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Angela, an Italian-American woman, after many years returned to Sicily to attend the funeral of her father. During the ferry trip she meets Salvo, a teenager boy who claims to be hunted by the Mafia, because of a quantity of drugs he stole to some criminals. She decides to give him a ride and the two embark on a journey through Sicily. His amorous attentions are soon obvious, and leads to a fairly obvious ending.
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Vittorio, an American novelist teaching in Rome, meets the beautiful but damaged Bianca and they rapidly fall into an urgent, tempestuous affair. He's hesitant over their relationship since she seems to thrive on conflict and is constantly baiting him into physical altercation. Bianca gives Vittorio an exquisite leather belt as a gift; he knows immediately that she wants him to whip her with it. Driven by his craving for her, Vittorio complies to Bianca's desire. Their relationship escalates into a dark realm of S&M which becomes more and more self-destructive.
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The first movie directed by Roberto Benigni in four surreal short stories: "Durante Cristo" (During Christ), "Angelo" (Angel), , "In Banca" (At the Bank) and "I Due Militi" (The Two Soldiers). An excursus in Benigni's satirical views on man, religion and society.
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While desperately looking for a change, the 40yo Anna - a bored housewife - decides to start gambling. Luck is not on her side though: she loses everything she had, she's almost broke. Caught up by a moment of madness, she steals her daughter’s lifetime savings. She even pawns her own car - , she’s willing to do anything to try to win… Her only wish is for her lotto number to be the winning one… She tries, and tries, and tries… Till the day when that lotto number gets drawn - is it the truth or has the gambling driven her crazy and she can’t distinguish between reality and a dream anymore?
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Артуро Де Фанти, служащий банка, оказывается в центре курьезных совпадений. Его служанка, которой он задолжал безумные деньги, в отместку решает поселиться у него дома. В то же время любовник его жёны и его любовница случайно встречаются тоже в его квартире. На банк совершают налет грабители, и он снова в центре событий. Одним словом, что ни день - то новости.