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Giulia Doesn’t Date at Night

  Guido (Valerio Mastandrea) is a writer short-listed for an Italian book award, father of an adolescent girl and husband to a beautiful woman. He lives a good life, if Read More

Heavenly Body

  Thirteen year-old Marta has recently moved back to southern Italy with her mother and older sister and struggles to find her place, restlessly testing the boundaries of an unfamiliar Read More

Shun Li and the Poet

  Shun Li works in a textile factory near Rome, slowly paying off the broker that brought her from China to Italy, while saving money so she can bring her Read More

A Five Star Life

  A Five Star Life is the sophisticated story of one woman’s quest for personal and professional fulfillment set against some of the most stunning cities and opulent hotels of Read More

the Return of Martin Guerre

  Based on a case of imposture in 16th century France, the film tells the story of Martin Guerre, a man who returns to his village after several years of Read More

Death of a Cyclist

  While returning to Madrid after an illicit tryst, a wealthy socialite housewife and a university professor accidentally strike a bicyclist with their car. Although they see that he is Read More

Human Capital

  On Christmas Eve, a waiter cycling home from working at a prestigious private school’s gala is hit by a car. The driver flees, leaving the waiter lying in the Read More

The Tiger and the Snow

  Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic soul, and women love him. But he is in love with Read More

The Perez Family

  In an attempt to secure a sponsor, an unlikely group of Cuban refugees become a “family” as the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service gives families priority over others. In Read More

Don Juan DeMarco

  A romantic drama about a man who believes himself to be the legendary Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world–and who attempts suicide after the loss of his Read More