Miracolo italiano

Miracolo italiano 1994

4.10

7 segments about life in 1990s Italy: two MPs from the opposite sides of the political spectrum spend the night together; during their honeymoon, a woman cheats on her husband with her favorite soap opera star; a married man pretends to be ill to seduce his younger nurse; a family discovers that their son's beautiful fiancée is transgender; an unsatisfied single woman is duped by her celebrity crush for Kevin Costner; two best friends want to have fun; a couple on a tropical holiday is fascinated by their indigenous masseuse.

1994

How Funny Can Sex Be?

How Funny Can Sex Be? 1973

5.80

How Funny Can Sex Be? is an nine-episode anthology film about love, sex and marriage in contemporary, mid-'70s Italy.

1973

Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman 1974

7.50

An army cadet accompanies an irascible, blind captain on a week-long trip from Turin to Naples.

1974

A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)

A Drama of Jealousy (and other things) 1970

7.20

Construction worker Oreste and young fiancee Adelaide meet Nello, a cook in a pizzeria. This love triangle often goes to communist rallies, and enjoys the filthy beaches of Ostia. Will the hostile environment pave a way to jealousy?

1970

The Terrace

The Terrace 1980

7.20

Eight Italian politicians from the communist party gather on a terrace in Rome for a get-to-gather. They discuss about their past, present and future.

1980

Taste of the Sea

Taste of the Sea 1983

6.40

A comedy about the adventures of several families during their sea vacations.

1983

Till Marriage Do Us Part

Till Marriage Do Us Part 1974

5.90

The Marquise Eugenia di Maqueda, an orphan raised by the nuns, marries Raimondo Corrao, but on their wedding night she finds out that he is her brother. The piece of news is in a letter written from Paris by their father, a womaniser who lives and hides from them in the French headtown. The pair decide, to avoid the scandal, to live as brother and sister. He will later leave for the war in Lybia, she will find solace and sexual satisfaction in the arms of the family chauffeur.

1974

An Ideal Adventure

An Ideal Adventure 1982

4.80

Patricia, a journalist, is fed up with all the stupid chores and being ridiculed by her colleagues. To show her talent, she challenges her director Eugenio to test her. She will write a good article, but if she fails she will sleep with him.

1982

The New Monsters

The New Monsters 1977

6.93

A 1977 Italian comedy film composed of 14 episodes, directed by Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli. It is a sequel to I mostri, made in 1963.

1977

The Heroes

The Heroes 1994

5.30

Roman TV technicians Fabio and Enzo have been unable to find decent jobs. They decide to crack a safe at a jewelry in Milan. To get the layout of the store, they enlist a beautiful but unsophisticated young woman, Deborah. To find underground access to the store, they get help from a sewage worker. An obese trapeze artist is called for disarm the store alarms. The clever Mrs. Motta, old hotelier, is also involved. Will they succeed?

1994

Lost Soul

Lost Soul 1977

6.60

Bizarre events keep occurring in an old mansion, and it's soon become obvious that something mysterious is up in the attic.

1977

Il commissario Lo Gatto

Il commissario Lo Gatto 1986

6.27

Police commissioner Lo Gatto is in charge of the local Italian police station within Vatican State. During an investigation, following the murder of a Vatican priest, he decides to question the Pope! For this reason Lo Gatto is sent to a Sicilian remote island Favignana. There is very little for the commissioner to do on the quiet island, so Lo Gatto decides to investigate the vanishing of a tourist which quickly becomes a very complicated affair.

1986

I See Naked

I See Naked 1969

6.40

Seven sketches including the title sketch "I See Naked" in which a fashion editor begins to see naked women everywhere he goes.

1969

I'm Photogenic

I'm Photogenic 1980

5.40

Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. He does not realize his agent and acting coach are only manipulating him to further their own careers.

1980

At the Sports Bar

At the Sports Bar 1983

6.34

Lino lives in Turin with the family of his sister. He doesn't have a good job and never enough money. But in a day his life changes: he wins 1 billion dollars in a lottery and... everyone becomes a friend, the girl who he liked becomes his girlfriend and his sister begins to love him. He leaves Turin with his friend Parola and, in a casino, he loses all money! But luck returns...

1983

I Fichissimi

I Fichissimi 1981

5.70

Romeo and Felice lead two rival bands who constantly make fun of each other. One day, Romeo meets and falls in love with Giulietta, without knowing that she is Felice's sister.

1981

Taste of Life

Taste of Life 1988

5.10

Elvio Battistini works as a ticket taker in the local cinema of the small town where he lives. He has a prosthesis in one leg, the result of an accident, but he tells anyone who will listen it is a war injury. Giuseppe Mondardini, is also an older man living alone in what was the splendid family home. When Elvio and Giuseppe meet, they hit it off immediately. A trip to a cooler area is in order, so Mordardini unveils his ancient automobile.

1988

Dear Father

Dear Father 1979

6.40

In Caro papá, Dino Risi is telling the story of the decadent lifestyle, and dysfunctional family, of a wealthy businessman (played to perfection by Risi's favorite leading man, Vittorio Gassman). Risi paints his portrait against a backdrop of an Italy where the new permissiveness has run rampant, traditional socio-cultural values have been usurped by consumerism, and the streets have become an open battleground for politically extremist groups (the '70s were dubbed "The Years of Lead" due to the great number of terrorist acts, and politically motivated assassinations).

1979

Lockdown all'italiana

Lockdown all'italiana 2020

3.65

The film follows the story of two couples in crisis who are about to break up but who, due to the Lockdown, imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus, will instead be forced into a forced coexistence. The protagonists, through smartkworking, household chores and sports activities, will find themselves living under the same roof, giving life to a comedy full of laughter but also of reflections.

2020