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2009
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2009
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A dysfunctional family is torn apart in a moment of violence and anger in this thriller from director Ferzan Ozpetek. Antonio...
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2008
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This delicate and haunting fable from elder statesman of Portuguese filmmaking Manoel de Oliveira has been intepreted in many...
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2004
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2004
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2003
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Parenthood stirs up a wealth of mixed emotions in this drama from Italy. Carlo (Stefano Accorsi) and Giulia (Giovanna...
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Anna
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2002
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2002
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A young man finds his family history thrown into question in this politically charged drama. Javier Ramos (Carlos Echevarria)...
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Mother
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2001
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2001
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Set in the vibrant Jewish community of Buenos Aires, Daniel Burman's second feature takes a poignant look at the lives of two...
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2000
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Based on a historical novel by Antonio Larreta, Volaverunt imagines a number of romantic misadventures that enlivened the...
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Queen Maria Luisa de Parma
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1999
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1999
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Matrimony is a drama about the complexity of relationships. On Christmas Eve, perfect housewife Giulia Francesca Neri is...
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Vera
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1998
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Actor-director Pino Quartullo shot this Italian comedy amid the natural splendors of the Abruzzo National Park. The...
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Federica Birki
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1998
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This complexly plotted comedy interweaves snippets from the lives of nearly 40 diverse patrons sitting at 14 tables in a...
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Mother
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1998
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A ripe 19-year-old virgin fights to keep her virtue and retain her free-spirited ways during WW II. Set in an ancient,...
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1996
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This beautiful if ponderous soufflé of a film from director Bernardo Bertolucci serves more as an Italian travelogue than a...
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1996
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This anthology is comprised of three steamy vignettes from three different filmmakers. The first, Cinzia Torrini's...
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1995
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An elite team of plainclothes policeman are assigned to see that a murderous Mafia stoolie and his family make it safely...
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1995
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This gentle Italian drama is based upon the 1919 autobiographical novel by Federico Tozzi. The film tells the story of...
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1995
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The Spanish/Argentinian Of Love and Shadows (De Amor y Sombras) is a fragmentary adaptation of the Isabel Allende novel of...
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Beatriz
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1994
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This biographical drama is an attempt to tell the story of the life of St. Joseph (Diego Abatantuono), the father-figure of...
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Dorotea
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1993
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1992
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Class, sex, and food are the obsessions of this Spanish comedy drama, an international hit from writer and director...
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Conchita
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1992
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1992
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In this winsome romantic comedy, Andrea has been living a life completely lacking any form of romantic stimulation. He is a...
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Susanna
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1992
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Evelina (Stefania Sandrelli) is divorced and is raising two school-aged sons. In the mornings, they have her all to...
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Evelina
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1990
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In this evidently experimental, episodic film, moments in the lives of a disparate group of people who love or make love to...
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1990
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In this wry comedy, if it were not for the fact that screenwriter Giuseppe Marchi (Giancarlo Giannini) is clearly overwhelmed...
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Girlfriend
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1990
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Serious, logical Martha (Barbara Sukowa) and dreamy, superstitious Anna (Stefania Sandrelli) have been best friends. That is,...
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Anna
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1990
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This wickedly funny Italian comedy centers upon a lascivious, fun-loving old uncle who hands out blood-test certificates to...
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1989
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Mama
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1988
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Father Maurice (Walter Matthau) is called on to perform an exorcism of a demon from a fat lady in this offbeat comedy. What...
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Patrizia
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1988
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Nino Manfredi plays Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor who carried out the execution of Jesus. He ignores several signs that...
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Claudia Procula
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1988
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1987
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To seek work, Maria's husband was forced to leave their Sicilian village for Germany after the birth of their son. That was...
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Carmela
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1987
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During his lifetime, the noted Italian author Gabriele D'Annunzio was considered to be a genius, a daring adventurer, and a...
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Elvira
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1987
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A family history is recalled by the venerable patriarch Carlo (Vittorio Gassman) as he prepares to celebrate his 80th...
