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Facing Windows

  Overburdened and stuck in a greying marriage, Giovanna, the young heroine of Ferzan Ozpetek’s Facing Windows, faces a crossroads that appears in the form of an aging man losing Read More

Jack Frusciante Has Left the Band

  Jack Frusciante Has Left the Band tells the story of the relationship between Alex, a 17-year-old rebel, and Aidi, a girl who enters his life out of the blue Read More

Santa Maradona

  Andrea is 27, and he has just graduated from the university with a useless degree and numerous girlfriends. He is full of hope but spends his days looking for Read More

Don’t Move

  A prominent surgeon waits anxiously after his 15-year old daughter, while riding her motor scooter one rainy night, was struck by a car and, now, her life hangs in Read More

Heart

  Heart is a television mini-series based on the novel by Edmondo de Amicis and tells the story of children in an elementary school in World War I, through the Read More

World Quest Series: Italy

  From its humble beginnings in 753 BCE, Italy, formerly known as Rome, was once a tiny hilltop village overlooking the Tiber River before becoming the most powerful empire the Read More

Italy: History, Geography and Commerce

  Shows historical, geographical, and cultural aspects of various regions of Italy. Gabriella Bertolissi: It has a very long, long history and a very colorful one. Possibly, I could start with Read More

The Prince

  When Niccolò Machiavelli penned The Prince—a heartless guide to creating and retaining autocratic political power that has no place for idealism and lofty virtues—he came to be widely regarded Read More

The Grim Reaper

  The brutalized corpse of a Roman prostitute is found along the banks of the Tiber River. The police round up a handful of possible suspects and interrogate them, one Read More

Lina Wertmüller Interview

  Film critic Carlo Lizzani interviews Lina Wertmüller about her extraordinary career as an Italian film director. Few filmmakers have stirred up as much controversy as Lina Wertmuller. This six-disc Read More