few final masterpieces. This film explores, a few decades later, what became of those filmmakers and their films. A number of the most famous survivors of Italian horror movies will help to shed light on what happened.

Diana, uma acompanhante de luxo tentando escapar de um assassino em série, sofre um acidente de carro que a deixa cega e mata a família de Chin, um garoto de dez anos.

Liz é uma corajosa mulher que tenta fugir de seu passado, mas passa a ser perseguida por um padre. Diante dessa adversidade, Liz é uma verdadeira sobrevivente, que vai lutar para criar uma vida melhor para ela e sua filha. Custe o que custar, Liz fará de tudo para trazer retribuição.

Primo Carnera cresceu na pobreza e se tornou uma lenda viva ao conquistar o título mundial de boxe contra Jack Sharkey em 1933.

Leftist radical-turned-terrorist Giorgio—who fled to Latin America in the '70s to escape justice—decides to surrender after hearing about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Determined to lead a comfortable, bourgeois life in his native Italy, he cuts a deal with a shady police chief, getting his sentence reduced in exchange for ratting out former comrades. Once released, Giorgio obsessively pursues his dream of becoming a "respectable" citizen, even if the way is paved with larceny, pimping, drug-dealing, rape, heist, and murder...

In 1990, as a boy, Giulio was chased through the woods by two women after spying on them practicing witchcraft. Now a young film student in Turin, he watches his neighbors in the flats across from his third floor apartment, especially Sasha when she's naked or arguing with her mother. Giulio's girlfriend is disgusted with his voyeurism, but, after a murder occurs, Giulio is convinced that two relative strangers, just as in Hitchcock and Highsmith's "Strangers in a Train," have agreed to murder each other's bête noir. He follows his suspects, ends up with an intruder and a broken foot, and may be in real danger. Is he more than a peeping Tom?

While hunting a cultured, intelligent and vicious psychopath, Inspector Amaldi comes face to face with the physical and moral decay of his city as well as the ghosts of his own past.

Um filme do diretor e mestre do horror Dario Argento. Stefania Rocha interpreta Anna Mari, uma detetive da policia cujo aniversário é arruinado por um e-mail bizarro recebido por ela. No e-mail, há um desafio para jogar pôquer pela Internet... e se a detetive Mari perder, uma mulher inocente será assassinada em frete a sua câmera. Um atormentado serial killer desafia a policia a jogar esse jogo continuamente, e Mari se lança em uma frenética investigação para encontrar o maníaco. Enquanto isso, a policia precisa obter ajuda de um adolescente, que é um gênio no pôquer, para manter o assassino em desvantagem. Por quanto tempo conseguirão segurar o Jogador Misterioso, antes que a policia perca novamente e uma outra mulher seja assassinada?

Um filme do diretor e mestre do horror Dario Argento. Stefania Rocha interpreta Anna Mari, uma detetive da policia cujo aniversário é arruinado por um e-mail bizarro recebido por ela. No e-mail, há um desafio para jogar pôquer pela Internet... e se a detetive Mari perder, uma mulher inocente será assassinada em frete a sua câmera. Um atormentado serial killer desafia a policia a jogar esse jogo continuamente, e Mari se lança em uma frenética investigação para encontrar o maníaco. Enquanto isso, a policia precisa obter ajuda de um adolescente, que é um gênio no pôquer, para manter o assassino em desvantagem. Por quanto tempo conseguirão segurar o Jogador Misterioso, antes que a policia perca novamente e uma outra mulher seja assassinada?

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.

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.

Two poor friends are trying to run a con on a wealthy family.

Maria, a provincial Polish girl, travels to Milan to pay her older sister Eva a surprise visit. The sisters haven't seen each other in seven years and Eva has changed a lot. She lives in a luxurious apartment and dresses in designer clothes. Although she pretends to be an interpreter, Eva is actually a call-girl and, one night, fails to return from an appointment. Maria enquires at the hotel where Eva last worked. Eva's body is soon found. The investigation is conducted by Inspector Messina, a trendy cop. Maria and Messina become an inseparable investigating team. Maria poses as a call-girl in order to reveal her sister's killer and they use mobile phones to keep in touch.

