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Past Perfect

  Past Perfect (2003) is an Italian drama directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi that explores the crumbling friendships of a group gathering at a country house in winter. The film Read More

Bread and Tulips

  BREAD & TULIPS is about a woman’s search for self-fulfillment among the habits and responsibilities of everyday life. Rosalba (Licia Maglietta), a middle-aged woman on a bus trip to Read More

There’s Still Tomorrow

  In this moving comedic drama set in postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of Read More

Renzo & Lucia

  In 17th-century Italy, a jealous lord forces a young woman (Michela Macalli) to flee to a convent while her lover (Stefano Scandaletti) faces riots and plague. Loose adaptation of Read More

The House by the Medlar Tree

  The film begins on a day in a year at the start of the third millennium. ‘Ntoni Malavoglia witnesses the arrival of a boat full of illegal immigrants. Aboard Read More

Quo Vadis, Baby?

  After receiving a package containing the video diaries of her sister who died tragically sixteen years previously, Georgia is compelled to re-investigate her sibling’s death. As the mystery deepens, Read More

The Ladies Get Their Say

  Every Thursday a group of ladies would gather to play cards and discuss their loves, lives and children while their daughters played in the next room. Thirty years later, Read More

The Second Tragic Fantozzi

  The film presents the frustrating adventures of a humble employee, Fantozzi, who is obliged to fulfill the wishes and orders of his bosses.  At the beginning of the film, Read More

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

  The story of Nothing Left to Do But Cry follows Saverio (Benigni) and Mario (Troisi), a school teacher and a janitor respectively, who get caught in a huge rainstorm Read More

Marilyn’s Eyes

  Most of the characters in Marilyn’s Eyes have mental health issues that have gotten them into trouble with the law. Diego (Stefano Accorsi) lost his last job as a Read More