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- DirectorSilvio SoldiniStarsIvan FranekBarbora LukesováCtirad GötzDay in, day out, the same routine is repeated. Immigrant worker Tobias Horvath gets up at 5:00 A.M., washes, shaves, has some breakfast, and runs to the main square. Here, in his Swiss town, he catches a bus to work, closing his eyes but realizing the horror of his existence. For ten years, Tobias has worked in a clock factory and in the relentless sound of ticking, he sees life go by without much expectation. Born in Eastern Europe, Tobias grew up in poverty, the son of a thief, beggar and prostitute. As a young teenager, he finds out who his father is. One night, Tobias knifes his father in the back, and escape to Switzerland. Now ten years later, his hope in life now is to find Line, an ideal woman lost in his imagination. One day, Tobias sees Caroline, a former school pal from the East. His dreams seemingly become shattered as Caroline is married and has a daughter. A series of surprise events further obstructs their relationship, but Tobias perseveres. He has little to lose.
- DirectorEnzo D'AlòStarsGabriele CaprioMino CaprioMaricla AffatatoIn this dazzling, delightful re-imagining of the classic family legend, a playful puppet comes to life and experiences incredible adventures in his struggle to become human.
- DirectorCarlo FuscoStarsDomenico AlbergoGabriele ArenaSteven BauerDavid begins experiencing cloudy memories of a long-lost life amidst the violent Cortello family in Sicily ââ'¬Â¦ a family he ultimately betrayed. And the wages of sin are deadly.
- DirectorDenis RabagliaStarsDiego AbatantuonoAntonio FollettoMirko TrovatoA professor saves the life of an injured hit man who, in return, promises to find and kill an enemy of his. Although the professor says not to have any enemy the killer goes for his mission and turns the professor's square life into chaos.
- DirectorSouheil Ben-BarkaStarsImanol AriasMarco BocciCarolina CrescentiniSet between 1802 and 1818, it is the epic true story of a Spanish army officer and genius conspirator. Missioned by Spain, Domingo Badia, alias Ali Bey El Abbassi will meet Lady Hester Stanhope, an English aristocrat, better known under the name of Meleki, and they will live together an extraordinary destiny which will upset the Middle East.
- DirectorSergio CastellittoStarsSergio CastellittoBérénice BejoMatilda De AngelisA librarian lives with his disabled daughter in his Parisian bookstore. Various characters will change their lives.
- DirectorGiuseppe FerraraStarsOmero AntonuttiPamela VilloresiGiancarlo GianniniThis movie attempts to reconstruct the bankruptcy of the Banco Ambrosiano and its liaisons with the Vatican and the Masonry through the story of its President Roberto Calvi (Omero Antonutti), who was notoriously found dead under the Blackfriars Bridge in London, England in June 1982.
- DirectorAlessandro PivaStarsSergio RubiniLuigi Lo CascioMariangela ArcieriTwo men, brothers- in-law, are on the hunt for a stolen car.
- DirectorSandro CeccaStarsAndrea OsvártSelena Chau-yuet YouDaming ChenA female hired killer arrives in China to complete a job. She ends up befriending her prostitute neighbor who she also ends up getting hire to kill. The mob and police end up chasing both of them as the action unfolds.
- DirectorPupi AvatiStarsRiccardo ScamarcioSharon StoneCristiana CapotondiA young copywriter moves to Rome in the wake of his screenwriter father's death, where he meets a publisher who wants to release his dad's autobiography.
- DirectorFrancesca ComenciniStarsValeria GolinoLuca ZingarettiGiuseppe BattistonUgo (Luca Zingaretti) is a crooked banker with a shifty hand for finances. Rita (Valeria Golino) is a by-the-books finance officer determined to bring Ugo to justice.
- DirectorRiccardo MilaniStarsKim Rossi StuartJasmine TrincaPaola CortellesiA biopic of jazz pianist Luca Flores.
- DirectorClaudio AmendolaStarsLuca ArgenteroClaudio AmendolaValentina BellèThe Furlough is an ensemble movie, it is the story of four inmates during their 48 hours furlough, of their reality and how it has brought them behind bars. The characters are described with realism, with their contradictions, their desperation, the temptation of an escape, but the cornerstone of the movie is the sincerity of the positive feelings of each and everyone of them: the love of a father for his son, the love for a woman, for friends, and most of all the pursuit of a lost (if ever had) personal dignity and pride. Four characters of different ages and extractions, three man and a woman: Luigi, Donato, Rossana and Angelo.
