Stefania Sandrelli

Class, sex and food are the theme of this Spanish comedy drama. Young Jose Luis falls for beautiful Silvia, but when she falls pregnant and he wants to marry her, his mother is against it.

Based on the novel by Alberto Arbasino, this 1963 film marks the directorial debut of Mario Missiroli. Stefania Sandrelli stars as a wealthy and spirited young woman from Lombardy who falls for a modest mechanic, played by Ángel Aranda. With biting irony, the film explores class contrasts in postwar Italy. An elegant literary adaptation praised for Sandrelli’s standout performance.

In 1950, near the Bay of Naples, young Parthenope is born in the Mediterranean Sea, just outside the crumbling castle where she will spend her childhood. She is named - by her familys rich, boorish benefactor - after the legendary Greek siren associated with the foundation of what became modern-day Naples.

A forgotten classic, Crime of Love is a story about two factory workers living in Northern Italy who form a romantic connection. The woman, torn between the freedom of the North and her traditional Sicilian values, slowly allows herself to love, then marry, her co-worker. Soon after the wedding, she is sick as a result of industrial pollution of her job.

Directed by Ettore Scola and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, La famiglia (1987) stars Vittorio Gassman and Fanny Ardant. Spanning 80 years of Italian history, the film intimately portrays the life of a bourgeois Roman family within the same apartment, from early 20th century through two World Wars and beyond.

Directed by Luciano Salce, this 1961 political satire stars Ugo Tognazzi, a zealous fascist tasked with escorting anti-fascist professor, played by Georges Wilson, across a war-torn Italy. Along the journey, they encounter chaos, civilians, and a young Stefania Sandrelli. A dark comedy that exposes the absurdity of totalitarian beliefs, earning the film critical acclaim in postwar Italian cinema.

Each year Lucia volunteers at a Summer Camp in Sicily. This summer however, will be the hottest on record, not just because of the crazy weather, but also because of Nicola, the new soon-to-be-priest deacon who, besides being extremely handsome, hides a tormented and idealistic soul. His arrival sows panic in this seaside community, upsetting Lucia's plans forever.

Tough, fearless, ruthless. Peppe and Francesco are so, Falchi, agents of the special squad of patrols of Naples. Very efficient and dedicated 24/7 to their mission, although the two friends pay the price of a life always in tension. Between chases, daring arrests and private solitudes, the lives of Francesco and Peppe slip away syncopated, as a rough urban rap until, after a personal and professional tragedy, the despair and the desire for revenge lead them to engage in a no holds barred fight against a powerful and ruthless Chinese criminal organization going through a process of redemption which is never free, there is always a price to pay.

This heartwarming ensemble drama from Mario Monicelli follows a group of women—led by Liv Ullmann and Catherine Deneuve—struggling to keep their Tuscan estate afloat. Balancing personal dreams and family tensions, the film won 5 David di Donatello awards including Best Film. A touching ode to female resilience and community.