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In a large isolated cellar, a mysterious aristocratic woman asks to a drug addict fascist – totally mesmerized by her – to torture a Hispanic guy, while she films the escalation of violence with a camera. The reason is hidden inside her, revealed slowly by memories of years of abuses.
Don Cimbolano - a priest in a small town. Oscar - a offender escaped from prison. Philip - attorney loser. They don't lose heart and find ways out of the most incredible situations.
A doctor performs an experiment on a dying man by placing him under hypnosis on his deathbed.
Alessandra Ammara and Roberto Prosseda perform three representative works from the repertoire for two pianos: Mozart’s Sonata K448, Mendelssohn’s extremely rare Sonata, and Gershwin’s famous ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, in the composer’s own transcription for two pianos.
The triumph of the designer Federico Marinoni in the world of Milanese fashion was marred by the tragic death of the maison's main model and the designer's muse, Alexandra Larsson, who was hit by a hit-and-run car while on her way to celebrate her consecration as a top model .
Andrea (Riccardo Maria Manera) is a young man who lives with the surprises and hardships of life. He lives with his best friend, seeks to complete his studies and has an ex-girlfriend who plays with him like cat and mouse. When he discovers that he has an incurable disease, the world collapses on him. Can an illness change a person's life... for the better? Thanks to Giulia (Jenny De Nucci), Andrea will understand that the time has come to assume what remains of her own existence.
An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have deserted long ago. He is sick, and believes to find his medicine in the dust he collects on the church floor, which he drinks in his water every day.
A sweeping, cinematic pseudo-documentary history of human flight, starting with the failed attempt of Icarus, and ending with the aviation triumphs of the fascist regime.
A vignette in which two friends, both actresses, meet in a bar to have a nice time together. They are not very nice though.
Born in the creative heart of 1980s and 90s Bologna, Kinki was Italy's first LGBTQ+ club: a visionary space where house music exploded and the night became a realm of freedom, identity, and cultural revolution. Through the voices of the DJs and charismatic figures who led it, this documentary tells the story of how a small club beneath the Two Towers changed music and clubbing culture forever.
Léon, a humble civil servant, has the unusual ability to walk through walls, however thick they are. One day, he falls madly in love with a charming hotel thief by the name of Suzan.
A series of murders in Michigan lead an American secret agent to Amsterdam, where he uncovers a plot to imperil the world with a potent new drug.
The plot weaves several episodes with several groups of people, Roman families, youth gangs and young love couples, who spend a Sunday at the beach of Ostia.
The new season of Ulisse opens on a musical note. Alberto Angela crosses the Atlantic to tell us about another city with a deep connection to music and its stories: we arrive in the Big Apple with To the Sound of New York. A sonic journey through the city where every stop is paired with a song or a great American artist.
The monster comes out to devour with its deadly bite in prey of its subconscious.
A man comes home from the war and finds both his plant and his family destroyed.
Story of Enzo Ferrari's rise from a successful race driver to one of the most famous entrepreneurs of all time. Being interviewed by a fictitious, intrusive young journalist he recalls his setbacks and personal losses.
Liliana Cavani's "The Night Porter" is a film that, fifty years after its release, continues to spark debate and mixed reactions. The story, set in Vienna in 1957, follows doorman Max Aldorfer and his former concentration camp prisoner, Lucia, who reunite after years in a hotel.
Artists and poets meet in a dreamlike space between walks and performances.
The Dragon Ring is an italian film of two parts. It's about Desideria, the dragon king's daughter and Selvaggia, her adopted and magical sister. To get the dragon ring after the death of her father, Desideria needs to marry, but she can't find a husband, so Selvaggia sees her chance to get the ring with all its powers.
The brothers Franco and Ciccio La Capra moves to France in the days of the French Revolution, putting themselves in a lot of trouble.
The British Admiralty is worried: several cargo ships carrying troops have mysteriously jumped off Gibraltar. The Admiralty calls in the Intelligence Service to find out the cause of the destruction before new units arrive. Lieutenant Jackson, of the Marine Infantry Regiment stationed in Gibraltar, spends all his duty time in Tangier, where he is attracted by his love of poker and a beautiful dancer, Lola. Despite the objurgations of his general and the tender friendship of Cathie, his general's daughter, he can't stop playing and loses a very large sum one evening.
Teresa gets her first taste of crime -- and its consequences -- when, during World War II, she is nabbed for robbing an apartment. But being poor and perpetually starving, the pretty petty thief doesn't give up her quest for ill-gotten gains and soon turns to pick-pocketing. Despite her questionable thieving skills, the bumbling crook tries scheme after scheme, pilfering from strangers and dodging the law as she searches for a way to fund an adequate meal.
The Milanese Luigi Pizzigoni, photographer, and the Neapolitan barber Peppino Avallone, resident in Milan, are opponents in the sports field. The first is a proud Inter supporter, while the second is from Napoli.
Based on a true incident, this tells the story of a troubled young man who kills his sister's reactionary, violent and abusive husband and is eventually arrested for the murder. However, the dead husband happened to be a member of the Italian nobility, and the trial starts to turn into more of a prosecution of the defendant's socialist politics and the activities of his father, a well known liberal social reformer, than the actual crime itself.
From Orvieto Cathedral, the traditional Easter Concert. The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Daniele Rustioni, performs Wagner’s *Tannhäuser* Overture and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73.
In the 1970s, a group of mercenaries led by a doctor and journalist travel to a tropical island to find a famous missing scientist.