Maria, a provincial Polish girl, travels to Milan to pay her older sister Eva a surprise visit. The sisters haven't seen each other in seven years and Eva has changed a lot. She lives in a luxurious apartment and dresses in designer clothes. Although she pretends to be an interpreter, Eva is actually a call-girl and, one night, fails to return from an appointment. Maria enquires at the hotel where Eva last worked. Eva's body is soon found. The investigation is conducted by Inspector Messina, a trendy cop. Maria and Messina become an inseparable investigating team. Maria poses as a call-girl in order to reveal her sister's killer and they use mobile phones to keep in touch.

A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.

When young cop Andrea is assigned to keep watch over dangerous Godfather Sante, who's in hospital after a fake suicide attempt, the stage is set for disaster.

Several characters coincide during the Christmas holidays in the winter season of Saint Moritz.

Several characters coincide during the Christmas holidays in the winter season of Saint Moritz.

Dois contos de terror baseados em contos de Edgar Allan Poe, dirigidos pelos famosos diretores de terror George A. Romero e Dario Argento. Uma esposa gananciosa mata seu marido, mas não completamente; um repórter desprezível adota um estranho gato preto.

An American ballerina arrives in Hungary to enroll in a ballet school and it soon becomes apparent that things are not what they seem.

Na era medieval, uma catedral é construída para abrigar e esconder corpos de pessoas consideradas possuídas por demônios. Séculos depois, um jovem bibliotecário libera o mal que está sob a construção ao remover uma pedra nas catacumbas. Ao redor, uma série de eventos macabros começa a acontecer e o padre Gus parece ser o único a não estar possuído. Portanto, cabe a ele a tarefa de evitar o caos na cidade.

Na era medieval, uma catedral é construída para abrigar e esconder corpos de pessoas consideradas possuídas por demônios. Séculos depois, um jovem bibliotecário libera o mal que está sob a construção ao remover uma pedra nas catacumbas. Ao redor, uma série de eventos macabros começa a acontecer e o padre Gus parece ser o único a não estar possuído. Portanto, cabe a ele a tarefa de evitar o caos na cidade.

Eddy is the detective of a general store. His girl is Barbara who works in the same store. Barbara receives a gift, a bottle of scent, and later she dies burned. Police detective Turoni begins to investigate and Eddy, wanting to revenge Barbara, does the same. Another girl, Porzia, is murdered in the same way and Eddy finds out that the motive of the crimes dates back some fifteen years.

A boy who operates a ham radio and a man who works at a satellite relay station witness the same murder thousands of miles apart and have to figure out how to warn the next potential victim.

A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.

A serial killer is terrifying the prostitutes in a big Italian city. After few barbaric murdering four prostitutes Lena, Angela, Nadine and Stella decide to unify and try to self-defend themselves. The police and all the other prostitutes agree with the four and the hunting is open. Who is the cruel killer?

A serial killer is terrifying the prostitutes in a big Italian city. After few barbaric murdering four prostitutes Lena, Angela, Nadine and Stella decide to unify and try to self-defend themselves. The police and all the other prostitutes agree with the four and the hunting is open. Who is the cruel killer?

Um grupo de pessoas se vê encurralado dentro de um prédio de segurança máximo quando Sally (Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni), que está fazendo 16 anos, no décimo andar, é possuída por um demônio que sai da televisão de seu quarto. Hannah (Nancy Brilli), que está quatro andares abaixo, não sabe o que lhe espera porque os demônios, sedentos por sangue humano, começam a se libertar e ganhar vida.

Guido, a young idler with a gambling problem falls in love with Caterina a mysterious girl. A torrid affair follows thereafter. When Caterina leaves him Guido investigates her past and learns she had a lot of lovers.

Thriller in Milan, Italy, where a serial killer uses scissors to assassinate top-models. A Yellowstone park ranger, from Usa, arrives in the city to protect his sister, but she has vanished. The guy will meet a lot of people and will know the (sometimes dangerous) world of international jet-set. But soon the killer will search for him too...

Berlim Ocidental, Hanna e Kathy, duas jovens, vão à uma sessão de cinema de terror. No entanto, uma misteriosa máscara contamina parte dos espectadores, tornando o filme real. Os zumbis, saídos do filme, começam a perseguir os contaminados em busca de carne humana, tornando a sessão um pesadelo.

A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

Depois de crescer no gueto judeu de Nova Iorque e se destacar no crime organizado da Era da Proibição, um gângster de idade retorna a Brooklyn para enfrentar seu passado.

A single mother is trying to trace previous partners in order to help her fund a life changing operation for her blind son.

