Angelo Barbagallo

During a trip to Sicily in 1920, Luigi Pirandello meets two gravediggers-turned-playwrights rehearsing a play with their amateur dramatics. Pirandello takes an interest in the odd couple, having been suffering from writer's block while working on his eventual masterpiece, Six Characters in Search of an Author.

Durante a guerra, uma empresária de Milão reúne um bando de desajustados com um elaborado plano para roubar um lendário tesouro de Mussolini.

Astolfo, a retired professor evicted from his apartment, decides to move into an old noble but decrepit palace, the last remnant of his family patrimony in a remote village of Abruzzo, where he hasn't been for decades. Soon enough, as a newcomer, he befriends a vagabond, a retired chef and a young handyman. A group of four live harmoniously at his place when he comes across Stefania, a charming and generous woman of his age. Astolfo falls in love and struggles with feelings he thought belonged to the past. Encouraged by his loyal group, Astolfo makes a brave step and learns delightedly that it's never too late to fall in love.

Gioia has just turned 18. She lives with her father Bruno in a small country village where she works as a shepherdess. They live very simply yet harmoniously with the villagers. Their lives are disrupted when Bruno gives in once again and once too many to his gambling addiction, in spite of his efforts to quit. Gioia will have to follow him to a faraway town, where he will be treated in a specialized center. This will radically change her existence, forcing her to abandon the safety of the village, her friends and her habits. She will be all by herself to support her father, in his journey for a better life.

Gabriele Santoro is a Professor of Pianoforte at the Music Conservatory San Pietro a Majella who lives in a working-class area of the city. One morning, while shaving his beard, the postman buzzes at the intercom to tell him he has a package. Gabriele opens the door and, before greeting him, runs to rinse his face. In that short space of time, a ten-year-old child slips into his apartment and hides away. “The maestro” – as he’s called in his neighbourhood – only notices the stowaway late at night. And when he sees him, he recognises the intruder as Ciro, a child who lives with his parents and siblings on the top floor of his building. When asked why he has fled his home, Ciro refuses to speak. Nevertheless, the maestro instinctively decides to hide him in his home, setting Ciro’s enemies a uniquely difficult challenge.

Nina is 13 years old and has an incredibly messy family. She finds herself catapulted from the center of Rome in a suburban neighborhood: grey high-rises, boys on scooters and a funny grandmother who spends all of her time gambling on cards. A sudden encounter upsets everything, like a storm: she is 13 years old, lives in the opposite building, and dances the Lambada. Her name is Sirley, she comes from French Guiana and has an ambitious dream: to interpret the Madonna in the neighborhood procession. Between the two an intense, very strong bond is created. Their friendship will lead Nina to finally lose control, and to discover her place not only in the world, but in the heart of her family.

Three Italian retirees embark on a journey to find a new country to live in.

Nos anos 80, na plena época do maior boom econômico que Milão atravessou no último século, o gângster Santo Russo (Riccardo Scamarcio) iniciou a trajetória de sua ascensão no mundo do crime. Excêntrico e peculiar, ele usa de seu carisma e excessos para conquistar, aos poucos, a confiança da máfia italiana.

Ele é encantador, irônico, nostálgico. Ela é cheia de vida, inteligente, apaixonada e vive no momento. Quando se conhecem, se apaixonam instantaneamente. Uma longa história de amor, vista através das memórias de um jovem casal: alteradas pelos humores, perspectivas diferentes e pelo próprio tempo.

Ele é encantador, irônico, nostálgico. Ela é cheia de vida, inteligente, apaixonada e vive no momento. Quando se conhecem, se apaixonam instantaneamente. Uma longa história de amor, vista através das memórias de um jovem casal: alteradas pelos humores, perspectivas diferentes e pelo próprio tempo.

Um juiz decide dedicar sua vida para perseguir os membros da máfia Ndranghtea, quando conhece um jovem herdeiro que deseja uma vida sem criminalidade.

Karole and Ali love each other and dream of starting a family together. They soon realize it won't be as simple as they'd hoped, and as their enthusiasm falters their love is challenged. In order to overcome the obstacles, they must believe in the power of their desire and support of their loved ones. If they can do that, miracles will happen…

Valeria, young secretary of a producer, lives with an eccentric mother and secretly writes for a successful screenwriter, Alessandro. One day, she receives an unusual present from a stranger: it’s the plot of a movie about the mysterious but really-happened theft of a famous Caravaggio’s painting.

