Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo. Sophia Loren delivers an Oscar®-winning performance as Cesira, an Italian widow who escapes from Rome with her teenage daughter during the horrors of WWII. Believing... more
In post-WWII Italy, an orphanage-reared man (Francesco Golisano) is gifted with a magic dove by the ghost of the kindly woman (Emma Gramatica) who took him in as an abandoned infant. The divine gift... more
Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni. Dimwitted would-be robbers try to burglarize a store in this satirical comedy. This incredible new digital transfer features enhanced image quality and... more
Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca. Since his devoted wife would never hear of a divorce, a middle-aged Italian man decides to murder her so that he can be with his teenage cousin. In Italian with... more
This carnivalesque portrait of provincial Italy during the fascist period, the most personal film from Federico Fellini, satirizes the director's youth and turns daily life into a circus of social... more
Sergio Assisi, Gabriella Pession, Nicole Grimaudo. King Ferdinando and Carolina, daughter of the Empress of Austria, fall madly in love and lust in 18th century Naples. Turning away from their ruling... more
Saro Urzi, Stefania Sandrelli. Sicilian family values are at stake in this screwball comedy about a father's struggle to spare his family public humiliation when his oldest daughter's fiancé gets his... more
Voting against the Mafia in what he thinks is a secret ballot costs Sicilian laborer Mimi (Giancarlo Giannini, Man on Fire, Quantum of Solace) his livelihood in Lina Wertmuller's (Swept Away) dark... more
Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni. Three comic tales about a trio of women (all played by Loren) who use their sexuality to get what they want from the men in their lives. Directed by Vittorio De... more
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Gina Lollbrigida, Pierre Brasseur, Marcello Mastroianni. Each night the men of a small village in southern Italy gather to play a game called, "The Law." The twisted relationships between the men and... more
Features: Manufactured on Demand, Widescreen, Mono Sound
Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni. Father Don Mario has pledged obedience and celibacy. Alas, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Especially when lovely Valeria Billi sets her dark brown... more
Giovanni (Alberto Sordi Il Diavolo) and Raffaella (Monica Vitti Modesty Blaise) have been happily married for many years. However*when Raffaella admits her attraction to a neighbor (Silvano... more
Claudia Cardinale, Raquel Welch. Four vignettes—each directed by a different director and featuring a different star—show off four queenly virtues: constancy, fidelity, chastity and honor in "Queen... more
In Antonio Pietrangeli's Adua and Her Friends, four prostitutes fend for themselves in 1950s Rome. This classic stars Marcello Mastroianni (La Dolce Vita) and Simone Signoret (Les Diaboliques).
Features: Manufactured on Demand, Widescreen, Mono Sound
Franco and Ciccio (the Martin and Lewis of Italy) are actually pretty funny. They have a certain shtick that works. The boys are sent into space to imitate a pair of lost Soviet spacemen. They fly... more
Mariangela Melato, Michele Placido, Roberto Herlitzka. As a way of expressing her disgust with the way terrorists are destroying Italy's ecological beauty, an industrialist hires a former CIA... more
When Father Salvatore Anastasia (Alberto Sordi*Il Diavolo) comes to America*he is looking forward to meeting his family*including his brother*Albert (Richard Conte*The Godfather). What Father... more
Loosely based on episodes from Giovanni Boccaccio's the Decameron, this Italian comedy is composed of four amusing vignettes. First, a husband (Nino Manfredi, Bread and Chocolate) is upset that his... more
MADE IN ITALY is a loving and satirical look at Italy during the 1960s. Featuring dozens of Italian stars (Aldo Fabrizi The Teacher and the Miracle; Anna Magnani Rome Open City; and Nino Manfredi... more
Marcello Mastroianni, Belinda Lee, Sandra Milo. Ghosts from many different eras band together to defend a palazzo in Rome they affectionately call home. Directed by Antonio Pietrangeli. 1961/color/88... more
Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey, Shirley Stoler. While in a Nazi concentration camp, a charming con man decides his best bet for survival is to romance the tough female camp commander. In Italian... more
Giovanna (Monica Vitti, L'Avventura) and Franco (Jean Sorel, Belle de Jour) are lovers pretending to be brother and sister in order to con unsuspecting marks while staying in the most luxurious... more