Furio Scarpelli

Three gunmen set out to find a hidden fortune. Who will walk away with the cash? (imdb)

A businessman from the United States returns to Italy for the first time in four decades only to discover that an old girlfriend of his, along with her brother, have involved him in a massive hoax. (imdb)

Peppe, formerly a boxer, organizes the break-in of a pawnshop. Tiberio, an unemployed photographer, Mario, a receiver, the Sicilian Michele and Capannelle, an ex-jockey, are the other members of the gang (imdb)

Gianni, Nicola and Antonio become close friends in 1944 while fighting the Nazis. After the end of the war, full of illusions, they settle down. The movie is a the story of the life of these three idealists and how they deal with the inevitable disillusionments of life. (imdb)

A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia (south of Italy). They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy land. Many adventures will occur during the journey. (imdb)

Agnese a 15-year-old Sicilian girl is seduced and impregnated by Peppino, her sister's Matilde fiancé;. Soon Vincenzo, Agnese's father, discovers everything and after had hit like hell his daughter run to Peppino house and did the same... (imdb)

Vincent Pérez plays Baron of Sigognac, a young royal, whose quest for material wealth brings him true love and revelations on the nature of this world. The plot themes are somewhat related to Stoppard's excellent Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - both uses the traveling players to explore the nature of the human condition (IMDB comments)

The 50 year story of a ballroom in France, from the 1920s. The people who go there is always the same, even the musicians. You can see all kind of people dancing all the fashion dances (depending on the age). (imdb)

All sort of things happen: marriage, betrayal, births and deaths, the fabric of every town's life. But decency is more important, and so "si fa ma non si dice" (everybody does it, nobody tells about it) is the law. (IMDB Comments)

The film starts where L'armata Brancaleone has ended. Brancaleone da Norcia (again played by Vittorio Gassman) is a poor but proud Middle Ages knight leading his bizarre and ragtag army of underdogs. However, he loses in a battle all his "warriors" and therefore meets the Death's incarnation... (Wikipedia)

Since it was made in 1965, we can assume that Casanova '70 is set five years in the future. Marcello Mastroianni stars as the modern incarnation of the legendary lover. This Casanova is a NATO officer who is sexually aroused only when danger threatens... (All Movie Guide)

Rome 1938, Umberto (Diego Abatantuono) and Leone (Sergio Castellitto) have got a men's costume shop, on the same street. Umberto is Catholic, Leone is Jewish. Racial Laws are approved in Italy in 1938 after Hitler's visit to Rome. (wikipedia.org)

A three-way love affair in the Rome of the early seventies. Construction worker Oreste and young fiancee Adelaide meet Nello, cook in a pizzeria. This love triangle often go to communist rallies, and enjoy the filthy beach of Ostia. Will the hostile environment leave a way to jealousy?

A retired con artist tells the story of how he went from being an actor to becoming a thief and of how he had to give it all up for love.

The story of Piero, from when he was a kid to fatherhood, over the background of the town of Livorno (Leghorn) Tuscany, where the director Virzì was born (imdb)

In WWII, a commando was sent in a secret mission in Sicily. They had a reluctant Italian prisoner of war to help them. (imdb)

In 1838, in the Kingdom of Naples, Mary must care for a child after a noblewoman dies in childbirth

On a terrace in Rome, a group of Italian communist politicians and intellectuals have a party. (en.wikipedia.org)

"The New Monsters" -literally translated- is a collection of nine short films of Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli, being three of each one...

Two Italian friends emigrate to Berlin, but find themselves divided by Soviet and American tensions.

Our hero, Antonio, is the concierge at an apartment complex. He is about to be evicted from his place. A man dies and leaves him real engraved plates from the Italian mint that he had stolen years earlier after working for the government. (imdb)

Assola is an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France and the borderline crosses the village itself. The French customs agent Ferdinand is always trying to catch the Italian smuggler Giuseppe. Giuseppe discovers that Ferdinand was actually born in Italy and therefore he can't be a French customs agent. (imdb)

The guys from "I soliti Ignoti" strike back.

The history of Italian fascism from 1919 to 1922 and the March on Rome of Benito Mussolini's black shirts from the point of view of two newly recruited, naïve black shirts.

The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes. (imdb)

An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. (imdb)

A rich businessman is fed up with work, family, society, and goes with a friend to Africa, in search of another friend who had vanished there in mysterious circumstances. (imdb)

The interesting encounters of roman taxi driver Pietro.

