Fabio Traversa

Frederica invites a bunch of ex-classmates to her villa by the sea

A series of slapstick sketches

This non-narrative, sketch-based film is a non-stop feast of antic and black humor. The sketches are framed within the context of a Roman student's school year, which is disrupted by political and amorous misadventures. (AllMovie)

Two hungry men become friends in adversity, but are thrown into gaol when they cause a traffic jam by looking at the sky. In gaol, they meet a sophisticated but hungry con-man, whose trick is to dine in restaurants without paying... (bfi)

The film tells the misadventures of a company of players who are oppressed by a tyrannical director. At the same time, his friend Michele is living with the failure of his marriage to Silvia. (imdb)

Via Paradiso deplicts the charming, unchanging nature of the fate of an old movie theater through intertwined stories which involves a dramatic romance that flourishes on a tranquil Christmas evening and disrupts everything, only to disappear as quickly as it arrived. (imdb)

A well-established music conductor in Chieti (Italy) tries to rebuild a historic city orchestra, which no longer exists. (imdb)