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8.0

♡ 21

100%

Ákos Tolnay as Austrian Deserter

Vito Annichiarico as Piccolo Marcello

Anna Magnani as Pina

Carlo Sindici as Police Commissioner

In WWII-era Rome, underground resistance leader Manfredi attempts to evade the Gestapo by enlisting the help of Pina, the fiancée of a fellow member of the resistance, and Don Pietro, the priest due to oversee her marriage. But it’s not long before the Nazis and the local police find him.

Paisan

1946

7.6

♡ 18

100%

Newell Jones as Captain Jones, the protestant chaplain

Federico Fellini as Man in crowd

Carlo Pisacane as The old man from Gela

Giulietta Masina as The young woman on the palace stairs

During the Allied invasion of Italy in World War II, six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley. These tales follow the interactions between American soldiers and Italian civilians as they navigate their way through language barriers and cultural differences.

Garibaldi

1961

6.3

♡ 1

Action

History

Tina Louise as French Journalist

Marco Mariani as Major Sforza

Leonardo Botta as Menotti Garibaldi

Paolo Stoppa as Nino Bixio

The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci) leads a military campaign known as Expedition of the Thousand in 1860 and conquers Sicily and Naples. When the Bourbon monarchy has left Southern Italy, he supports Victor Emmanuel II of Italy who achieves a lasting unification under the aegis the House of Savoy. Roberto Rossellini has said he was prouder of this film than of any other film he ever made.

Journey to Italy

1954

7.3

♡ 22

96%

75%

Action

based on novel or book

husband wife relationship

George Sanders as Alexander 'Alex' Joyce

Jackie Frost as Betty

Ingrid Bergman as Katherine Joyce

Lyla Rocco as La signora Sinibaldi

Married for eight years with no children, Brits Katherine and Alex Joyce are driving to Italy, their ultimate destination just outside of Naples to sell the villa they have just inherited from his uncle, the villa where they will be staying during their time there. On the drive, they come to the realization that this trip marks the first time that they have truly been alone together, and as such don't really know one another in the true sense.

Ro.Go.Pa.G.

1963

6.8

♡ 4

Comedy

post-apocalyptic future

thief

Alexandra Stewart as Alexandra

Jean-Marc Bory as Husband

Ricky Tognazzi as The son

Lisa Gastoni as Togni's wife

Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.

India: Matri Bhumi

1959

7.2

♡ 7

83%

Action

Documentary

Several stories depicting the landscapes and fauna of India are mixed with documentary footage.

Fear

1954

6.7

♡ 1

43%

Jürgen Micksch as Bobby - Wagners' Son

Klaus Kinski as Cabaret Performer

Ingrid Bergman as Irene Wagner

Elise Aulinger as Martha - Wagners' Housekeeper

Irene Wagner, the wife of the prominent German scientist Professor Albert Wagner, had been having an affair with Erich Baumann. She does not disclose this to her husband, hoping to preserve his innocence and their "perfect marriage". This fills her with anxiety and guilt. However, Johanna Schultze, Erich's jealous ex-girlfriend, learns about the affair and begins to blackmail Irene, turning Irene's psychological torture into a harsh reality.

The Flowers of St. Francis

1950

7.3

♡ 2

Severino Pisacane as Fra' Ginapro

Peparuolo as Giovanni il Sempliciotto

Gianfranco Bellini as Narrator

Aldo Fabrizi as Nicolaio, il tiranno di Viterbo

In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People’s Saint: humility, compassion, faith, and sacrifice. Gorgeously photographed to evoke the medieval paintings of Saint Francis’s time, and cast with monks from the Nocera Inferiore Monastery, The Flowers of St. Francis is a timeless and moving portrait of the search for spiritual enlightenment.

General Della Rovere

1959

7.7

♡ 2

90%

Vittorio Caprioli as Aristide Banchelli

Ester Carloni as Brothel Maid

Roberto Rossellini as Man in Gestapo office

Piero Pastore as Prisoner

The Gestapo forces con man Victorio Bardone to impersonate a dead partisan general in order to extract information from his fellow inmates.

Stromboli

1950

7.2

♡ 11

67%

marriage of convenience