Ernesto Mahieux

Peppino (Mahieux) is an aging taxidermist constantly ridiculed for being short and somewhat creepy. He meets Valerio (Manzillo), a handsome young man fascinated by Peppino's work. Peppino, in turn, becomes entranced by Valerio and offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant. But when Valerio meets Deborah (Rocchetti), their fledgling romance is threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel. (imdb)

Penelope is honest and responsible, while her husband Andrea, is an incorrigible cheater. When she discovers another infidelity of his, she leaves him and their three kids and goes to her grandma's sea house, where she tries to rediscover herself through a journey of internal search. Andrea faces the everyday difficulties of keeping a home together and being a true father to his kids. But what shakes him most is a discovery of his wife's secret affair, igniting his jealousy and love for her.

The contemporary architecture of Rome are at the heart of the beautifully shot and winsomely appealing Nina, which charts the oddball escapades of a young woman in a depopulated Rome during one hot summer. This heartwarming tale of a lonesome girl who teaches singing and dog-sits during her holidays on the outskirts of Rome. Its striking cinematography evokes Nina's indefinable anxiety. By opening herself up to life she conquers a vision of her future full of imagination and beauty.

It's the day after Halloween. Jacopo and Duke wake up in the apartment of two girls: Lenka, the Czech Republic, and Elizabeth, English, both in Italy thanks to the Erasmus project. The dawn of that new day brings with it a big problem: Elizabeth died. But there's more, because none of the three remember what happened. Neither James nor Duke nor Lenka, remember what happened that night. (lucasklaus)

Lorenzo is a family lawyer who, after splitting from his wife Emma, lost everything, including the children safekeeping. After he visited a zoo he decides to defend the rights of a gorilla who suffers the duress of living in a cage. The judge grants the opportunity to the gorilla to get back to Africa, but only at Lorenzo's expense. Since he is broke, he decides to keep the gorilla in his house, secretly. (imdb)

In the Campania countryside, Pasquale Cardinale, an elder ranger, spends his days between alcohol and video poker. To settle the debts he organizes a scam of 200 white pure goldfinches, replacing them with common ones, but it will not end as expected. (imdb)