Turin, 1969. Nine-year-old Massimo’s idyllic childhood is shattered by the mysterious death of his mother. The young boy refuses to accept this brutal loss, even if the priest says she is now in Heaven. Years later in the 90s, adult Massimo has become an accomplished journalist. After reporting on the war in Sarajevo, he begins to suffer from panic attacks. As he prepares to sell his parents’ apartment, Massimo is forced to relive his traumatic past. Compassionate doctor Elisa could help tormented Massimo open up and confront his childhood wounds…

Fists in the Pocket

1965

Italian

7.5

♡ 10

93%

Marco Bellocchio Director

Marino Masé as Augusto

Stefania Troglio as Cameriera

Mauro Martini as Ragazzo

Gianni Schicchi as Tonino

A deeply disturbed and epileptic young man benignly decides to murder other members of his dysfunctional family for altruistic reasons.

The Eyes, the Mouth

6.1

Marco Bellocchio Director

Domenico Modugno as Self

Antonio Petrocelli as The Doctor

Michel Piccoli as Uncle Agostino

Ángela Molina as Wanda

A rich Italian's shocking suicide means different things to his twin brother, mother and pregnant lover.

Vincere

2009

Italian

♡ 3

91%

Marco Bellocchio Director

Franco Moscon as Gerarca Fascista

Alberto Cracco as Questore Montanari

Vanessa Scalera as Suora Misericordiosa

Jackie Coogan as The Kid in 'The Kid'

The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigor but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws.

The Traitor

2019

Italian

7.1

♡ 9

86%

73%

Action

based on a true story

Marco Bellocchio Director

Rainer Cadete as

Sergio Pierattini as Giudice Alfonso Giordano

Maria Fernanda Cândido as Maria Cristina de Almeida Guimarães

Pierfrancesco Favino as Tommaso Buscetta

Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to Italy, he makes a bold decision that will change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.

Fit to Be Untied

1975

Italian

7.4

♡ 1

Documentary

human condition

observational documentary

prisoners

psychiatric hospital

Marco Bellocchio Director

Marco Bellocchio as Self

Stefano Rulli as Self

Silvano Agosti as Self

Sandro Petraglia as Self

This documentary was distilled from a 3 1/2-hour television film Nessuno o Tutti, to make the point that many inmates now in mental hospitals could be released without harm to society, and to their advantage.

Marx Can Wait

2021

Italian

7.3

♡ 1

100%

Marco Bellocchio Director

Michel Piccoli as Agostino

Sergio Castellitto as Ernesto Picciafuoco

Benito Mussolini as Self

Marco Bellocchio as Self

"Marx can wait" was something Camillo Bellocchio said to his twin Marco the last time they met before the former died at a young age in the heated days of 1968. This documentary is dedicated to his memory.

Blood of My Blood

2015

Italian

6.1

♡ 6

75%

Marco Bellocchio Director

Toni Bertorelli as Dott. Cavanna

Alba Rohrwacher as Maria Perletti

Patrizia Bettini as Moglie del conte

Ivan Franek as Rikalkov

In the Middle Ages, Federico, a soldier, visits the convent in Bobbio, where Sister Benedetta is facing charges of witchery for seducing Fabrizio, Federico’s twin brother, and making him betray his priestly mission. Federico hopes to secure his brother a burial on consecrated grounds. In modern times, Federico Mai, a Minister inspector, knocks on the doors of the very same convent, in order to broker a sale of the property to a Russian millionaire. Unbeknownst to him, a mysterious "Count" lives there.

Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara

2023

Italian

7.0

♡ 4

86%

Marco Bellocchio Director

Filippo Timi as Cardinal Giacomo Antonelli

Barbara Ronchi as Marianna Padovani Mortara

Fabrizio Gifuni as Pier Gaetano Feletti

Paolo Calabresi as Sabatino Scazzocchio

The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.

Devil in the Flesh

1986

Italian

5.6

♡ 5

Marco Bellocchio Director

Alex Partexano as (as Alessandro Partexano)

Maruschka Detmers as Giulia

Anna Orso as Mrs. Dozza

Anita Laurenzi as Mrs. Pulcini

An Italian high school student becomes infatuated with a woman he sees outside his class window. Her fiancée is in jail for being involved in a radical movement, and she spends much time in court providing moral support. At first she resists the student's advances, but eventually begins an affair with him. Their situation is condemned by her family and his father, who is the woman's psychologist.

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Sweet Dreams

Fists in the Pocket

The Eyes, the Mouth

Vincere

The Traitor

Fit to Be Untied

Marx Can Wait

Blood of My Blood

Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara

Devil in the Flesh