The beauty and the attractiveness of her lover prevent a professional from getting the promotion that has always been coveted. Then a ferocious killer attentive to the woman's life.
When Sandokan learns he is the rightful heir to the throne of Malaysia, he immediately sets off to claim his land back.
Gordon Scott plays Glaucus, the prince of Tiryns, a powerful warrior who goes undercover in Mycenae to infiltrate the evil cult of Moloch, which is exacting tribute from neighboring kingdoms in the form of attractive young hostages, both male and female. Calling himself "Hercules," Glaucus defeats Mycenae's champions and gains the favor of the voluptuous Queen Demetra (Rosalba Neri) whose son, covered in a dog's head mask, has been raised as the living embodiment of the dark god Moloch and receives sacrifices in his sprawling underground grotto.
A funk is believed to be a tough guy because of a magic bowler hat which gives him courage and strength.
In the Tigullio region near Gênes this shortdocumentary shows the funeral of a local fisherman.
The film begins when Eugenio, a 14 year old child, is conduced from his grandparents home outside Rome, to Giancarlo (his father) in the city, by Giancarlo's friend (called "Moustache"). As Eugenio is bothering Moustache, he threatens Eugenio with leaving him in the middle of the country. He finally does it. When Giancarlo finds out, they return for Eugenio, but he is now lost. Meanwhile we're told the story of the child and his relation with the family, and why he feels unwanted.
The lives and loves of five Italian telephone operators. One is betrayed by her husband, one helps a student who wants to take his life, one changes her boyfriend every other day, one is a single mother and the last one tries to inflame a recent-widower accountant.
In a small western town the ineffable judge Roy Bean metes out justice in his own special way. A cargo of gold is ambushed by the outlaw Black Bird who fails in the attempt and then rides into town.
After spending ten years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Juan is released.
The brothers Michele and Roberto Mannu and their brother-in-law Stefano Fais run the Babbudoiu Estate, a wine farm founded in 1948 in the surroundings of Sassari. The three partners are totally careless of the economic crisis and they waste money organizing lavish conventions for the success of their wines. But all this is doomed to an end. As a matter of fact the three partners suddenly find out that their company has 500,000 euros of debts and they only have 15 days to find the money. And it won't be easy: they'll try whatever, with an escalation of despair, comic situations, misunderstandings and absurd episodes that will lead to nothing. And when all seems to be lost, they find the solution which was right under their eyes: a glass of Bianco di Babbudoiu.
Achille Lauro comes back with a new documentary "Ragazzi Madre: L'iliade". Ten years of career, an iliad of battles in the streets which led Achille to his consecration, from the hopeless and violent Roman suburbs to international stages and representing Italian Music at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
February 2009. A group of Vinyls workers on temporary layoff occupy the Asinara prison to demand the reopening of the plants and continue working. It seems like a desperate battle, an extreme protest, but little by little, the world takes notice of these men stranded on a deserted island, prisoners in an abandoned prison, and their traditional union battle becomes visible thanks to non-traditional means of struggle. After a year, the plants remain shut down and it seems that nothing has changed. In reality, everything has changed.
Based on the story of the woman recently brought to trial on charges of moral plagiarism and witchcraft.
A behind-the-scenes look at the 1956 edition of the Sanremo Festival.
A Welsh pirate raids up and down the Caribbean, battling the Spanish, the English and other pirates.
Orlando is a translator working from home for a film festival, traducing old Latin American movies from Spanish to Italian, and he's also an influencer. He lives locked in his house, with his housemate Amad, whom he's always in conflict with, and who's real identity will be an unexpected surprise. Marina, a food delivery girl who regularly visits Orlando, will be the only one able to help him face the outdoors.
Loves and jealousies, abandonments and returns, of two couples on vacation in Africa.
Vivid mosaic/portrait of Rome’s biggest public square, Piazza Vittorio, featuring talks with African musicians and restaurant workers, Chinese barkeeps and relocated eastern Europeans, homeless men and women, artists, actors, and many others.
Rich and respected Emanuele Lo Curcio dies leaving all his possessions to his natural daughter Domitilla, actually a nun, whose relatives, including his brother and Mayor Angelo Lo Curcio, ignored the existence of hers. The disappointment and anger of his numerous relatives, indebted up to their necks, pushes them to try with all sorts of scams to strip off Domitilla's legacy.
Jerzy Kukuczka is today considered the greatest Himalayan climber of all time. He was the second man to conquer all fourteen peaks over 8,000 meters. He accomplished this feat in just 8 years, an absolute record, and by multiplying winter ascents and new routes. A true force of nature, he died tragically in 1989, falling 3,000 meters during an attempt to climb the legendary south face of Lhotse (8,516 m). This powerful and moving film retraces the life, exploits, and career of a mountaineering legend, a modern-day hero, through previously unseen footage of his expeditions.
A travelogue of China.
Love story between a fisherman of the Adriatic coast and a young girl of the village.
After an airplane crash, a handsome couple is left stranded on a tropical desert island. Bonnie and Billy are forced to fight against nature and the inhospitable environment to survive. Then soon learn to live with the environment then suddenly a large man-beast appears and threatens their heavenly and exotic ménage. So this paradise can change into hell...
A Cartoon about a sleeping dog.
A businessman marries Maria, the daughter of the rich professor, not for love but for personal gain. He betrays and humiliates her but she hides his despicable character from both her father and society at large and takes comfort in the company of a ship’s lieutenant. They fall in love but agree to interrupt their impossible relationship. Pregnant with her lover’s child, Maria decides to follow her heart and join him at sea but a series of dramatic events awaits them.