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Showing 77 Films from Italy
I Did Not Expect You
I Did Not Expect You
A well-meaning Cristiano spends days searching for just the right present for his love. Finally, he happens upon the perfect re...
Jago into the White
Jago into the White
A portrait of the artist as a young man — Jago, a sculptor in Naples, works through the days and nights chipping away at his ne...
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
A titan of painting and filmmaking, Julian Schnabel’s art is among the most important work of the late 20th and early 21st cent...
Kill Gil (Volume 1)
Kill Gil (Volume 1)
Gil Rossellini (son of Italian filmmaker Roberto and brother of actress Isabella) documents his battle with a rare and devastat...
Light Plate
Light Plate
This whimsical black-and-white film essay explores the Tuscan landscape and the relationship between tradition, modernity and f...
Like a Blade of Grass in the Meadow
Like a Blade of Grass in the Meadow
Benedetta is a 14-year-old school girl, and like many girls her age, she is prone to day dreams. In Benedetta's case she sits a...
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
Shy 16-year-old Lucija joins her Catholic school choir and befriends bold Ana-Marija. During a weekend rehearsal at a convent u...
Loose Cannons
Loose Cannons
Ferzan Ozpetek (Facing Windows, A Perfect Day) sets this playful family comedy in the picturesque city of Lecce in the deep sou...
Memories About Sayat Nova
Memories About Sayat Nova
One of two remarkable rediscoveries: Memories About Sayat Nova reveals astonishingly beautiful, newly discovered scenes from Se...
My Brilliant Friend
My Brilliant Friend
My Brilliant Friend is the tale of Elena Greco and the most important friend in her life. Based on the fourth installment ...
My Brother's Summer
My Brother's Summer
A frequent and inventive daydreamer, little Sergio learns from his parents that he will soon have a baby brother. When he subse...
Napoleon and Me
Napoleon and Me
Napoleon's exile on the Italian island of Elba is seen through the eyes of a young teacher who reviles the former emperor (play...
Natasha
Natasha
This is the story of Natalia Estemirova, the most extraordinary human rights investigator in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. It is the...
Nico, 1988
Nico, 1988
This whirlwind road movie follows the final months on tour of the singer-songwriter Nico, one-time Warhol superstar and Velvet ...
Normal People
Normal People
Based on Sally Rooney’s New York Times best-selling novel, Normal People is a modern day love story, set in Ireland, about how ...
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
What is there to say except "restored at last." Sergio Leone's breathtakingly beautiful and unforgettable film, as much an oper...
Palio
Palio
Taking bribes and making deals is as essential as being a good rider in the Palio, the world’s oldest horse race. Giovanni, a y...
Passio
Passio
A unique "oratorio for moving image and sound," and a dramatic meditation on the very act of seeing. This extraordinarily power...
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers
Paolo Genovese's new film brings us a bitter ensemble with an all star cast that poses the question: How well do we really know...
Playing God
Playing God
A clay sculpture comes to life in the darkness of workshop, surrounded by strange creatures...
Quiet Chaos
Quiet Chaos
"How to grieve" is the unexpressed question faced by Pietro, a Rome television executive (Nanni Moretti), after his wife's sudd...
Reflection in a Dead Diamond
Reflection in a Dead Diamond
A retired spy reminisces on his career in this surreal throwback to the stylish spy romps of the 1960s, filled with sexy action...
Samia
Samia
Raised in a Somalia torn asunder by civil war and extremists increasingly gaining a foothold, Samia Yusuf Omar, an assertive, i...
Shalom, Amore
Shalom, Amore
An epic love story reveals surprising truths about an Italian Jewish family, split apart by Fascism. How do you know when to fl...
Singing Behind Screens
Singing Behind Screens
A pirate story set in China in the 1600's, which tells the tale of a young widow, who takes over after her pirate husband dies....