Professor Biondi is a depressed scientist. After his wife's death, he lives isolated from the world in the Nevada desert, near Area 51. He supposedly works on a top-secret project for the US government, but in actuality, he spends his days on the couch, listening to the sound of the Universe. His only contact with the outside world is Stella, who organizes alien-themed weddings for tourists on the prowl for extra-terrestrials. One day the Professor receives a message from Naples: his dying brother is entrusting him with his two children, so that they may live with him in America.

Professor Biondi is a depressed scientist. After his wife's death, he lives isolated from the world in the Nevada desert, near Area 51. He supposedly works on a top-secret project for the US government, but in actuality, he spends his days on the couch, listening to the sound of the Universe. His only contact with the outside world is Stella, who organizes alien-themed weddings for tourists on the prowl for extra-terrestrials. One day the Professor receives a message from Naples: his dying brother is entrusting him with his two children, so that they may live with him in America.

A biopic on the personal and artistic life of Italian songwriter Fabrizio De André.

Roberto Salus (Toni Servillo) é um carismático monge que foi convidado para participar de uma reunião com ministros de finanças em um luxuoso hotel na costa do Báltica. Mas quem convidou o frade para a reunião? E quem matou um dos financiadores que tinham planos radicais de mudar a ordem econômica mundial?

Lea grew up in a crime family in Calabria. The father of her daughter Denise is also a member of the Mafia. Lea, however, wants a different life for her daughter, free of violence, fear and falsehood. She decides to cooperate with justice, to benefit of the witness protection scheme and attempts to run away... Inspired by the true story of Lea Garofalo, the struggle of a woman to escape the Mafia.

In the space of twenty-four hours the life of Anita, single and brilliant manager in career, is blown away by a hurricane of trouble.

Easygoing Gianni looks forward to retirement - until he is informed that a change in the law obliges him to work three more years. Faced with the outrageous possibility of having to do a full day's work, he sets about finding a way to achieve a quiet life

Dino craft practice tattoos, Bruna is a beautician; their studies are facing each other. They learn of a mysterious treasure hidden in a chair that belonged to a woman now dead.

Em plena guerra, o professor Alberto Manzi exerce a profissão pela qual é apaixonado. Ele consegue lecionar em uma prisão juvenil, onde os detentos são completamente desacreditados. E é neste momento que se inicia sua jornada em prol do aprendizado.

A candidatura do secretário principal do partido da oposição, Enrico Oliveri (Toni Servillo), não esta indo tão bem quanto planejada. Uma noite, após um debate, ele desaparece. Seu assessor e sua esposa dão início a uma busca sobre o porquê do desaparecimento e se mais alguém esta envolvido nessa história. De repente, o secretário reaparece, agindo de forma diferente. Suas atitudes surpreendem a todos e fazem a cotação do partido subir. Tudo vai bem até que alguém resolve segui-lo.

A portrait of Laura Betti with archival footage and stories of friends: Bernardo Bertolucci remembers Laura in "Novecento" and in a lost sequence of "Last Tango in Paris", Giacomo Marramao and Walter Siti dwell on the relationship with Pier Paolo Pasolini, Francesca Archibugi remembers a precious friend, Michelle Kokosowski and Jack Lang talk about the successful and mutual love for France, Piero Tosi and Paolo Poli remember her youth, Jacqueline Risset her private life, Valentino Parlato her civic passion, Renato Nicolini recaps her difficult relationship with institutions, Filippo Crivelli remembers the singer. Views that seek to reconstruct the figure of an exceptional artist, unusual and contradictory.

Um escritor inglês está na Itália lançando seu mais novo trabalho sobre História da Arte, um livro onde defende que as cópias de obras artísticas possuem tanto valor quanto a original. Elle, dona de uma galeria, fica interessada em conversar mais com o autor e o convida para um café. Na conversa os dois vão discutir o argumento do livro, e após a dona da cafeteria confundi-los com um casal, irão, de certa forma, colocar a tese do livro em prática.

Um escritor inglês está na Itália lançando seu mais novo trabalho sobre História da Arte, um livro onde defende que as cópias de obras artísticas possuem tanto valor quanto a original. Elle, dona de uma galeria, fica interessada em conversar mais com o autor e o convida para um café. Na conversa os dois vão discutir o argumento do livro, e após a dona da cafeteria confundi-los com um casal, irão, de certa forma, colocar a tese do livro em prática.

The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.

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.

