Times Gone By
A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.
A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.
Aldo Fabrizi
Book peddler (segment "Il carrettino dei libri vecchi")
Mario Riva
Picky Customer (segment "Il carrettino dei libri vecchi")
Arnoldo Foà
Tuscan farmer (segment "Questione d'interesse")
Paolo Stoppa
Guido's father (segment "L'Idillio")
Amedeo Nazzari
Andrea Fabbri (segment "La morsa")
Gina Lollobrigida
Mariantonia Desiderio (segment "Il processo di Frine")
Vittorio De Sica
Defense Advocate (segment "Il processo di Frine")
Marisa Merlini
Lady in the open car (segment "Il carrettino dei libri vecchi")
Elio Pandolfi
The groom (segment "Pot-pourri di canzoni")
A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.
An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel.
A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly going on a difficult situations, but never lose his mood.
A comedy film composed of 14 episodes. It is a sequel to I mostri, made in 1963. 1. The Finch of Val Padouan (Ettore Scola) - 2. Tantum ergo (Dino Risi) - 3. Hitchhiking (Mario Monicelli) - 4. Kidnapping of a Beloved Person (Ettore Scola) - 5. First Aid (Mario Monicelli) - 6. Big Boy to His Little Mother (Dino Risi) - 7. Model Citizen (Ettore Scola) - 8. Pornodiva (Dino Risi) - 9. Like a Queen (Ettore Scola) - 10. Inn! (Ettore Scola) - 11. Without Words (Dino Risi) - 12. The Funeral Oration (Ettore Scola)
In Pietrasanta all are excited for the annual party of summer end. Here we find four characters: Merigo, a naive guy passionate of bike; Pierre, son of the mayor; Simone, a pestiferous kid; Mario, lifeguard of "Bagnomaria".
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.
A psychiatric-clinic medical director runs some tests on two patients, the Ragionier Antonio Vignanelli and Cavalier Peppino Caprioli, so they must retrieve some memories of family life in order to understand their mental illness.
I Corti ("Shorts") by Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo was the first stage show of the comedy trio, with the participation of Marina Massironi. It was recorded live at the Teatro Nuovo in Ferrara on 28 and 29 March 1996. Produced by Agidi, with the theatre direction of Arturo Brachetti.
A satire on the American film "The Exorcist," but with an Italian twist.
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 loses all money! But luck returns...
Tommaso goes incredible lengths to win back the love of his former girlfriend Cecilia, but sometimes things change in the most unexpected way.