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In the 1950s, a big stir was made by a book (and its corresponding movie) called The Ugly American. Its subject was the grievous damage done to local cultures by well-meaning but essentially clueless (and frequently arrogant) representatives of the U.S. Since then, the phenomenon of cultural damage cause by arrogant tourists and visitors has been demonstrated to be something everyone is capable of. In this thoughtful, comic drama, the subject is Italians overseas. In this film, Malindi Kenya is the playground of rich Italians.

Gigetta Morano is on her way to catch her husband in flagrant delicate, but her father, Camillo De Riso, wants a quieter end to the marriage. When she flirts with a Russian diplomat, he sees a way to get his way.

A comic book geek starts to believe that he is actually a superhero.

Lorem Ipsum tells the story of a press officer who, faced with a metafictional synopsis, is unsure what to make of it, so he asks the show's author for comment, who quotes him verbatim: "Lorem Ipsum is my second stand-up comedy monologue. And I'm not sure what it's about. I think it's about thinking. More specifically, I think it's about what you think when you talk about what you think. Or more simply, I think it's about nothing."

Pierrot and Pierrette fall in love. But soon, Pierrette meets another man... Only the first part of the movie (282m, 16min) is preserved.

Among the many odd jobs Matilda, a provincial girl, takes on to make ends meet is playing the role of a princess in historical costume reenactments. But when she finds herself pregnant, her boyfriend Pietro refuses to take any responsibility. Matilda then decides to have an abortion, with the help and support of her friend Anna, a fashionable painter who sees her as a reflection of herself. And thanks to Anna, she also comes into contact with Andrea, a wealthy young man whose family boasts noble origins. As if by fate, the role she plays in the reenactments begins to come in handy in a new, far more engaging fiction.

Episode movies with stories about a volunteer and relief association.

The adventures of a young pilot who attends an airforce academy.

Four homosexual friends, two men and two women, would like to get married without coming out to keep up appearances. But it's not that easy .

To win a duel, a merchant makes a dangerous pact with an inscrutable spellcaster.

Gioia has just turned 18 and according to her Romani parents it's time for them to marry her off to a suitable boy. But as an independent young woman, Gioia's more attracted to the gadjos (non-Romani) life on offer in contemporary Italy.

Donato, a scoundrel music manager, to escape the two henchmen of a boss who, due to his inefficiency, has caused him to lose a lot of money, taking advantage of a letter from his uncle the bishop, introduces himself to the parish priest of a village church, Don Dino, dressed as a priest, and pretends to have been sent there by the bishop as assistant parish priest. Don Dino's church is always empty. In fact, the town's faithful frequent the new church, run by Don Gabriele, a pimp priest who knows how to deal with people. Donato's arrival initially seems like the final blow for Don Dino's church: Donato doesn't know where to start a mass, he has never confessed or married anyone, the mere idea of ​​performing an extreme unction scares him. Don Dino begins to argue with Donato: he seems anything but a priest. But little by little, Don Donato's extravagant ways, his open-mindedness as a "sinner", his mentality as a rock priest, begin to attract the faithful.

Two close friends are uneasily transitioning into their adult lives when they meet a girl at a nightclub. While she is overwhelmed by romantic impulses, the trio gets involved in some risks of the opportunity of doing something illegal.

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.

In order to raise money and win the love of Bianca, the owner of the funeral parlour accepts his friend's proposal to take part in a Texas hold 'em tournament. However, the pair need a loan.

The title refers to a character named Pompeo Quarantini; an attorney tries to prevent marriage between an heiress and a musician, but without success.

A blond guy runs his business by polishing his nails and transforming the customers.

The extremities of a middle-class being ramble on, reflecting poetically on the wretchedness of moderation.

Comedy in which Polidor, assumed the pads regenerating, acquires an incredible force.

Agostino announces an incredible invention: a device that allows one to jump into any TV show. He's promptly declared insane and ends up in an institution. Giorgio, however, who is convinced by Agostino's abilities, rescues him, and the two begin to use the invention as a marketing strategy: The cake, which comes from Giorgio's aunts' oven and hasn't sold well up to this point, is now being advertised across television.

A comedy about a governor who wants a miller's wife and tries to fix a night with her by putting the miller in jail.

Franco, singer in search of success, falls in love with Marisa. But she walks away from him to stay close to her sick cousin.

The voice of one of his former classmates studying singing causes an irresistible itch for a wealthy industrialist. The cause is an old aversion that the industrialist has for the singer: he can only heal by overcoming this aversion and transforming himself into a benefactor of the hated ex-partner.

In Barcelona, in 1650, Count Don Cesare di Bazan tries to foil, with the help of an actress, a plot hatched against the king by the French ambassador.

Tino Scotti plays a man who is tricked into trying to kill himself. When all his attempts fail, he is believed to be immortal.

A banker gets involved in the theft of a precious jewel.

A musical comedy film by Riccardo Freda.

The writer, Geoffrey Chaucer, finds himself in an inn, together with pilgrims who are going to Canterbury. Since the bad weather prevents departure, the men entertain themselves by telling each other spicy stories.

In the Roman guesthouse of Maria Boccioni Stagno, a failed opera singer, several picturesque figures coexist, including Professor Luigi Savoia, a violinist who also has no hope of a career ...

Frank, a school dropout, meets Nina, a teenage wife and mom seeking education. As they study together, their bond grows, redefining family and reality itself in their eyes.

Nadia, a young Soviet journalist who is passing through Pompeii, discovers the power that comes from the Catholic faith when the painter she loves, Paolo, and who saved her from drowning during the shipwreck of the cruise in which they met, is at the gates of death because of a serious illness whose symptoms are similar to those of leprosy.

A man who sells counterfeit drugs decides to become a marriage counselor. Having barely started this business, he finds himself in serious trouble, threatening him with mortal danger...

"Sinuaria" deals with Michele Murtas, an imprisoned young man in the Asinara's penitentiary at the end of the 70s. He has a talent for hairdressing, and all the women on the island love him for that.

Italian short film shown at Cannes 1961.

Four former soldiers meet and reminisce about the time they were in active service: a parachutist mistaking his sergeants house for a brothel, a hypnotized sailor who thinks he has changed his sex, two GIs captured by an African tribe.

A Donatello award nominated short comedy feature that takes place in the Italian summer of 1946. The war has ended but there are no signs of peace between fascist Paolo and socialist Luigi.

Alessandra is 11 years old and she has an impulsive, expansive, noisy and bulimic way of exploring the world. She breaks all the rules: she dresses like a boy (but she prefers girls to boys), she eats like there’s no tomorrow, and she makes life impossible for her oh-so-perfect parents. This film is a tragicomic epic that tells the story of Ale’s transition from childhood to adolescence in the soulless suburbs of Turin in the ‘80s. Ale has to learn how to make the most of her resources, but in the process she also discovers that she is not quite so alone and misunderstood as she thinks.

Friedberg/Seltzer-like spoof about popular Italian teen romance movies of the aughts (such as Tre metri sopra il cielo, Come tu mi vuoi, Ho voglia di te, Notte prima degli esami, Melissa P., etc).

In Pellizzano the town is in turmoil. There will be a casting for a horror film by director Rocco Siffredi and many are aspiring for 15 minutes of fame.