Endividado, fraco e infeliz com seu casamento, produtor de cinema Bruno Bonomo conhece um jovem diretor que lhe mostra o seu novo roteiro, "The Caiman". Bonomo envolve-se no novo projeto enquanto tenta colocar sua vida em ordem.

Os irmãos Nicola e Matteo tem as vidas transformadas após tentarem resgatar uma jovem que sofria torturas em um manicômio na década de 60. O filme conta desde então os acontecimentos da vida dos dois rapazes até os dias atuais.

A selection of deleted scenes from Nanni Moretti's 1998 film "Aprile".

A New York pharmacy and the feelings of the people who have run it, putting their heart and soul into it, for two generations: the Gardini family.

Giovanni (Nanni Moretti) é um psicanalista que reside e trabalha na cidade de Ancona, na Itália. Ele é casado com Paola (Laura Morante) e tem dois filhos: a menina Irene (Jasmine Trinca) e o jovem Andrea (Giuseppe Sanfelice). Sua vida transcorre tranqüila, dividida entre a família e o consultório, até que uma tragédia a transtorna completamente. Para atender ao chamado urgente de um paciente, Giovanni deixa de acompanhar o filho à praia e nesse passeio o rapaz morre afogado. A família, é claro, ressente-se profundamente com a morte e Giovanni sofre uma forte sensação de remorso, apesar do apoio da esposa.

Continuação de Caro Diário , essa comédia mostra fatos diversos que marcaram a vida de Nanni Moretti, focalizando as pressões sofridas pelo diretor num período muito especial. Prestes a ser pai pela primeira vez, ele vive entre as expectativas da paternidade e a indignação com a situação política da Itália, com a ascensão ao poder da extrema direita liderada por Silvio Berlusconi. Repleto de situações hilariantes, Aprile é um filme obrigatório para os fãs da comédia italiana.

Continuação de Caro Diário , essa comédia mostra fatos diversos que marcaram a vida de Nanni Moretti, focalizando as pressões sofridas pelo diretor num período muito especial. Prestes a ser pai pela primeira vez, ele vive entre as expectativas da paternidade e a indignação com a situação política da Itália, com a ascensão ao poder da extrema direita liderada por Silvio Berlusconi. Repleto de situações hilariantes, Aprile é um filme obrigatório para os fãs da comédia italiana.

At his cinema in Rome, the Nuovo Sacher, Nanni Moretti anxiously oversees preparations for the premiere of the film Close-up, by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. Meanwhile Disney's The Lion King is taking Italy by storm.

O filme retrata as aventuras e emoções de Nanni Moretti. Ele percorre as ruas de Roma, descobrindo fachadas, indo ao cinema, visitando o lugar onde Pasolini foi assassinado. Descobre um cenário de ilhas paradisíacas que transfigura-se em espaço de “infernal” humor. Este misto de aventura e documentário autobiográfico registra tudo o que acontece de interessante em sua viagem, o que inclui sua peregrinação de médico em médico para se curar de sua doença.

Cesare Botero, an ambitious and corrupt young minister, hires a new spokesman, honest and polite high school professor Luciano Sandulli.

Italian Communist Party (PCI) is going to change name and identity and renew itself into a new 'Thing'. This is a selection of talks that took place in various sections of the party throughout Italy before the historical congress.

Michele Apicella, dirigente do PCI, perde temporariamente a memória por causa de um acidente de carro e vai tentar reconstituir a sua vida e a sua identidade durante um jogo de pólo aquático. No último minuto do jogo, Michele tem que marcar um penalti que será decisivo…

1848, Tuscan countryside. Edo and Lupo are two peasants running away after having robbed their boss. Chased by mercenaries, they'll meet bandits, damsels in distress, eccentric nobles, and revolutionaries along the way.

Otello Morsiani, a north-eastern-italian lawyer, takes the job of estimating land holdings on the Po Delta, which are intended to be expropriated to make way for a national park. The lawyer soon discovers that in that area, once target of methane extraction, the soil is now at risk to sink, due to hydrogeological disturbance: in the meanwhile, he also digs out a mystery tied to a death dating back twenty years before.

An Italian high school student becomes infatuated with a woman he sees outside his class window. Her fiancée is in jail for being involved in a radical movement, and she spends much time in court providing moral support. At first she resists the student's advances, but eventually begins an affair with him. Their situation is condemned by her family and his father, who is the woman's psychologist.

Deranged after a fall from a horse, a man has lived for twenty years in a castle laboring under the delusion that he is Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. His psychiatrist concocts an elaborate scheme to shock him out of his medieval reverie.

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.