Uma comédia no estilo A Princesa e o Plebeu com o distinto toque de melancolia de Verdone e uma famosa estrela adolescente dos anos 1980. Rolando, um zelador graduado com honras, aproveita a oportunidade de ganhar um dinheiro extra se passando por um teólogo proeminente contratado como professor particular de uma modelo adolescente americana. As coisas se complicam quando os dois se apaixonam.

Uma comédia no estilo A Princesa e o Plebeu com o distinto toque de melancolia de Verdone e uma famosa estrela adolescente dos anos 1980. Rolando, um zelador graduado com honras, aproveita a oportunidade de ganhar um dinheiro extra se passando por um teólogo proeminente contratado como professor particular de uma modelo adolescente americana. As coisas se complicam quando os dois se apaixonam.

Eduardo accidentally discovers that he is adopted. His real father is dying, but before his death he said that his mother was the "Queen of England", failing to clarify that this is the nickname of Italian prostitute. But Eduardo is already rushing to the capital of England...

Eduardo accidentally discovers that he is adopted. His real father is dying, but before his death he said that his mother was the "Queen of England", failing to clarify that this is the nickname of Italian prostitute. But Eduardo is already rushing to the capital of England...

Lino lives in Turin with the family of his sister. He doesn't have a good job and never enough money. But in a day his life changes: he wins 1 billion dollars in a lottery and... everyone becomes a friend, the girl who he liked becomes his girlfriend and his sister begins to love him. He leaves Turin with his friend Parola and, in a Casino, he looses all money! But luck returns...

Francesco, nicknamed 'Toscano', is a very good pool player but he never wins when he plays for money. He meets Chiara, a saxophone player, on a late night bus by swapping his case containing the cue with her one, containing the sax. The two fall in love, but in the meantime Francesco loses a big amount of money playing versus 'Scuro', the long-time Italian champion. His only chance to pay the debt is to win the Italian Championships.

Two back-to-back stories that deals with two "taboo" themes, the celibacy of the clergy in the episode of Renato Pozzetto and the homosexuality in the one with Nino Manfredi.

Two back-to-back stories that deals with two "taboo" themes, the celibacy of the clergy in the episode of Renato Pozzetto and the homosexuality in the one with Nino Manfredi.

The ape-man, found somewhere in the jungles of Congo, transferred to Milan and named Bingo Bongo. The only one who believes in the human qualities of him is Laura, a woman anthropologist , so their affection for each other even grows to love.

The ape-man, found somewhere in the jungles of Congo, transferred to Milan and named Bingo Bongo. The only one who believes in the human qualities of him is Laura, a woman anthropologist , so their affection for each other even grows to love.

After his twin sister is killed in an accident, her distraught brother (Laurent Malet) jams her corpse in a cello case and hits the road.

Guerrino, a prematurely widowed businessman, falls in love with Chantal, a former paratrooper in the German army who changed sex a few years earlier.

A couple of young movie makers have secretly filmed for over a year what was going on in a hotel room, trying to realize a "live act" of common people living their life. They get in touch with old and money-tight producer Mengaroni to edit their movie, but while they contact the accidental actors for gathering authorization, he starts to manipulate their work.

An impressionable young woman's relationship with an aging prostitute leads to a job as a maid at a brothel.

Angelo Russo, a sixteen year-old girl, is found dead in a river, having been fatally violated with a large blunt instrument. Inspector Di Salvo is assigned to the case and focuses his investigations on St. Theresa's, the exclusive school where Angelo boarded. Three of the murdered girl's classmates, Franca, Paola and Virgina (who call themselves "The Inseparables"), receive threatening poems from an individual using the name "Nemesis". Bizarre "accidents" start to befall the girls: Franca is injured when someone causes her horse to bolt and Virgina nearly breaks her neck on marbles left at the top of a staircase. But Di Salvo is determined to find the killer, even if it means using unorthodox methods. He is aided by Angelo Russo's little sister Emily, whose helpful clues lead to a boutique owned by a dubious character and a vice ring where "rich influential men pay well for teenage favours" ...

Major Paolo Altieri of the Paratroopers Corps foils the kidnapping of child, but becomes the victim himself of a violent assault by the bandits. He realises that the criminals have used an experimental machine gun that's used only in his own Corps. Altieri begins to take part in police raids on criminal activities, and ultimately discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the democratic government.