Set in the weeks just prior to Christmas, the story focuses on the Yuletide preparations made by five different families. The humor derives from the communication gap between the elder family members and their bewildering offspring. The powerhouse cast is headed by Vittorio de Sica and Marcello Mastrioanni. (movies.nytimes.com)

Traces events in the life of Carlo, from his christening in 1906, where his grandfather reminds his father that Carlo means "free man," to his 80th birthday party. The film principally explores his relationships with younger brother Guilio, with wife Beatrice, and with her sister Adriana, whom Carlo loved as a young man (imdb)

This comedy shows how people shouldn't hurry to make serious things, (like getting married, for instance). In this movie, the "odyssey" of a rich-becoming man to find a wife who "helps" him to inherit a fortune is showed with great efficiency. The lots of problems that appear in an apparently simple task like searching for a wife to become rich shows this is not as easy as it may seem, and you can see there that money doesn't always bring happiness, until it's come. (Mr-JAFO)

Totò is a tailor but not a great tailor. He is married and his son is to be baptized and Totò hopes that his grand-mother will be moved by the baptism, so moved to help him. Unfortunately his wet nurse Maria loses his son in the garden. Totò doesn't lose heart and rents Rita's daughter and leaves looking for his son. Many adventures are awaiting for him. (imdb)

Farcical version of the Figaro story.

In this anthology made up of three shorter comedies, Ugo Tognazzi, Paolo Villaggio and Alberto Sordi each bring their own special brand of humor to the screen.

Escaping the clutches of despotic wife, an angry little man takes on the identity of a famous American detective and is forced to investigate a famous criminal nicknamed "Bluebeard". (negozioitalia)

The duo Verdone-Arena is really winning the love that these two comic actors feel towards Sonia (Margherita Suma) is truly irresistible and leads Raffaele Cuoco (Lello Arena) ironically to show his love for her... by robertofuiano (imdb)

Toto' a colori was the first Italian movie to be shot with a colour film, but the sensitivity was very low (6 asa!) so the actors had to act under a very strong lighting and high temperature. (imdb)

Three Explorers,Stanis, Spartaco and Iva are excited to hear that there's a strange creature, a kind of white ape man called Tarzan (Totò), who lives in heart of the jungle. Using Iva as bait they're able to capture him, but their excitement is rather curtailed when they discover that he's a pretty handy speaker of Italian. In fact, they discover that he is actually the son of a wealthy adventurer who accidentally left him in the jungle back when he was a child... (thewildeye)

Greedy Baron Antonio Peletti (Totò) refuses to give to his town the heredity left by his father, a box full of precious jewels, which he keeps for himself. The major and the rest of the townspeople therefore organize a trick at his expense: they'll make him believe he is dead, and, in a fake "afterlife", they'll try to convince him to finally show them where the money is hidden to save his soul. (Diogenes81)

During a police raid in Villa Borghese agent Antonio Caccavallo (Toto`) arrests Carolina amongst other prostitutes. However Carolina is innocent and she left home pregnant in fear of the future. Antonio is obligated to take Carolina back home but the trip is not as easy as he expects... (forzaitalia.com)

After the 8th September 1943 (when the Fascist Government was deposed), an Italian officer, Pietro Innocenzi, gives up his uniform and makes his way from the North to his home in Naples. Here he is drawn back into combat, this time on the side of the partesans who liberate the city. (bfi)

Dramatic farce about four desperate prisoners trying to regain their social status. (bfi)

Comedy of errors about two film extras involved with a young jewel thief on New Year's Eve in Rome. Based on the short stories by Alberto Moravia. (bfi)

Sentimental comedy of a love affair between a barber and a factory girl set in the Italian provinces. (bfi)

A school teacher finds himself entrusted with the care of a student with a beautiful voice. (bfi)

Racconti Romani is a fast-paced comedy based on short stories related in the first person by men of the Roman working class. (worldcat)

The mobster Pep le Mok dies during a shootout with the police. His gang decide that his successor will be a relative of his from Naples: Antonio Lumaconi, a street musician. (imdb)

This time the dynamic two have managed to get themselves locked up in a mental asylum and are trying to persuade the supervisor that their wives had forced them to dress up as clowns and ask for donations on the street to raise money for charity. The two were actually doing well until they decided to collect from passing car drivers and caused the most almighty traffic jam. It was then that they were cessied off to the looney bin... (movie-time)

The film is a series of comical sketches about doctors, travelling salesmen and elegant dudes. (imdb)

Holiday time in Corniolo, a resort 40 kilometres from Rome. In a recently opened hotel various characters sojourn and love stories begin and end. Among the hotel guests Carletto, who wants to go to Rome and become an actor and when summer ends and holidays are over we find that Carletto has not renounced his dream: he boards a coach and leaves Corniolo ready for adventure in the big city. (imdb)

