
The Hawks and the Sparrows
A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.
A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.
An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his...
When a brothel closes because of new laws, four of the prostitutes decide to go into business running a restaurant. They discover they cannot escape...
The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.
The Last Judgement (Italian: Il giudizio universale) is a 1961 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It was coproduced...
A film made up of four episodes: a jar repairer gets trapped in a vat because of his hunch; a young unmarried mother is forced to beg to buy herself...
Some puppets come to life in a theater with no windows. This time the puppets interpret William Shakespeare's Othello.
Domenico Modguno is a horn dog who loves looking up skirts and travels back to Italy to stay with his brother and wife. His brothers stepdaughter is...
Luciano, who studies at the university, falls in love with Sandra, a high school student, who returns his love. If her family is very rich, his...
Salvatore and Rosalino are sentenced to death by the Mafia because they are accused of having seduced the daughters of a boss. As they are about to...
In 1950s Naples, a couple struggles to be together against the will of the mother-in-law. In the end, not only will they be together, but the...
Federico, Bruno, Pirro and Benny are married. The first three have beautiful wifes, Benny instead is married to a ugly woman. Ornella is Bruno's...
A Sicilian professor who moves to Rome gets lost in the maze of Roman ministries and gives in to corruption.
Esterina, a young war orphan, joins two truck drivers, Gino and Piero, on their trips along Northern Italy. She wants to find her luck in the big...
Filumena, an ex-prostitute and for decades Domenico Soriano's lover, discovers that he intends to get married and so pretends to be on the verge of...
The violin teacher at the Perugia Conservatory in Italy is loved by his female pupils and the rich ladies in town. Later we learn that he was a great...
In 1941 an Italian regiment known as the Savoy Cavalry is sent by Mussolini to Russia to assist the German invasion. After crossing an extensive area...
The early years of rock and roll are revisited in a night club setting, with table conversations, old film clips, and stage performances by the stars.
A tour of the nightlife in Rome, Paris, London, Madrid, Vienna, Brussels and more. Episodes presenting famous artists and people performing.
Turi, a young Sicilian, makes ends meet by doing some occasional work and singing in taverns in a popular district of Rome.
A tour guide wins a large sum of money at a casino and a beautiful woman schemes at have it, but love complicates her plans.