Ida Di Benedetto

Orlanda, Liuccia, Milù, Blu Blu and Veronica live all in Palermo. And they all are prostitutes (Buttane). We can see them spending their days among clients and desperation. Some got children, some got problems with the pimps, some are more desperate than others, but their destinies are more or less the same. (imdb)

The 17-year old Nicola from Sicily comes to Germany to get a well paid job, so he can help his family in southern Italy. He finds work at the automobile manufacturer "Volkswagen" and meets other italians who help him to live in the foreign society. When he meets Brigitte, he falls in love with her, but their luck won't be for long.

The film centers around a passionate woman, Carole who feels alienated and repressed by the highly institutionalized public and private spheres of Western society. Unable to extract any kind of emotional response from her reserved boyfriend, Carole seeks attention by falsely denouncing her neighbors as terrorists.

Spartaco living in Rome, his wife Amelia is pregnant and he is unemployed; they are staying with her brother, Agenore, who wastes no opportunity to remind him of his generosity. Spartaco tries to find work, but he keeps getting propositioned by men, because of his good looks. He doesn't like this at all, because he considers himself to be a red-blooded heterosexual. Eventually he is persuaded to dress as a woman and to go on the street to earn a living; reluctantly he does so. (tg-films.info)

The story of a Neapolitan family. Gennaro sells soup illegally, Carmela runs a fresh drinks stall, Titina is in primary school. Things would be better if Gennaro was able to get a license as a street seller. However he does not wish to pay part of his sales to criminals, and so takes some grave risks. (worldcat)

Salvatore and Concetta have been engaged for a long time, but are unable to marry because of money and family problems. Concetta is invited to America with the family of an aunt and, before leaving, she swears eternal fidelity to Salvatore. A year later, after having no news of Concetta, Salvatore leaves for New York to find her. (worldcat)

In back-to-back stories that are unrelated to each other except through a few shared stabs at sexual and social morés, director Nanni Loy and the two featured stars (and co-writers) Renato Pozzetto and Nino Manfredi have fun with some "taboo" themes. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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)

Two women fall in love while serving a prison sentence. On release they decide to live together, with tragic consequences. (bfi)

Based on the story of the woman recently brought to trial on charges of moral plagiarism and witchcraft.

Fontamara is a village in the Marsica, forgotten by all but God and its inhabitants are called 'cafoni' (boors). Berardo Viola wants to marry Elvira (imdb)

A space age version of "Treasure Island". Instead of ships, there are spaceships, and instead of an island, there is a planet. This version also includes androids, laser weapons and skeletal remains of colossal space beasts. (imdb)