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Beatrice, as a woman
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1987
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In this tragic romance set in Ferrara, Italy in 1938, and at a nearby seaside resort, a wealthy Jewish boy is thwarted in...
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Mrs. Lavezzoli
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1987
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1986
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Originally titled Speriamo che sia Femmina, Let's Hope It's a Girl is a multifaceted exploration of the pointlessness of...
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1986
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1986
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Carefully side-stepping a full condemnation of Italy's notorious, 1980's cult leader Ebe Giorgini, this docudrama tells the...
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Sandra Agostini
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1985
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1985
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This is a slow-paced, weighty story of love and lust shaded with overtones of incest and lesbianism that never materialize....
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1985
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1985
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This lighthearted romantic melodrama about Bo (Sergio Castellitto), a weak-willed scriptwriter who falls in love with...
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Francesca
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1984
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Manuela
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1984
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This take-off on the soccer mania that is a part of Italian life centers on the comic presence of its star Diego Abatantuono...
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Loredana
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1982
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The ugly duckling becomes a swan and exacts her revenge in this complex drama. All her life, the fat, homely child had been...
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Viola
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1980
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Perhaps a little over-ambitious for the casual audience unfamiliar with the Italian world of entertainment and politics, La...
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Giovanna
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1980
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A large international cast takes part in this comedy in which the stories of numerous individuals whose cars are stalled in...
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1979
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Giuliana ("Saro tutta per te" or "I Will Be All Yours")
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1978
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Vanina
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1978
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A down-on-her-luck dreamer finds her fantasies drifting into reality in the second film from actor-turned-director...
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1978
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Three films are gathered here under one title, and the general theme of sexual encounters unites them. In "Superman and Lady...
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1976
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Bernardo Bertolucci's 255-minute 1900 was a gargantuan undertaking, requiring the resources of three European countries and a...
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1976
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While on their second honeymoon, a long-married couple discuss the past and are surprised to discover their separate...
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Sarah
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1976
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A tough but honest cop must clear his name after a corrupt colleague implicates him in a murder in this French thriller....
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Sylvia
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1976
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1975
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Luciana
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1974
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In this Italian film, part melodrama and part social/political commentary, two factory workers living in Northern Italy form...
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1974
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This mildly amusing satire of Italian marital customs concerns a meek bank teller (Dustin Hoffman) who has an affair with...
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Mariarosa
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1972
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This frightening horror-thriller stars Giancarlo Giannini as Inspector Tellini, chasing a killer whose victims are paralyzed...
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Anna Tellini
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1971
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This is an episodic Italian comedy, which follows the Quixotic adventures of the gentle and extremely naive character,...
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1970
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The conformist is 1930s Italian Marcello Clerici (Jean-Louis Trintignant), a coward who has spent his life accommodating...
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Giulia
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1970
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A father and son are offered a good price for their land by a wealthy land baron. they agree to the sale, but are tricked...
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Gemma
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1969
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Clara
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1968
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A philandering violinist must witness the consequences of his actions in this Italian comedy. Not only does the concert...
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Marisa Malagugini
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1967
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Jean-Paul Belmondo is a lovable lothario who delights in his womanizing ways in this ribald comedy adventure. When two women...
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1966
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Adriana (Stefania Sandrelli) is a young woman from the country who gets caught up in the tempestuous temptations of the big...
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Adriana Bucelli
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1965
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Mistakenly labeled as a neorealist drama in some sources, Seduced and Abandoned is actually a slyly constructed Italian...
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Agnese Ascalone
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1964
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1964
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This feature takes a comedic look at how four women lose their virginity. Among the scenarios are a couple who can't bring...
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Marie
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1963
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A venerable banker from Paris leaves for America when he discovers there will be an investigation into his questionable...
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Hitch-hiker
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1962
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To fully appreciate the international box-office bonanza Divorce, Italian Style (Divorzio All'Italiana), one must remember...
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Angela
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1961
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The Fascist (Il Federale) is a comedy set in 1944 Italy. Dedicated fascist Ugo Tognazzi is sent to capture anti-Mussolini...
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Lisa
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1961
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