Posted on February 26, 2020
Sedemondo (Gino Cervi) kills his brother, usurps the throne of his Italian kingdom, and then rules without regard for law or justice. An elderly seer warns the wicked king Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020
On New Year’s Eve, an insecure, struggling actress (Anna Magnani) has nothing to do. When a colleague invites her to a New Year’s party, she jumps at the opportunity. Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020
During World War II, an Italian village finds itself caught in the bloody struggle between retreating Nazi forces, stubborn fascists, local partisans and the incoming U.S. forces. A group Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020
There’s a single piece of land around Flagstone with water on it, and rail baron Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti) aims to have it, knowing the new railroad will have to Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020
In Rome, fascist supporter Emanuele (John Vernon) attends a parade commemorating Adolf Hitler’s historic meeting with Italian leader Benito Mussolini, leaving his apolitical wife, Antonietta (Sophia Loren), to tend Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020
Roberto Rossellini’s film, made in the aftermath of WWII, consists of six distinct chapters, showing various relationships between the American occupiers and the newly liberated Italians. Two of the Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020
Resistance leader Luigi Ferrari is pursued by Major Fritz Bergmann, a German intelligence officer who wants the names of others in the underground movement. Ferrari enlists the help of Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020
In Tuscany, two women escape from a psychiatric facility and go on an adventure that will change their lives. Beatrice is a motor-mouthed fantasist, a self-styled billionaire countess who Read More
Posted on February 25, 2020
A sendup of the stereo-typical Japanese family: dad is a typical salaryman, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a moderate academic Read More
Posted on February 25, 2020
Successful middle-aged accountant Shohei Sugiyama (Koji Yakusho) has a loving wife (Hideko Hara) and a beautiful daughter, but for some reason feels unfulfilled with his life. One night, while Read More