Screenplay: Luigi Magni

Direction Luigi Magni

Cast Nino Manfredi · Danilo Mattei · Carme Scarpita · Giovannella Grifeo

Synopsis In the Name of the Pope King (1977) unfolds in 1867, as three rebels orchestrate an explosion at the Zouaves' barracks. Monsignor Colombo uncovers a secret from his past—a brief encounter with a countess two decades prior resulted in a...

Direction Luigi Magni

Cast Johnny Dorelli · Philippe Leroy · Rodolfo Bigotti · Flora Carabella

Synopsis State buoni... se potete (1983) is set in the early 16th century, where the unconventional Italian priest Don Filippo Neri dedicates himself to aiding street children and orphans in his modest chapel. Unlike traditional clergymen, Neri possesses a unique perspective...

Direction Camillo Mastrocinque

Cast Vittorio Gassman · Sylva Koscina · Ugo Tognazzi · Georgia Moll

Synopsis La cambiale (1959) revolves around the tale of a prominent financier, Pierluigi Bruscatelli, who finds himself in a dire situation. After making a payment of 100,000 lire to two con artists, Bruscatelli is unexpectedly apprehended by authorities. The film delves...

Direction Alberto Lattuada

Cast Rosanna Schiaffino · Philippe Leroy · Jean-Claude Brialy · Totò

Synopsis The Mandrake (1965) is a lively adaptation of Machiavelli's satirical play "Mandragola," which delves into the moral landscape of 16th-century Florence and the legendary fertility properties of the mandrake root. This Italian period comedy, showcased at the Cinema Rendezvous, translates...

Direction Luigi Comencini · Nanni Loy · Luigi Magni · Mario Monicelli

Cast Marcello Mastroianni · Ugo Tognazzi · Nino Manfredi · Vittorio Gassman

Synopsis Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976) presents a satirical exploration of Italy's political and social landscape during the 1970s. The film delves into the happenings of a single day at a television station, offering a series of vignettes that critique the...

Direction Mario Monicelli

Cast Monica Vitti · Carlo Giuffré · Stanley Baker · Corin Redgrave

Synopsis The Girl with a Pistol (1968) follows the journey of Monica Vitti as Assunta, a young woman from Sicily who is left heartbroken and dishonored after being seduced and abandoned by Vincenzo. To escape the societal pressure and the impending...

Direction Luigi Magni

Cast Marcello Mastroianni · Vittorio Gassman · Silvana Mangano · Ruggero Mastroianni

Direction Luigi Magni

Cast Nino Manfredi · Stefania Sandrelli · Lando Buzzanca · Antonio Pierfederici

Direction Luciano Salce

Cast Mel Ferrer · Rosanna Schiaffino · Fernando Rey · Adolfo Celi

Direction Luchino Visconti · Mauro Bolognini · Franco Rossi · Vittorio De Sica

Cast Silvana Mangano · Clint Eastwood · Alberto Sordi · Totò

Direction Luigi Magni

Cast Nino Manfredi · Enrico Maria Salerno · Claudia Cardinale · Robert Hossein

Synopsis The Conspirators (1969) is set in Rome, 1825, where Bishop Rivarola (Tognazzi) and Colonel Nardoni (Salerno) are tasked with quelling a liberal uprising. Shoemaker Cornacchia (Manfredi) uncovers that Filippo Spada (Ekland), a liberal, is an informant planning to betray his...

Direction Luigi Magni

Cast Monica Vitti · Gigi Proietti · Umberto Orsini · Vittorio Gassman

Synopsis La Tosca (1973) unfolds in Rome, where a fugitive, Cesare Angelotti, seeks refuge in St. Andrew's Church. Angelotti, a former consul, was condemned to death for his involvement in a rebellion against the oppressive regime. His escape is aided by...

Direction Mauro Bolognini

Cast Catherine Spaak · Robert Hossein · Tomas Milian · Mikaela

Synopsis To Arms with Love (1967) follows the journey of a young Hungarian woman, Mlle de Maupin, who flees her homeland disguised as a monk. A stern army officer compels Theodore, the assumed monk, to join the King's army during a...

Direction Mauro Bolognini · Mario Monicelli · Antonio Pietrangeli · Luciano Salce

Cast Capucine · Claudia Cardinale · Raquel Welch · Alberto Sordi

Synopsis The Queens (1966) follows the journey of four women, each embodying a unique virtue: steadfastness, loyalty, purity, and dignity. These virtues are the central themes that drive the narrative, as the characters navigate through various challenges and personal growth. The...

Direction Pasquale Festa Campanile

Cast Tony Curtis · Monica Vitti · Hugh Griffith · John Richardson

Synopsis On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (1967) follows the tale of Sir Guerraldo (Tony Curtis), a passionate knight who, after his wedding to the young virgin Boccadoro (Monica Vitti), is required to maintain abstinence for...

Direction Luigi Comencini · Nanni Loy · Luigi Magni

Cast Nino Manfredi · Monica Vitti · Johnny Dorelli · Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Direction Giorgio Bianchi

Cast Vittorio De Sica · Renato Rascel · Dorian Gray · Gino Cervi

Synopsis Gli attendenti (1961) unfolds in a shared residence where military officers of varying ranks—colonels, majors, and lieutenants—coexist. Each officer has a personal attendant, and their lives intertwine in a series of interconnected narratives. Major Penna faces persistent harassment from Osvaldo's...

Direction Luigi Magni

Cast Renato Carpentieri · Paolo Murano · Giorgia Tartaglia · Nicola Russo

Direction Carlo Lizzani

Cast Assia Noris · Venantino Venantini · Beba Loncar · Raffaella Carrà

Direction Camillo Mastrocinque

Cast Renato Rascel · Claudia Mori · Tino Buazzelli · Aldo Bufi Landi

Synopsis Il corazziere (1960) is set in the oppressive environment of fascist Italy, where Urbano Marangoni harbors a deep desire to follow in his late father's footsteps and join the elite corps of the Corazzieri. However, his ambition is thwarted by...