- DirectorPupi AvatiStarsClaudio SantamariaVittoria PucciniPaolo BrigugliaThe movie is about the story of two musicians: Gianca, who plays the saxophone in a desperate attempt to follow his father's footsteps, and Nick, a trumpeter in love with Clifford Brown. They decide to create a band, and Gianca helps Nick in order to exploit his talent. Until Nick proves himself better than his friend.
- DirectorPupi AvatiStarsCesare CremoniniMicaela RamazzottiGianni CavinaA respectable girl decides to marry an irresponsible man.
- DirectorCiro IppolitoStarsMaria Grazia CucinottaAlessandro PreziosiJoaquín CortésPenelope, a mother of three kids, gets tired by the infidelities of her husband and leaves him. She goes to live at her grandma's house, while he has to take care of the children. His interest is awakened when he finds love letters held by his wife, indicating a past love affair. She, on the other hand, tries to find her past lover, a Spanish painter, with whom she had a short love affair, only to discover that he is terminally ill.
- DirectorGiuseppe PiccioniStarsLuigi Lo CascioSandra CeccarelliGalatea RanziAn established and famous actor and an aspiring young actress develop a relationship while working together on films. Their mutual attraction and passion draw them together while also pulling them apart.
- DirectorEnzo MonteleoneStarsMargherita BuyIsabella FerrariMarina MassironiEvery Thursday a group of ladies would gather to play cards and discuss their loves, lives and children while their daughters played in the next room. Thirty years later, the daughters meet at a funeral for one of the mothers. Like their mothers, they discuss their hopes, dreams and fears.
- DirectorFrancesca ComenciniStarsMargherita BuyGaetano BrunoGiovanni LudenoAn unexpected pregnancy and premature birth become a burden that Maria is unprepared for. Lacking control over events for the first time in her life, she retreats into an emotional space where she is alone, until the day arrives when she must learn to live again for her vulnerable child.
- DirectorJesus Garces LambertStarsLuca ArgenteroAngela FontanaMassimo De LorenzoDiscover Leonardo da Vinci, the man, the painter, the scientist and the inventor, through a unique, engaging and fascinating journey in the mind of Leonardo.
- DirectorMichele PlacidoStarsLaura MoranteStefano AccorsiAlessandro HaberThe life and scandalous loves of early 20th century poet Sibilla Aleramo.
- DirectorMatteo RovereStarsChiara ChitiNadir CaselliDesirèe NoferiniElena is a rich girl, leader of the school, that spend all nights dancing at disco consuming drugs with two friends who treats as slaves. They will play a dangerous game to harass a professor of their high school.
- DirectorPupi AvatiStarsChristian De SicaLaura MoranteLuca ZingarettiAn amoral man manhandles his wife and falls into the claws of a wheeler dealer.
- DirectorFabio FerraraMarco FerraraStarsMario FerraraMarzio HonoratoEnzo IacchettiThe film is proposing new themes, of current interest, strong and of impact, united with a poignant story of love and pain. Manages to combine in a single work controversial points of reflection on economic crisis, policy, ideology of the Freemasonry, new scientific discoveries and scenes of strong action,suspense and passion of love.
- DirectorSergio RubiniStarsDamiano RussoMichele VenitucciFrancesco CannitoSouther Italy in the 1970s. The arrival of three beautiful girls from the north wreaks havoc among the youngsters of a small town.
- DirectorEugenio CappuccioStarsFabio VoloNinetto DavoliGiuseppe BattistonEverything Lorenzo owns he has earned with great determination and without looking back. A house, envious friends, a woman who loves him, an established position, when just as he is about to undertake the business which will make him a very rich man, he suddenly is faced with his own sickness.
- DirectorRoberto FaenzaStarsAlessandro PreziosiLando BuzzancaCristiana CapotondiStory in set in Sicily, 1800. The Uzeda family fights to remain in control of its power against the new regime, both on political and personal side, leading to intricate love affairs, difficult parental relashionship and obstacles on their way to the top.
- DirectorAscanio CelestiniStarsAscanio CelestiniGiorgio TirabassiMaya SansaNicola is a young boy who was born in the country during the Sixties, with his mother sent to an asylum, his father and his two brothers being shepherds and his grandma rearing chicken and taking care of him.
- DirectorRolando RavelloStarsRolando RavelloKasia SmutniakMarco GialliniWorker Agostino, one day returning to his apartment in the suburb of a big city, after the First Communion of his child, finds the house occupied by another family. Thus begins his personal battle to get it back together with his grandfather, his wife and child and with them decides to occupy the landing.
