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1) I am love
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Italiano
Description
The wealthy Recchi family has undergone sweeping changes. Eduardo Sr. has named a successor to the reins of his company, and surprised everyone by splitting power between his son Tancredi and grandson Edo. But Edo had always dreamed of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio. To make matters worse, the very foundation of the entire family may be totally shattered after Tancredi's wife Emma falls deeply in love with Antonio and begins a passionate...
2) Gomorrah
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Italiano
Description
Power, money and blood: these are the values that the residents of the province of Naples and Caserta confront every day. They have practically no choice, and are forced to obey the rules of the "system, " the Camorra. Only a lucky few can even think of leading a "normal" life. Five stories are woven together in this violent scenario, set in a cruel world, and one that is deeply rooted in reality.
Series
Criterion collection volume 702
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
[Two-DVD special edition].
Language
Italiano
Description
For decades, journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the glittering nightlife of Rome. Since the legendary success of his only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and elite social circles. But on his sixty-fifth birthday, Jep unexpectedly finds himself taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries.
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's the summer of 1983 in Italy, and Elio, a precocious 17-year-old, spends his days in his family's villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading and flirting with his friend Marzia. One day, Oliver, a charming American scholar arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio's father, an eminent professor. Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives...
6) Swept away
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Italiano
Description
Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Mediterranean, Swept Away is Lina Wertmuller's most famous and controversial film about sex, love, and politics.
8) The damned
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The most savagely subversive film by Luchino Visconti portrays Nazism's total corruption of the soul through the decaying opulence of one family's downfall that comes to stand for the moral rot of a nation.
10) Pinocchio
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Old woodcarver Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits.
Series
Language
Italiano
Description
In this extraordinary tale, Guido--a charming but bumbling waiter who's gifted with a colorful imagination and an irresistible sense of humor--has won the heart of the woman he loves and created a beautiful life for his young family. But then, that life is threatened by World War II-- and Guido must rely on those very same strengths to save his beloved wife and son from an unthinkable fate!
16) La dolce vita
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Widescreen edizione.
Language
Italiano
Description
A journalist ventures into the decadent society of modern Rome and finds that his values are being destroyed, leaving him totally disillusioned.
18) Cinema paradiso
Language
Italiano
Description
A filmmaker returns to his Sicilian hometown for the first time in thirty years and looks back on his life. As a young boy he was befriended by the projectionist at the movie theater, the Cinema Paradiso. As he grew up, he learned to love films, and was encouraged by his good friend to pursue his dream of one day making movies.
19) La strada
Series
Criterion collection volume 219
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
Italiano
Description
Directed by Federico Fellini, the story of a fragile girl who falls in love with a brutal circus performer she was sold to by her mother.
20) Amanda
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Italiano
Description
Born into an upper-class family with a doting mother who foots the bill for her indolent lifestyle, 24-year-old combative Amanda searches for boyfriends but only finds misfits who are repelled by her intensity. She longs for connection but has never had a friend of her own, until she discovers a long lost childhood bond, spurring a mission to convince another recluse that they are still best friends.
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