Sandro is suffering from an identify crisis, his wife Laura has inherited a fancy bookshop in Venice and her husband has difficulty adjusting. In order to revive his interest in their marriage Laura disguises herself as a local streetwalker and has an affair with him. (bfi)

Three black militants kidnap the waiters in an Italian restaurant in London. Soon the victims befriend their kidnappers. (imdb)

The owner of a cheese factory fears communists and mistakes a meek youth who works for him for one of them. He invites him to his house to win his confidence and the youth falls in love with his daughter. (imdb)

The famous and beautiful park in downtown Rome is the ideal place for romance, greatly attended by all sorts of couples in search of a little privacy... meeting point of young maids and soldiers; the perfect frame for a compromising picture with blackmailing purposes; theater of jealousy scenes when secret love affairs come to light; sentimental "ambiance" for a blind date... and the prostitutes' favorite "walking" area! (imdb)

A couple of young movie makers have secretly filmed for over a year what was going on in a hotel room, trying to realize a "live act" of common people living their life. They get in touch with old and money-tight producer Mengaroni to edit their movie, but while they contact the accidental actors for gathering authorization, he starts to manipulate their work. (imdb)

50 year old Giulio (Tognazzi) and his 17 year old goddaughter, Vincenzina (Muti) fall madly in love with each other and soon are wed. Unfortunately for Giulio he walks in on his friend and Vincenzina upon a return from a trip. His jealousy and anger get the best of him and he kicks his wife out of the house. Years pass and Giulio decides to rekindle the lover affair with Vincenzina. (imdb)

Three episode film about the problems which face wives with their husbands. (bfi)

Story of a quack doctor who falls in love with one of his "patients". (imdb)

Antonio Scaparro (Toto) is obsessed for women. He invents his own way to hide from them - in the attic of his house. (letterboxd)

Story of a love affair from 1979 to the present day, between two students at Milan University. (bfi)

Totò, a former butler, joins the Foreign Legion and is taken prisoner by a sheik.(bfi)

Vincenzo, a railwayman who works on the Rome to Paris line, has a wife in Italy and a mistress in France, Ginette a widow with a four year old daughter. When he's offered a job in Paris he decides to move. Unfortunately for him his wife and petulant brother in law come to Paris too. He will have to decide between the two women. (bfi)

Claudio Scanna is a private in the Italian army: during his first night in a new military base he gets in a fight with senior recruits. Lieutenant Fili, Claudio's commanding officer, is denied a promotion because his superiors discover he was absent without justification during the night of the fight. Fili blames Claudio and vows to make his remaining months in the service a living hell... (imdb)

Primary school teacher Mr. Mombelli, nevertheless satisfied with his life, is driven by his wife to resign and starting a new activity. He invest all his goodwill setting up a footwear little factory. But after some time, unexpectedly, a financial review by fiscal authorities drive the firm to ruin. Ada, his wife, starts to be unfaithful and this is another strong hit to his life. But it isn't still enough, a tragedy is waiting Mombelli behind the corner. (imdb)

Based on the novel by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini. An inspector investigates the death of a 50-year old architect, found dead in his office with his head smashed in. (bfi)

When a new housing project is built, Salvatore and his neighbors are evicted. Five of these neighbors refuse to vacate, and are killed when the building they're living in collapses. Led by Salvatore, a group of friends and relatives (more than the victims actually had!) march to Milan, demanding financial restitution. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Farce: a rustic, Agostino, abandoned as a child, sets out for Rome to track down his parents in the company of a saw-dust magician Armando. After a series of unhappy incidents in the city, they finally separate. (bfi)

Story of three girl's hitchhiking experiences on a trip through northern Italy, the riviera, Venice, Pisa and Rome. Each finds romance at one of the stops. (bfi)

An investigation into the death of a man killed by a pimp leads to unforeseen complications for a man bent on justice. (bfi)

The difficult making of Roberto Rossellini's masterpiece 'Roma, città aperta' in a Rome still suffering from the wounds of just ended WWII. (imdb)

A film about a woman in turn of the 20th century Switzerland, who is diagnosed as schizophrenic, and committed to a clinic for mental patients. She comes under the treatment of a Dr. Brokner, whose methods prove unsuccessful, and even lead to a decline in the patient's condition. Then, Dr. Gustav Jung takes an interest in the case, and through strong personal investment and perseverance eventually begins to understand the suffering of his patient.

The Ricordi family's interactions with many of the great composers of the nineteenth century are portrayed. (Wikipedia)

Francesca and Sandro meet, falls for each other and get married. But the differences between them are too many and the separation is around the corner. (imdb)