- DirectorLuca LuciniStarsLeonardo CecchiEleonora GaggeroBeatrice VendraminItalian high school students form a band to express their love of music, but the principal wants them to focus on their Math & Literature studies. Tension grows and conflict arises as the youngsters must decide how much they are willing to fight for their band.
- DirectorGiuliano MontaldoStarsPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicCarolina CrescentiniRoberto HerlitzkaBiopic of the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
- DirectorCosimo AlemàStarsDiego GerminiIrene VetereJacopo Olmo AntinoriAlex, a poor italian guy living on the streets of Rome finally realizes his dream of becoming a rap singer, known as Zeta. He will find himself in the world of hip-hop in a flash, having to struggle against the severity of the real world and his demons to discover what he really wants.
- DirectorMichele PlacidoStarsStefano AccorsiBarbora BobulovaViolante PlacidoA young couple, Matteo and Emma, work in a hospital. He is working in the ambulance and she is a surgeon. In one night, their lives will change.
- DirectorPupi AvatiStarsFabrizio BentivoglioFrancesca NeriSerena GrandiLino Settembre and his wife Chicca lead a tranquil married life without any serious problems. They are satisfied with their careers. He's the sports editor at the Messenger and she's a professor of medieval languages at the Universita' Gregoriana. The only true disappointment in their 25 years of marriage has been the lack of children. They used the situation to strengthen their marriage instead of letting it become real problem. But now, in a totally unexpected way, they're presented with a big worry: Lino is having some really serious memory problems that little by little get worse and start to interrupt the routine of their daily lives and activities both at home and at work. At first both Lino and Chicca decide to laugh it off but the problem manifests itself more and more until, after careful attention and in-depth medical exams, they receive the diagnosis of degenerative brain disease that's destroying his brain.
- DirectorGiuseppe BonitoStarsAurora BarulliCarlotta De LeonardisFabrizio FerracaneA 13 years old girl is forced to go living with another family for reasons unknown.
- DirectorErmanno OlmiStarsMichael LonsdaleRutger HauerMassimo De FrancovichWhen a group of African immigrants builds a cardboard village between the pews of a soon-to-be-closed church, an elderly priest must choose between his calling and his orders.
- DirectorMichele PlacidoStarsAmbra AngioliniRaoul BovaValeria SolarinoA childless couple struggle in the aftermath of a sexual assault leaves the woman pregnant.
- DirectorLuigi Lo CascioStarsLuigi Lo CascioLuigi Maria BurruanoMassimo FoschiA man takes his ecological lifestyle to the extreme.
- DirectorPaolo CostellaStarsAmbra AngioliniLuca BizzarriCarolina CrescentiniFour married couples find out that their marriage is not valid because celebrated by a man that was not a real priest. The four stories intertwine and the couples find themselves having to decide what to do next, get married again or not.
- DirectorCristina ComenciniStarsClaudia PandolfiFilippo TimiThomas TrabacchiMarina, a new mother who is having trouble adapting to her new station in life, takes a holiday in a mountain lodge with her baby son. She suffers a tragedy and her landlord Manfred gets involved in it. From then on, a strange relationship begins between Marina and Manfred.
- DirectorAlessandro AngeliniStarsGiorgio PasottiMichela CesconGiorgio ColangeliFabio (Giorgio Pasotti), an embittered penitentiary social worker receives an unwelcome blast from the past when the case file of his father, a convicted murderer who has been emotionally broken by prison life, lands on his desk.
- DirectorFranco BattiatoStarsCorrado FortunaDonatella FinocchiaroAnna Maria GherardiEttore, a young child in Sicily in the 50's, is surrounded by women and is always surprised by what is happening around him. In Milan a few years later Ettore is once again the center of attention.
- DirectorClaudio FragassoStarsGiancarlo GianniniRaoul BovaRicky MemphisAfter 11 years in prison, Mafia accountant Turi Arcangelo Leofonte can return to freedom.
- DirectorSilvio MuccinoStarsSilvio MuccinoNicole GrimaudoPaola Tiziana CrucianiA three storylines plot, located in the Italy of the modern days. Three very different characters in search for success. "What's your wish?" says Giovanni Canton, the lead coach to success, actor and director of the movie. A path where every wish can come true, from the mud to the stars!
- DirectorStefano MordiniStarsStefano AccorsiValentina CerviIvan FranekA mentally unstable woman loses her daughter's custody to her mother. Things get even more complicated when her husband has a car accident and befriends a Czech mechanic, bringing the man into their dysfunctional home.
