The Leopard

The Leopard 1963

7.70

As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social changes undermining their way of life. Proud but pragmatic Prince Don Fabrizio Salina allows his war hero nephew, Tancredi, to marry Angelica, the beautiful daughter of gauche, bourgeois Don Calogero, in order to maintain the family's accustomed level of comfort and political clout.

1963

Purple Noon

Purple Noon 1960

7.60

Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.

1960

Two Women

Two Women 1960

7.84

During WWII, a widow flees Rome with her twelve-year-old daughter and goes to her native village, where a young antifascist intellectual strikes a friendship with them.

1960

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

Rocco and His Brothers

Rocco and His Brothers 1960

8.06

When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.

1960

The Cat o' Nine Tails

The Cat o' Nine Tails 1971

6.70

A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.

1971

For the First Time

For the First Time 1959

6.40

In this musical, a tempermental opera singer falls in love with a hearing-impaired young woman.

1959

The Swindle

The Swindle 1955

7.34

Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Bruno, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.

1955

Bread, Love and Dreams

Bread, Love and Dreams 1953

7.01

When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".

1953

Violent Summer

Violent Summer 1959

7.20

Summer, 1943: wealthy youth in the Riccione district of Rimini play while the war gets closer. Carlo Caremoli, a young man who follows the crowd, has found ways to avoid military service. Then, on the beach, he meets Roberta, a war widow with a child. Roberta's mother warns Roberta to avoid Carlo, but to her, he seems attentive and to her daughter he is kind. Romance develops. Within a few weeks, Roberta is risking everything. Can there be a resolution between passion, on the one hand, and war, duty, and social expectation on the other?

1959

Night Ripper

Night Ripper 1986

5.30

A string of sex murders has been plaguing Florence for almost 15 years, in which a serial killer brutally murders couples who are sneaking "a quickie" in public areas. A writer who is doing research for a book about the crimes sets out to uncover the identity of the killer, aided by his beautiful girlfriend. Based on a true story.

1986

Sodom and Gomorrah

Sodom and Gomorrah 1962

5.30

Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent the destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.

1962

Girl with a Suitcase

Girl with a Suitcase 1961

7.20

Lorenzo, who's 16 and born to a wealthy family in Parma, tries to make things right toward a showgirl, Aida, whom his older brother has mistreated. In extending kindness and standing up for her, he comes of age. But, is there anything he can do that will alter Aida's situation or her prospects?

1961

Il Posto

Il Posto 1961

7.70

With his family mired in financial troubles, Domenico moves to Milan, Italy, from his small town to get a job in lieu of furthering his education. A lack of options forces him to take a position as a messenger at a big company, where he hopes to receive a promotion soon. There, Domenico meets Antonietta, a young woman in a similar situation as himself. The two form a tentative relationship, but the soulless nature of their jobs threatens to keep them apart.

1961

Lucky Luciano

Lucky Luciano 1973

6.30

Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins becoming one of the chief of the Mafia. The US Army seems to refrain from interfering.

1973

Fellini's Casanova

Fellini's Casanova 1976

7.00

Casanova is a libertine, collecting seductions and sexual feats. But he is really interested in someone, and is he really an interesting person? Is he really alive?

1976

Lust of the Vampire

Lust of the Vampire 1957

6.30

A mad scientist captures young women and drains their blood, in order to keep alive an ancient, evil duchess.

1957

He Who Hesitates Is Lost

He Who Hesitates Is Lost 1960

6.90

After their boss' death, two clerks eagerly await the arrival of the next one, each one of them hoping to become the apple of his eye. They compete in every possible way to impress him, which causes lots of trouble and many misunderstandings.

1960

Fiasco in Milan

Fiasco in Milan 1959

6.90

The usual gang of robbers are hired by a thief from Milan to steal a suitcase full of money, but troubles will hinder the success of the operation.

1959

Scandal in Sorrento

Scandal in Sorrento 1955

6.90

Back to his hometown, a former marshal finds his house occupied by a young woman working as a fishwife.

1955