Gianluca Costamagna

Who was Joe D’amato- Aristide Massaccesi under his civil status? A genius of horror in the USA, a master of eroticism in France, the king of porn in Italy. A man with a thousand pseudonyms capable of making over 200 films while simultaneously holding the roles of producer, director, author, director of photography and even camera operator. An artisan of cinema as he liked to call himself, capable of working on all film genres. From spaghetti western to post-atomic, decamerotic to glossy eroticism, and blockbuster porn to bloody horror. Guided by the aesthetics of extremes and supported by an undeniable technical ability, Joe D’Amato pushed himself, and the viewer, beyond all limits following with dedication three rigid principles that have become his stylistic code: Amaze, Shock, Scandalize.

Пять сестер Макалузо живут без родителей на окраине Палермо. Несмотря на трудности, их детство наполнено надеждами на будущее, пока внезапное происшествие не меняет размеренный уклад их жизни. Теперь сестер объединяет общая тайна.

Элайзе всего сорок и у неё обнаружили неизлечимую болезнь. До того, как её сердце остановится, Элайза находит способ оставаться рядом с дочерью на протяжении 18 лет в виде подарков на каждый день рождения до ее восемнадцатилетия. 18 подарков, которые она будет получать от матери даже после её смерти.

Тело Чиро тонет в тёмных водах Неаполитанского залива. И по мере того, как он погружается всё глубже и глубже, появляются воспоминания. Приглушенные водой звуки сливаются с криками бегущих людей. Это 1980 год, земля дрожит, здание рушится, но под обломками можно услышать крик новорожденного ребенка. Десять лет спустя мы обнаруживаем, что новорожденный выжил на улицах Неаполя и он уже чей-то сын. Яркие воспоминания о криминальном прошлом, которое сделало его тем, кем он стал - Чиро "Бессмертным" Ди Марцио .

When theatre actor Giuliano receives an unexpected visit from his childhood friend Tommasso, the encounter is bittersweet. This reunion is their first meeting in many years, triggered by Giuliano’s failing health and his decision to forgo treatment. Instead he is focussed on putting his affairs in order: distributing possessions, reconciling past disputes, and, most importantly, finding a home for his beloved canine, Pato. Over four days, the two men walk the streets of Rome, visiting bookshops, restaurants, veterinarians and friends, examining their lives and speculating on what the future holds.

Женщина и ее десятилетний сын каждый по-своему переживают смерть мужа и отца, погибшего в результате несчастного случая на заводе. А вокруг – суета, соболезнования родственников, друзей, коллег и десяток важных дел, которые являются неотъемлемой частью траурных церемоний.

Depressed Jewish shrink Elia one day meets Claudia, a young and eccentric personal trainer.

Роберто, клептоман с богатым воображением, и Беа, страдающая от расстройства сна и провалов в памяти, случайно встретились у дома своего врача. Маленькие кражи, обмороки и погони — вот фон, на котором протекает их забавная любовная история.

Alberto Manzi is twenty years old and wants to be a teacher. He gets the job at a juvenile correctional facility, to then get transfered to a proper school, who he deems inadequate. At that time the public broadcasting network Rai decides to realize a program to educate millions of Italians.

On 8 August 1991, an Albanian ship carrying 20,000 people reached the port of Bari. The ship was called the “Vlora”. Mooring was difficult, and some of the passengers jumped overboard to swim to land, while many others chanted “Italia, Italia”, making the victory sign. On 7 August 1991, the ship, returning from Cuba, the “Vlora” had arrived at the port of Durrës with 10,000 tons of sugar in its hold. Work on unloading the sugar was underway when an enormous throng of thousands of people suddenly assailed the ship, forcing the captain to head for Italy. The next morning, waiting for the “Vlora” was an incredulous and stunned city and an empty football stadium where the Albanians were held before being sent back home. Twenty-one years have passed since that day. Most of the people who boarded that ship were sent back to Albania, but the crossings continued and many of them had another go. Today, 4.5 million foreigners live in Italy.

Чакка – ученик, который всё время шутит и ставит уроки под угрозу срыва. Адам – отличник, задумчивый выходец из семьи румынских эмигрантов, влюбленный в итальянскую соученицу. Анджела – заводила, девочка из неблагополучной семьи, неожиданно влюбляющаяся в молодого учителя... Это он, тот самый учитель на замену, новый преподаватель словесности в старших классах средней школы, старается запомнить имена юных лоботрясов, царапающих непристойности на партах. Наставники и ученики проведут вместе один учебный год, к окончанию которого никто не останется таким, как прежде..

Five ordinary people disaffected with traditional politics -- a perennial temp, a docker, a university professor, a TV reporter, and a convict -- kidnap an elected politician and plan to donate the ransom money to the family of a blue-collar worker who died on the job.

Documentary on the village of Viganella, in the Piedmont Alps, and on its mirror that reflects the sunlight on the hamlet, which otherwise would not reach the valley.

A sanitary battalion of Italian Army is sent to Sorman oasis in Lybia during the Africa campaign in 1940. Soon an Italian missionary, living nearby, succeed to transform the occupation by Italian Army in a kind of humanitarian mission. In fact all the battalion is involved to help the local population. The war anyway goes on with no regards to human feelings. The "glorious" Fascist campaign is going to became a fast retreat.

A journey from the south to the north of Italy covering the track of the legendary Joris Ivens documentary "L'Italia non è un paese povero".

In Sicily, in a time not yet forgotten, in the heart of a small secluded town populated by cicadas, ticks and venomous snakes, that which made a man a real man was not riches or power, but his honor. He had to defend his dignity against insults and village gossip. It took little to stoke the fire once lit, and no one was immune. One of the worst humiliations a man can suffer was to have an adulterous wife. A man so disgraced would bear the mark of shame, with all eyes of the community upon him. It was said that "his horns were sticking out" for all to see.

Three stories that provide an irony-laden analysis of the Neapolitan bourgeoisie and of small-time intellectualism and aspiration.

A documentary on the world of motor racing fans.