italian films to watch

A male nurse steals some of one of his patient's drawings and makes money with them.

Vittorio and Cesare are brothers for life, but their friendship is put to the test in their search for wealth.

Mourning the death of her father, Giulia is contacted by him from the other dimension.

Psychiatrist Caruso is arguably as nutty as his patients. He can remember at two years old being completely besotted by the charms of a naked girl. Even today, he can think of little else besides sex, sex, sex.

Alberto Saporito spent a very eventful night. His friend Aniello Amitrano was brutally killed and his body was hidden by his neighbors, the Cimmarutas. But he can't remember if it was just a dream or if he actually lived it. That's why he shows up early to the police to file a complaint. However, he doesn't know that his gesture will be the fuse that will cause chaos to explode. Just like his uncle Nicola does with his firecrackers. The uncle has in fact decided to stop talking, because the degradation in which humanity finds itself repels him, and is expressed only through his pyrotechnic language.

Ministers from the G8 countries meet in Germany to decide on a secret plan affecting many countries. IMF director Roché has invited a monk for his confession. Roché's later found dead. Is it murder or suicide? Did he reveal the plan?

The story of a man who murdered thirty-two people, gained power, and then got afraid because too many people wanted to kill him. One August morning, he disappeared. For fifteen years, everyone believed him dead. Instead, he was living in a little hotel near Frankfurt, with a wife and a young German son. Then, when the trains filled with waste departed from Naples, the past climbed on board. This is the story of a man who, while trying to kill a chestnut tree with a copper nail, was grabbed from behind by his past. And was forced to settle the score.

Exquisitely subtle account of the meeting that took place in Palermo between an aristocrat, Giuseppe Tomasi de Lampedusa, and elderly writer (author of the Gattopardo) and two young, fervent students (in reality Francesco Orlando and Gioacchino Lanza).

Two homeless men in Rome are arrested for 'looking at the sky.' In jail they meet a man who has been arrested for eating and running from restaurants. Together they embark on a series of escapades around Tuscany.

A series of vignettes explore diverse themes: an immigrant's new life in Italy, surreal imagery blending elderly figures and TVs, sensual encounters, and an aging man's nostalgic reflections on his past.

Two actors leave on a theatrical tour, but there is a matter to be settled: one has become the lover of the other's girl-friend and since they are very good friends, cannot bring himself to tell him.

The political and cultural controversies between two Italian families during their summer holidays in the Tirrenian sea.

A brilliant recent graduate struggles to find work. After falling into a babysitting job, she is introduced by the child's mother to the world of the international call center, its employees, and the fast pace that drives them.

Guido and Antonia are a young couple with opposing characters and working schedules: he works a night job as a doorman in a hotel, and she works as an employee for a rental car service. This is the story of what happens to Guido and Antonia when they decide to have a child.

The destinies of two families are irrevocably tied together after a cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve.

A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call "The Leisure Seeker".

A cold-hearted landlord is turned into a dog by a magician, and will remain a dog until he can find someone who loves him.

A young man's decision to become a priest affects his whole family, especially his father.

In post-war Italy during the 1950s, finding a house to rent is so difficult that a family ends up living in a former brothel.

A vivid assortment consisted of three acts taken from the lives of modern 1960s Italians, always in orbit around the restless theme of sexual inhibition and the pursuit of pleasure in sex.

In WWII, Lieut. Martino and his men are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountainous ways to serve in brothels for Italian soldiers in Albania.

A study of bitter relationships between a widower and his two sons.

Antonio is a poor man who must support his daughter, especially providing the tuition for her stay at a prestigious boarding school where she can study dance.

The mad adventures of the mad Italians, searching for the mad treasures in the mad Russia.