- DirectorVolfango De BiasiStarsAlessandro PreziosiSarah FelberbaumVincenzo CreaIn 1980s Turin, scholarly high-schooler Vince, the son of a worker and a homemaker, has always been in love with his classmate Cate.
- DirectorRiccardo MilaniStarsSilvio OrlandoMichele PlacidoClaudio SantamariaThree workers of a tire factory, in southern Italy, lead the struggle against the American company owner of the factory who wants to close the Italian branch in which they work.
- DirectorAlessandro Di RobilantStarsGiovanni BoncoddoAlberto Di StasioGiancarlo GianniniEurocinema presents award-winning feature films paired with shorts from around the world. This selection begins with the short film Lullaby, immediately followed by the feature Per Sempre.
- DirectorAnne Riitta CicconeStarsLaura MalmivaaraVincenzo PelusoDavid CocoIn the 1970s, Marja, the 20-year-old daughter of a Finnish mother and an Italian father, was a hippie. During a march for peace she got to know Fortunato, a young Sicilian, and fell in love with him. They decided to marry and start a family. For several years they lived happily in Finland with the two daughters they had, Alice and Sonia. But times became hard and Fortunato suggested that they moved to Sicily where he could find work easily. Unfortunately for her, Marja accepted...
- DirectorClaudio FragassoStarsBarbora BobulovaClaudio FragassoLuca LionelloColonel Moresco and twelve of his soldiers occupy a Sicilian hospital, taking all patients and doctors hostages and giving an ultimatum to the Italian Government: if Rome will not admit its role in having hided the proofs of the use of depleted uranium's weapons in the Balcan Wars and the subsequent, countless cases of cancer among the soldiers of the Italian Army due to it within 56 hours, all of the hostages will be killed. The negotiator Paolo Manfredi is called in order to save the hostages, not knowing that his wife and his daughter are among them.
- DirectorStefano ChiantiniStarsAlessandro TiberiRocco PapaleoGiovanna MezzogiornoLove is not enough to sustain a relationship between two young Italians whose families are hoping to split them apart.
- DirectorRoberto CimpanelliStarsNeri MarcorèVincenzo SalemmeElena Russo7th September 1943. The honest and reliable carabiniere Umberto is sent to escort the flamboyant con man Raoul Nuvolini from Terni to Venice. Umberto's fiancée Luisa follows him against his will. Soon their train breaks and the have to find a way to carry on towards Venice. While they are ponderously traveling through Italy the new Italian government sign the armistice with the Allies: everything will change in Italy, also for our three travelers.
- DirectorMassimiliano BrunoStarsAlessandro GassmannMarco GialliniEdoardo LeoAfter coming out unscathed from the meeting with the "Banda della Magliana", four friends, improvised criminals, are on the trail of a woman on the run, who stole all their money.
- DirectorEdoardo WinspeareStarsDonatella FinocchiaroFabrizio GifuniGiuseppe FiorelloA well known judge comes back to his native region, Salentino in the South of Italy, to find out that his old friend is dead and the woman he loved is now working for a crime organization. In such a context, the triggering of tragedy is almost inevitable.
- DirectorEdoardo WinspeareStarsCarlo BruniStefania CasciaroIppolito ChiarielloTonio is a 12 year old boy who one day gets run over by a car. Before he loses his senses, Tonio sees something which will change his life. When he wakes from the coma in the hospital, he casually comes into contact with a man who is dying.
- DirectorRoberto BurchielliStarsRaoul BovaLuca AngelettiSimonetta Solder"Sbirri", Italian slang for the police, is the story of a well-known TV journalist who after the death of his son through ecstasy, decides to follow the drug squad in their fight against drug trafficking in Milan. The film takes us on his "real" journey in the world of drugs and his desperate search to find a valid reason, someone to blame for his son's pointless death and at the same time, for his sense of inadequacy as a parent. It's a journey in this incredible underworld where people from all social classes and thousands of young people are being constantly entrapped and where unknown heroes every day put their lives at risk in their battle against crime. All that is shown in the film is true.
- DirectorWilma LabateStarsFilippo TimiValeria SolarinoSabrina ImpacciatoreEmma was born and raised in a working-class family, but she's long had bourgeois ambitions and has risen through the ranks to become a white-collar employee with the Fiat automobile company.
- DirectorMilena CocozzaStarsCarolina CrescentiniAndrea LattanziRoberto CitranFollows the story of a young doctor who is hired by a religious-run pediatric hospital to cover night shifts in the ward.
- DirectorMichele SoaviStarsMichele PlacidoBarbora BobulovaAlessandro PreziosiAn Italian family is fractured after World War II ends.